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I was down @ the water edge here @ Port Vincent on my break from work .Taking photos of windsurfers ( which i will post later .)
When i get a phone call from my youngest son George
Dad I'm in a car accient, the cars on its roof & i'm stuck inside i'm near Maitland. then the phone goes dead
I ring his mother & told her to keep trying Georges mobil while i drive up there, its 70 klm away from Port Vincent
All the way up there on the Maitland road i am seeing these black and red accident markers wondering what color my son's is going to be, a parents worst nightmare
I drove the whole of the Maitland road into Maitland & no George .So i ring my wife and ask has she gotten thru to him. No nothing only his message bank .I tell her to ring his girlfriend( who he was on his way to see) . She does & rings me back ,hes in the hospital @ Maitland the girlfriend informed my wife .So i'm only 100 yards away so i turn the car around & as i pull up to the hospital who's walking out with a police officer , my son George . A few bandages but no missing limbs etc
We drive back to the crash site & here is the local CFS and police with my sons car in the middle of a paddock on its roof
The CFS & the Police dont know how he got out alive let alone without any seriouse injuries
Well seeing he was fine & i had my D80 with 70-200 VR( Oh for a change i wish i had something shorter ) with me i thought id better take some shots
Now in all of this happening i forgot to take off the Circular Poleriser i was using for the wind surfers & these havent been PP only reduced for web
GREAT ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEAT BELTS( we drumbed it into our children from birth really & well its paid off big time
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Glad to hear he's not seriously hurt, would love to know how he ended up in the paddock!

Yes good to see he is alright.. How easily our lives can be turned upside down...

MATT

Far out, that is amazing! Really happy that your son is ok!

Mate, glad your son is okay. I had to get a father to come to a serious accident not long ago and i.d. the body of his son to me. Broke my heart.



Truly glad he is okay. Hell of a way for him to learn a lesson.

Warren,

I know that feeling exactly Our No. 2 son tried to kill himself off a motorbike around this time last year

Intensive Care Ward plus Brain Injuries unit for 3 months - no seatbelts on a 'bike

He's now recovered, but your post just brought it all back very vividly.

So glad your boy is OK but treat him gently, they're a worry but all we've got

I reckon George is destined to do great things. There's a reason he walked out of that unscathed. As a parent of a girl who's just starting her driving career, I can certainly sympathise with the 'worst nighmare' analogy. I bet you aged ten years in the time it took you to drive there! Best wishes to ALL of you for a rapid and complete physical AND mental recovery!

So glad your son is ok....
Christmas came early, and I think you all got the best present possible !!!
Hugs
Rel

Your son is a very lucky boy, that had the chance of being a really really nasty accident

Buy some lotto tickets!

Wow, he's very fortunate. I hope he drives more carefully next time as I am sure he will. I can only imagine what went through your mind on the drive out there.

If you are a relious person, thank God your son is alive and with minor injuries and let your son know how important he is to you and your family.

Really pleased that your son is well........

Unfortunately you can't put an old head onto young shoulders as much as we'd all love to (as parents).

Hopefully that will be the worst incident your son will be involved in.

Good luck to you and your family.....

Emotionally will take some time
I am mentally drained
I told him as soon as i got there i couldnt care less about the car or anything in it but him
The police have classed it not his fault, as this time of year here in the country there are many grain trucks using the roads & it was a long slow bend where it happened & trucks & probably cars too have gone off the edge of the road & caused loose gravel onto the bituman corner
To stop any further action the police have charged him with failing to control a motor car. No lose of points or license.A $92 fine & yes i am sure he will take more care from now on as should we all & not just around xmas
Thanks for everyones wishes in this what i will call a very lucky break for my family
But as you can see i still had to take some shots of the incident lol
warren aka aussichef

Glad to hear your son's ok Warren! All the best.

To Warren & Barbara - good to see that George is okay.

fozzie

Take it from someone who put his mums car on its roof 16 years ago when he was a young and indestructible 19 year old. Similar incident it appears, I was on a gravel road and came over the crest of a hill to see a truck coming the other way!

George has learnt the biggest lesson here, and will now have the utmost respect for cars and what they can do. I am not saying he didn't before... but this is a wake up call as to how easily things go from being in control to out of control.

Like George, I walked away without anything but a couple of nicks and scratches.

He will count himself lucky (as I do), and you should be congratulated for a) teaching your kids proper road safety and b) for the reaction to the accident.

A good outcome for everyone!

Holy compost !

I'm glad that your son walked away in one piece from that crash and hopefully with an important experience under his belt.

Thanks for sharing and all the best.
CD

Good news that your son is ok.

How many times did the car roll?

Warren, I'm glad to hear he wasn't hurt.

Daniel

I can only commiserate. That age bracket often needs a dose of luck to survive in the getting of wisdom. I have my 20 year old at home now for the next 3 months after a serious motocross accident and time in PA Brisbane in the trauma ward. Numerous ribs, vertebrae, shoulder break, crushed lung you name it. One good thing is he is selling the bike, maybe I can get him into the Volvo. Now that would be a photo opportunity.

Warren,
Glad to hear that your son is well after the accident, and that you and the family are well

Ken

Warren
Good to hear the young fella is all right. Driving/riding can go from good to bad very quickly.

Hi Warren, not being a parent I can't empathise, but I'm sure glad your son is alright.

It's a rite of passage IMO associated with growing up. Teens - they try your patience with their rebellion for years disobeying everything you try to teach them in the preceeding decade, and then shock you back into your duty of parenthood with a death scare.

Myself having recently been a supervising driver to a few of my friends, and then experiencing two accidents in the space of about two weeks last month, it's certainly a sober thought that statistically one of the most dangerous activities we can partake in is being a motorist.

Warren, so pleased that this ended ok and you are able to show us these pics and smile, rather than anything worse. Young George has sure had a day.

Lucky Lad
now take him out to a race track and teach him in a controlled situation how to take charge.
When i was 16 i did a full race course (compulsory if u wanted to drag or circuits race on a racetrack) and they basically taught me how to manage slides and everything else associated with racing.
With this knowledge i have managed to save myself in MANY situations, including driving a 3ton tray truck and losing it sideways in the rain while only doing 30kph on an on ramp... oh exciting times.

Either way he's very lucky to still be around! It's times like these u realize how important someone close to you really is.

Good to see he is alright.. I see pics like this all the time with my work..

Always good to see one where they walk away...

He and your family are very lucky, I'm glad it was only the car that you lost! I work in a trauma centre and have seen the results from cars that didn't look that bad .....

Hope this week is a good one for you all

That's great that he only suffered a few minor injuries as a price for what could be one of the biggest lessons of his life.

I was still shocked that seat belts in the US were or are not mandatory. An ex-girlfriend was in the a very bad accident whilst there (back in 1994) where a 4WD (or is that an SUV or some other stupid name) rolled (not surprising!! despite how "safe" they are!). She had it ingrained that she should wear a seat belt, being an Australian. She got out of it with a decent cut on her thigh but nothing more serious, compared to her car companions, who weren't wearing belts.

I am still surprised hearing reports about people suffering injuries in Aust because they were not wearing seat belts. Perhaps Darwinism at work?

Wow! Those shots of the car make it hard to believe you could easily walk away - you must be so relieved (as we all are!)

I am still surprised hearing reports about people suffering injuries in Aust because they were not wearing seat belts. Perhaps Darwinism at work?

Agreed, I will never understand why people do not wear seatbelts, or helmets. Such simple things that make a real difference.

Our country roads arent the best by a long shot Warren...just glad the young fella is OK and will be able to tell his kids about it one day!!
cheers
Rookie2

Warren, glad to hear that george got out of this tricky situation without any real harm. All that matters is that he is ok.

You are so right Tony xmas came early to the Lower household
Id like to thank everyone for their thoughts & wishes
I hope by telling my story & showing these picture that around this time of year many more accidents happen mainly to the young & inexperienced drivers
And that we not only cherish our children but teach & continue to educate them on the perils of life in general as well as our roads
george drove my car with me up to the crash site today & then on to the junk yard where the car is now
Looking @ that car i dont know how he got out without much injury let alone not being killed
But on a brighter not Barb & I are off the Adelaide in the morning as tomorrow night we are going to the Entertainment center to see Crosby,Stills & Nash
Staying in town over night & besides some xmas shopping i have more important things to do get my sensor cleanned ( there is a cpl of buggers i cant get off lol) & off to the zoo
yes we are members too, & Fozzies fault ) hahahahah
warren aka aussichef