Motorbike accidents

A comrade was knocked off a bike this morning and was found unconscious by his friend at around 9:00 am. I received a call from him requesting me to pick him up at Tg. Kunig, 7km away from Sibu town.
I was later informed by the residence there that he was knocked down by a passing dog and they helped him into their house until help arrives. They told me that he was unconscious and temporarily lost his memory for a while. He suffered a fractured collar bone and more wearily, he felt dizzy and vomited on the way to the medical centre. The CT scan shows a white spot which should be the main concern now.
The doctor sent him for X-ray and CT scan and the results showed a fractured collar bone and a white spot in his brain which has to be studied by a neurologist. There is no such specialist in Sibu and one from Kuching General Hospital would be in Sibu on the 31st of July.
During my brief stay at the medical centre, i met 2 persons whose parent was also involved in motorcycle accident, one was knocked down by a car while the other was involved with collision with a stray dog as well. We (all DAP members) also visited them and glad that they are recover well.
I would like to share the following 2005 statistics from the Malaysian government which reveals that motorcycles accidents accounted for 66.41% of the total accident in Malaysia. I urge the Ministry of education and the Police to have more educational forum to highlight the issue among the youth as they form the majority of the motorbike users in Malaysia. Furthermore, the age limit of motorcyclist should be reviewed as 16 is an adventurous and rebellious age and many cyclists themselves admitted that they were more restless and daring during the minor years of their lives.

David Wong
27-07-2008