The man involved in a mountain biking crash in Timaru that left a 60-year-old woman a paraplegic has defended himself. The woman, who has been in Burwood Hospital's spinal unit since the crash on Waitangi Day, described the man who ran into her as careless and lacking consideration. The woman told the ODT she had no desire to meet the man involved, saying he would find the crash hard to live with. The Mountain Bike New Zealand Facebook page refers to the story as "a massive reminder to ride with consideration''. "All it takes is time to follow the mountain bike code and think ahead on the trail.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 23, 2018 17:26 UTC