Outback Australia Motorcycle Crash Survivor
05/30/21 • 18 min
**WARNING** This episode features details of a serious road accident and includes some graphic details.
A 1,000 mile day trip along the edge of hot and dusty outback Western Australia turned into a disaster when Michael Pitt’s motorcycle hit a kangaroo.
The father-of-three who emigrated to Australia from Devon with his wife and eldest child 15 years ago, was fortunate to have survived the serious accident in the very isolated Pilbara region of WA.
The experienced motorcyclist was traveling from Karratha in the state’s far north down to Mandurah, just south of Perth in 2018 after a two week stint of shift work.
USEFUL LINKS
● Road Safety Advice for traveling in Western Australia’s north west
● The Pilbara region of Western Australia
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This episode is sponsored by Kilted Haggis.
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**WARNING** This episode features details of a serious road accident and includes some graphic details.
A 1,000 mile day trip along the edge of hot and dusty outback Western Australia turned into a disaster when Michael Pitt’s motorcycle hit a kangaroo.
The father-of-three who emigrated to Australia from Devon with his wife and eldest child 15 years ago, was fortunate to have survived the serious accident in the very isolated Pilbara region of WA.
The experienced motorcyclist was traveling from Karratha in the state’s far north down to Mandurah, just south of Perth in 2018 after a two week stint of shift work.
USEFUL LINKS
● Road Safety Advice for traveling in Western Australia’s north west
● The Pilbara region of Western Australia
NOTE: The views and opinions shared by the guest(s) in this podcast are the views and personal experiences of the guest(s) and are not necessarily representative of the views or opinions of Britstralian or the host.
This episode is sponsored by Kilted Haggis.
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Britstralian acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast was made. We pay our respects to the Elders of this nation, past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander cultures.
DISCLAIMER: Sponsors are third-party organisations who pay BRITstralian® a fee to be mentioned on the podcast, which helps towards the costs of producing the podcast and associated services. BRITstralian® is not responsible for providing any goods or services advertised by our sponsors and holds no control over the goods or services they provide. BRITstralian® cannot be held liable for any loss resulting in your use of those services. Your relationships with our sponsors is yours directly.
Production Music courtesy of MorningLightMusic.
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BRITstralian ® - Outback Australia Motorcycle Crash Survivor
Transcript
Anna (00:16)
just a warning that this episode contains some graphic details, and our guest talks about his involvement in a serious road accident.
Michael (00:26)
Hi, I'm Michael, I've been a British Australian for 15 years, I fell off my motorbike in the outback, and I'm very lucky boy to be alive.
Anna (0:40)
The Pilbara is a large region of North Western Australia. It's home to a city called Karratha and a few other isolated towns. The region is twice the siz
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