David Elder's story
[Music begins - David Elder is standing next to a quad bike. He is bending down and patting his dog.
Text on screen: David Elder - Bethanga farmer
David Elder: I'm David Elder,
[Scene moves to David Elder standing next to a side by side quad bike and his dog sitting on the fender.]
I live at a place called Bethanga.
[Scene change to a landscape of rolling hills.]
On the lead up to my accident,
[David is shown throwing a lump of hay.]
I was a bit tired,
[Two cows are shown eating hay.]
I'd been up at 6.30
[Close up on David left of screen.]
in the morning spraying blackberries.
[David is shown spraying, then a closeup of him wearing a mask.]
I was very familiar with the area.
[David is sitting on a rock wall, his dog is walking along the wall away from him.]
You know, I'd been up and down
[A side by side quad bike with headlights on is driving along a track between a bank of trees and a fence toward camera right.]
that road
[Closer shot on side by side quad bike showing David (with helmet on) driving and his dog in the tray at the back of the bike.]
hundreds and hundreds of times before and
[Side by side quad bike driving along a track away from the camera to left of screen.]
you can get complacent, I've been guilty of, you know, thinking of another job
[Scene change to show David on left of screen.]
and just not really concentrating.
[David walking along the road past an open gate.]
I was coming down the driveway which is off at a 45 degree angle to the road.
[Camera pulls in to several closer shots of David walking along the road.]
I've had a lapse of concentration, next minute I'm over the bank on the side of the road.
[David is sitting on the rock wall describing the incident.]
The quad bikes come over on top of me
[Scene changes to various shots of David walking around.]
and I've ended up with my head stuck between the seat and the road.
[Scene changes to various shots of David inside a house the scene features a table with the newspaper article pertaining to his accident.]
A broken collarbone, ribs, shoulder blade, knee cap, acquired brain injury, 5 days in induced coma.
[Scene change to show David on left of screen.]
I couldn't even remember my own birthday, my own kids' names.
[Scene change to show David sitting on a rock wall.]
I don't wish that to happen to anybody.
[David is driving his side by side quad bike toward the camera. His dog is sitting in the cab with him.]
The quad bike was written off and that’s why I’ve now gone to a side by side vehicle.
[Shot of David drinking from a cup standing inside a house.]
Quad bike accidents can happen to anybody.
[Scene change to show David on left of screen.]
Look after yourselves and just be safe.
[Side by side quad bike travelling along a track with the camera following behind then flying over the vehicle]
Text on screen: Because no two quad bike raides are the same.