29 Jul 2025

'Someone will be killed' woman injured by dirt bike warns of risks

From Checkpoint, 5:11 pm on 29 July 2025

A woman who was off work for a year after she was seriously injured in a head on collision with a speeding dirt bike on a cycle track believes someone will be killed unless more is done to stop the problem. Joanne was cycling on a bike track at Porirua Park when she was wiped out by a dirt bike. Sonia, who lives in Hamilton near a scenic walkway said she also believes dirt bikes are a serious accident waiting to happen. Joanne and Sonia spoke to Lisa Owen.