In fact he remembered almost nothing of the entire motorbike ride home from visiting his doctor in Wollongong to his home in Gerringong.

On February 7, Mr Dimitroulis had been visiting his doctor in Wollongong after suffering an “epilepsy-type headache”.

His grandmother begged him not to ride his bike home.

“My nan said to me ‘look, don’t go home, leave the bike here and stay with me. Or call your mum to come and get you but please leave the bike here’,” Mr Dimitroulis said.

But he didn’t listen – and rode home.

“I remember getting on the bike at Wollongong and then waking up two days later in hospital,” he said.

He reckoned that, 200 metres from home he had a seizure and crashed into the back of a ute.

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“When it happened I tensed up and I was that tense that my body went over but my hands were still holding onto the handlebars,” he said.

“From that I got  compound fractures in both hands and in my right leg – I don’t know how that happened. But I had broken bones and screws galore in them.”

Mr Dimitroulis went through a number of surgeries and time in hospital – he reckoned the cost would have been as high as $12,000 in the six months after the accident.

He’s pleased with the government changes to the CTP insurance scheme that paid for his medical expenses even though he was the driver at fault.

“Thank God for CTP because I was up shit creek,” he said.

“At fault or not, they covered the medical expenses and some wages so I could live.

“The six months is a good thing – even if you’re at fault. I think each individual case should be looked at differently, because each case is different.”

Part of the changes sees all motorists able to access benefits for loss of income and medical expenses for six months.

Those charged with or convicted of a serious driving offence are not eligible. However a speeding fine in connection with an accident does not exclude a driver from benefits – as long as there are no charges relating to the infringement.

State Finance Minister Victor Dominello said before the changes, at-fault drivers were only eligible for up to $5000 in compensation.

“Even a momentary lapse of concentration was enough to preclude motorists from accessing compensation under the old scheme,” Mr Dominello said.

“Now motorists like Mr Dimitroulis are entitled to up to six months of payments for loss of income and medical treatment.

“Motorcyclists in particular are beneficiaries of the new at-fault cover.”