Vic farm worker gets quad-bike compo

A Victorian farm worker who sued his employer after his quad bike rolled on top of him has settled out of court for a six-figure sum.

John Hortin spent eight days in a coma with serious injuries after his quad bike, which had a spray tank loaded on the back, flipped on top of him as he rode up an embankment in Alexandra in 2010.

"I'm lucky to be alive," says Mr Horton, who wants new laws requiring mandatory helmet use and rollover bars on quad bikes.