Bribie Island Inland Track ,Take Caution !
Was up at Bribie Island today, decided to take the inland track, and could not help notice that most of the track has now got "deep" trenches cut in on both sides .
I can only assume these have been put in place for added drainage, but to be quite frank, they are bloody dangerous, some would have to be over a metre deep and could really cause injury or a roll if you slid into one, to add to the danger, having a trench each side of the track, has now narrowed much of the track removing about a car width (2-3M) from the useable flat surface of the track, this makes safely passing oncoming traffic literally impossible in some stages now.
Look at the first pic, compare the size of the trench to my GU, then imagine my car on the angle that the trench is on if I slid into that ?
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...rd/blibie1.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...rd/blibie2.jpg
I can't believe they have done this at all, or that anyone approved this a even remotely "safe" practice , we drove into the shallowest trench we could find (about half as deep of what most were), and the car was on a uncomfortable angle and wanted to rub flares on the adjacent bank, id hate to try a big trench towing a trailer !
So if your going to bribie soon at a busy period ,when there may be lots of traffic (e.g. Aus day) and especially if your towing (and so reversing is not a good option), I suggest you plan to go at low tide up the beach.