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12th August 2017, 02:43 PM
#10451
Hardcore
Originally Posted by
mudnut
This new bloody rule about slowing to 40 Ks past an emergency or enforcement vehicle with flashing light or sounding siren. I nearly ran up someones ginger when they braked hard. The Copper was parked behind a van and I didn't see the Flashing lights until after I hit the brakes. Bloody glad I leave heaps of room to the car in front. I can see why they made the rule, but what about a bit more notice to get familiar with it.
Agreed, great rule and very necessary as I have a mate who's a paramedic. Just had to obey it earlier today, it was very visible from a long way with two ambulances and a paramedic station wagon all flashing lights.
Can see it would be difficult to get much notice in some situations.
Cheers
Jack
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12th August 2017 02:43 PM
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12th August 2017, 03:20 PM
#10452
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
Rossco
Drove down to Hallam first thing to pick up some seats for the GQ cos mine are rooooted and don't want to put them back in. . . Bought some over the phone from a ebay ad from an online supplier but had a shop too. Bloke said no worries they will be in the shop to pick up on Saturday. Anyway get there after taking wrong turn off and going through bloody Dandenong (grrr), wait for a couple of pain in the ass customers to finish getting all there bits and finish asking stupid questions, then tell the bloke I'm picking up some seats. Yeah remember that, one minute. . . He's gone for a bit then comes out, hmmm got a bad feeling comin on - so sorry mate forgot to get them - AAAARRRGH pain in the but half a day gone for nothing. Poor dude felt really bad tho, will probably get them couriered for nothing on Monday.
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12th August 2017, 03:29 PM
#10453
I am he, fear me
Originally Posted by
mudnut
This new bloody rule about slowing to 40 Ks past an emergency or enforcement vehicle with flashing light or sounding siren. I nearly ran up someones ginger when they braked hard. The Copper was parked behind a van and I didn't see the Flashing lights until after I hit the brakes. Bloody glad I leave heaps of room to the car in front. I can see why they made the rule, but what about a bit more notice to get familiar with it.
That rule won't work over here in WA... you would have to speed up to reach 40 KPH not brake...
Stupid %$^#@% rubber neckers would still have the same number of prangs 'cause they aren't watching where the eff they are going... wankers!!!
I find the SA situation a bit curious as well... used to be 40 then lowered to 25.
Does that mean school kids are less likely to get bowled?
If little Johnny is 'deemed' safer at 40 I would have thought big Johnny would be as well but I guess the logical progression will be to lower school zones to 25KPH
Last edited by the evil twin; 12th August 2017 at 03:47 PM.
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12th August 2017, 03:48 PM
#10454
Expert
+1 ET
Plus can you imagine road trains slowing down to 40km/h on GE or GN Hwy just to go past someone pulled over for speeding???
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12th August 2017, 07:58 PM
#10455
Legendary
Originally Posted by
Sir Roofy
@
Rossco that's life mate win some loose some
Yeah too true roofy i didn't get angry the poor guy felt terrible, we all stuff up from time to time . .
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12th August 2017, 08:40 PM
#10456
The master farter
Originally Posted by
mudnut
So strong they have LIMP mode :P
Mine doesn't.
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13th August 2017, 09:01 AM
#10457
Legendary
Originally Posted by
the evil twin
That rule won't work over here in WA... you would have to speed up to reach 40 KPH not brake...
Stupid %$^#@% rubber neckers would still have the same number of prangs 'cause they aren't watching where the eff they are going... wankers!!!
I find the SA situation a bit curious as well... used to be 40 then lowered to 25.
Does that mean school kids are less likely to get bowled?
If little Johnny is 'deemed' safer at 40 I would have thought big Johnny would be as well but I guess the logical progression will be to lower school zones to 25KPH
school zones have always been 25 here in s.a.
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13th August 2017, 11:27 AM
#10458
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Originally Posted by
my third 256
school zones have always been 25 here in s.a.
It is 25kph past emergency vehicles in sa too
I think 40 would be safer, slowing down to 25 on a 3 lane section of road with a 100 speed limit has caused a lot of near misses as some vehicles slow faster than others.
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13th August 2017, 01:53 PM
#10459
I am he, fear me
Originally Posted by
my third 256
school zones have always been 25 here in s.a.
Oops my bad... I thought I recalled a big push a few years back that changed it from 40 to 25.
Googlefact tells me it was a push to raise it from 25 to 40 which failed (like my memory)
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13th August 2017, 04:46 PM
#10460
Smart like tractor
I'm over this winter crap. It is 33 degrees on my back veranda
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