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Open Speed limit in NT trial
Open speed limit trials to begin in NT
Sounds like a good idea. I'm all for increasing speed limits outside the city's limits, between country towns. Now don't go ruining it for everyone by driving like a Victorian city slicker :LOL: :cool: Sorry lads, but having driven plenty of kms in just about every state, country and city. Most city drivers in Victoria have NO understanding how to drive with any decency or common courtesy. Despite the fact they ALL think they are Brocky's brother or sisterI ...and review mirrors are NOT for your make-up! |
Will only take one idiot to stuff it up, and we all know there are plenty off them. Hope I'm wrong.
Cheers Chris L |
Makes sense on those long, open stretches of road. Until...
What are they feeding those things? http://forums.steves-digicams.com/at...oss-valley.jpg http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.95388...x550,075,f.jpg |
Has anyone fitted a roo bar to a Cobra? :-)
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About 10 years ago a few of my mates went on a surfing safari over to WA in a couple of HQ/HJ panel vans. Hearing about the roo problem they made their own bull bars from something like 50x50 RHS, welded straight to the chassis rails. A big roo was eventually collected at high speed - the bull bar didn't give but the chassis was bent! Apparently they ate well that night. :D
One of the vans featured on the back of a CD they recorded during that era. Those were the days! http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps3ea3f764.jpg |
this is what you need, this is my old rare 5 litre XH ute from years ago, the roos bounced off it with out bending anything, the bullbar was actually called a "Hopper Knocker"
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That roo of yours Sambo looks like it's been benching your mate's panel van :eek:. |
Sambo, that pic looks like Red Bluff / Gnarloo?? A special place in any surfers world.
And how's that roo. Looks like its not just the Wackers Coward Punching on Friday and Saurday nights that are doin the Roids! Hows his Traps!!! PHARKME! |
PADDY COME HOME - Classic Ozzie Surf PUnk!! Yeow
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Dimis, how can you say that about Melb drivers? You should come to Adelaide and join the queue at peak hour to find some of our best drivers. Here everyone owns the road in front of them and you cannot trespass on their patch.
At least in Melb you can change lanes after indicating (not allowed in Adelaide) and most of the Vics seem to know what the speed limit is at any given time. Ours can be 25,40,50,60,70,80,90,100,110 kmh and if no sign states otherwise it becomes 50kmh. ps Bob Bozzet used to fit a bulbar and towbar to his cobra to go to West Wyalong for the nationals. |
so boxhead, are you lining up for a run tonight at midnight :)
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You guys frigging crack me up. So is there no limit on the road at all? Is it busy road at night. sounds like a good place to shut down a section for a high speed run.
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I expect you wouldn't need roo bars on the cobra; their lower hind legs are pretty skinny and the cobra should slide right under the rest of him! :-)
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Hey all. I haven't bothered yet (I was driving before limits where imposed)
There are a few "fears" up this way, dont get me wrong, we all want the open limits, but it has now been 7 years since they set the 130 limit, so there are plenty of young drivers out there who have not gone much faster than 130, these drivers worry me. Also the radio and police have made it very clear that you still can get fined for driving too fast (for the conditions) and if they deem you are "racing". so if any groups of cars may get pulled up. An open speed limit means driving at a speed that you feel safe at, not going as fast as you can. All it will take is 1 fatality, (no matter weather speeding, drinking, no belts, unroadworthy car) and the Gov will say "we tried, but its too dangerous" As for driving fast at night, I don't even do 100 at night out here. Too many Roos, Cows, Camels, Emus, Eagles. But in a few weeks when it cools down a bit, I dare say I will go up to Aileron to get a some milk. |
Oh, here is a picture with open limits.
Cruising in 5th gear. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...psb127f8be.jpg |
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Designed to fail...
I rode my Honda Fireblade from Hobart to Darwin when there were no limits in the NT. I was overtaken by a Falcon ute when I was cruising along at 160. Scared the shyte out of me!! ;) Too isolated to take much risk, and too much wildlife. I have gone WAY faster here... As Boxhead said, it will only take one crash. |
When I was a kid (Showing my age) If you drove about 7 miles north of the GPO you passed a no speed limit sign that suggested the limit of civilisation at that time. However most people drove at about 50mph max because of road conditions, no signage, bad cars, lights, animals, stock and fuel consumption. I think some of these still apply today.
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