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David Goldthorpe
TryHard
NSW
UZZ31 GT-L

Posts: 212
Reg: 11-2007

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Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 06:46 pm, by:  David Goldthorpe (Sprocket82) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Had a bit of a moment thismorning on the way into work.

Going through a roundabout on an overpass which had a bit of a bump in it (Novocastrians will know it as the University Drive-Main Road intersection). There was light rain and I was probably going 10km/h quicker than I should have been considering the conditions. Rear end slid out half-way through and I got a good look at the cement barrier in the centre of the roundabout. Thankfully I was straight onto it and corrected it without any fishtail action but I'm glad it was a quiet morning and there was no other traffic on the roundabout.

It's the first time I've been that sideways unintentionally and surprised the hell out of me. I'm stoked the Federal 595ss 235/45/R17 tyres did their job. I'm running a fairly soft suspension but still impressed how easy the soarer is to handle once it loses grip compared to other cars.

Take it easy in the wet, hey.
Dean Kempers
TryHard
Victoria
TT

Posts: 159
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Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 11:08 pm, by:  Dean Kempers (Kempers) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


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Shane Haverkamp
DieHard
nsw
soarer TT

Posts: 509
Reg: 10-2007

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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 09:02 pm, by:  Shane Haverkamp (Havabeer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

that round about is gay. its asking for accidents the way the lanes are setup. as my paint picture will describe.

p.s where was your traction control during all this?


that round about is stupid for the fact you can turn right on an outer lane (blue bottom left). i honked a guy that cut me off as i thought he was doing the wrong thing till i checked the lane markings on my way home.

so as the red and yellow people are allowed to go straight and right and blue turning right its just asking for an accident as you have no way of knowing what there intentions are as you can't see any blinkers.

thinking about writing to the council about it.



David Goldthorpe
TryHard
NSW
UZZ31 GT-L

Posts: 213
Reg: 11-2007

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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 10:27 pm, by:  David Goldthorpe (Sprocket82) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a habit of turning off Traction Control as soon as I get in car most days. It just seems far too sensitive - it will cut in just from hitting a small pot hole. I'll leave TRC on in the wet at least now.

I haven't actually looked at the lane markings, but I know that roundabout is a huge holdup in peak hour from all the Uni students trying to get in. They really do need another access point to the Uni.
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z

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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 09:27 am, by:  Aaron Mead (Aaron) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

whats traction control?
Tom Brookes
Tinkerer
NSW
Nil

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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 10:51 am, by:  Tom Brookes (Aristor) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Something only some of the 4L soarers received.
Rowan McMahon
DieHard
WA
GTT-L

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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 11:27 am, by:  Rowan McMahon (Mr_eps) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

SAWLMAO


(sitting at work laughing my arse off)
Darren Bauer
TryHard
Victoria
Soarer TT

Posts: 182
Reg: 04-2010

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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 12:07 pm, by:  Darren Bauer (Dazmon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If those markings are correct that is a disaster just waiting to happen.
Ian Rigby
Tinkerer
NSW
AE102, JZZ30

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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 06:29 pm, by:  Ian Rigby (Hiro) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The roundabout is that way to try and ease the congestion at 8:30 in the morning when uni traffic is at its heaviest (I live only 5 minutes around the corner and go through there every day to and from work) - especially since the majority of northbound traffic on the bypass that is turning onto University Drive needs to be in the left-hand lane to turn left at the uni entrance 100m further up the road. If the left-hand lane couldn't turn right, then you'd have a big long stream of traffic having to change lanes in a very short period of time just to enter uni.

The bump in the middle is a real pain too, seen a few near misses in my time from people not paying attention, especially in the wet. Sloping + negatively cambered + sharp corner + rain makes it very dicey.
Ian Rigby
Tinkerer
NSW
AE102, JZZ30

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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 06:31 pm, by:  Ian Rigby (Hiro) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Oh, and the diagram is wrong - you have to turn right from the inner lane, you can't go straight ahead - the problem is that many people don't read the lane markings and assume that it is a normal roundabout. You get the same troubles turning right off the freeway at John Renshaw Drive (another roundabout with left-lane-turning-right that I also go through every day on the way to work).
Shane Haverkamp
DieHard
nsw
soarer TT

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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 08:52 pm, by:  Shane Haverkamp (Havabeer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yaeh i had another look at the markings tonight ian, and google maps. i can kinda understand the reasons for doing it now, but i still dont know how there aren't more crashes there.
Ian Rigby
Tinkerer
NSW
AE102, JZZ30

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Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - 07:04 pm, by:  Ian Rigby (Hiro) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Shane Haverkamp wrote on Monday, May 02, 2011 - 08:52 pm:

but i still dont know how there aren't more crashes there.




Fortunately the main times when people are turning right from the left-hand-lane are also the times when traffic is moving at 5km/h as it funnels into uni, so chances of an accident that way are significantly reduced. Still worse than your normal average roundabout though.

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