Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 05:13 pm, by: Mike Bradberry(Halflife)
The existing speed advisory, and other roadside signs don't seem to be working so I believe I have an idea which just might work. How about just one sign to replace all others? It would simply say 'EGO KILLS'.
Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 06:42 am, by: David Vaughan(Davidv)
The ACT government has put up a sign saying "Drive N text U B next" which is a handy distraction on a well-trafficked 100 Km/H road. Besides, they have a couple of "e"s too many.
Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 09:16 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
Latest tactic here is large billboards of realistic crash test dummies in graphic accident poses. Though I think it's actually a seat belt add not a speed one. They are very bad taste in any case.
Mayebe "speeding, the voluntary tax." would work better in the current economic climate?
Luke Barnes TryHard Queensland GT Limited V8 UZZ31
Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 09:33 am, by: Luke Barnes(Noddy)
That would work! The tax you can pay without it being tax time! I'm not game enough to add up how much i've paid in fines throughout my driving history.. considering my p's were spent on 1 point or a probationary lisence..
Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 10:57 pm, by: Ben Kelly(Ace)
the way govt advertising campaigns are going i wouldnt be surprised to see billboards of actual accident scenes along with crying widows/mothers. this sort of stuff is very limited in its usefulness. perhaps something like free rego or a large rebate where no points are lost over the year? since the states are broke or at least nsw is, it would have to be federally funded.
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 03:14 pm, by: Keenan Edinger(Keenan585)
So true Tim!! All the money they put into their bloody govnt advertising they could have spent on upgrading the actual roads themselves, proper effective driving education for new/learner drivers and putting more cops out on the roads to get the idiots off them.........
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 03:45 pm, by: Stuart Geldard(Stewyg86)
ahh, but it's all about politics, not actual road safety on it's own. They have to be seen by the general public to be doing something. It's all well and good fixing up the roads to make them safer, but average Jack and Jill probably won't even notice this. It also helps to have a single factor on which to focus eg speed, when most of the people I deal with in the Emergency Services say it's hardly ever speed alone. Alot of the time it is poor road conditions. My two cents
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 08:34 pm, by: Ben Kelly(Ace)
i agree mike. i dunno why people always go on about roads in europe and how they good they are etc. i mean unless they are made of bloody blu-tak i really cant see there would be too much difference. most roads around the world from my (albeit small) experience are not too different from australia. some people just drive like dicks. maybe better than having more extreme policing measures there should be a push toward safer cars? things may change as smaller more economical and electrical cars become more popular.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 08:39 am, by: Ryan Posselt(Yakusaryan)
hmmmm all very interesting, other countries do have better roads definatelty BUT we also have a country with a road network substatially larger than most.
I race Karts wich I'll admit is not a car but it still teaches you a thing or two about driving in the real world.
1. If you manage to have a single vehicle accident on public roads you're and idiot. it is just so hard to push it to the limits on public roads.
2. You're also an idiot if you do push the limits on the road. when entering a corner at maximum braking capacity it is so easy to lock up (yes even with ABS). Snatch the inside tyre and you understeer into the tree on the otherside of the corner, Snatch the rears and you oversteer into the same tree.
Roads are no place for driving, I mean properly driving. If you guys have the urges to race or do stupid stuff, take up motor sport spend the money on motorsport rather than your soarers. Karting costs about $5K a year and about $10K to get into and its a blast.
Just my opinions
Peter Nitschke Junk Filterer South Australia UZZ30 UZZ31
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 06:56 pm, by: Peter Nitschke(Pen)
One difference with roads can be the total structure. Well built roads will stay flat and wear evenly. Cheap and nasty roads start to ripple then the wear chews holes in them.
I noticed this coming back from a recent trip to Apollo Bay and back, the roads on the SA side have ripples and worn badly, then Vic side of the border are in much better and flatter condition.
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 07:21 pm, by: David Vaughan(Davidv)
There are a couple of components to that (without being a road engineer myself). We often get poor surfaces here. Driving in the old Eastern Europe, we repeatedly found roads where the surface was "fine" except there were deep ruts, especially leading up to traffic lights. In other words, the road base under the bitumen was soft. Some of them were so bad, we drove out of the ruts in case the car bottomed.
Well surfaced and aligned roads do indeed reduce rate of accidents because they remove a variable from the driver. Divided roads are sensationally effective at reducing traffic deaths.