Just a quick one;
REAR FOG:
All 2018 Commodore and Calais get a rear fog light function, first time for this namesake. (Red lens compartment closest to center-boot area). Switch for the rear fog is right side of the oval panel, push on and yellow telltale lights (low or high beam must be ON...
Always visit Tasmaniac, mostly to read. On most key AUS motor forums, even at Whirlpool & Austech.info. Been busy of late damnit - yet - must get back to nagging non territorial government again, its time. Cheers.
Learners and provisional drivers will remain speed limited in the trial derestriction (//) zone owing license category speed limits. Heavy vehicles will remain speed-limited by virtue of ARR 25, and limiters. Its re-introduction this time round is based on linear posting, whereas our pre 2007...
The older Statesman had a triangle made to the low class Australian Standard (bears red reflector 'dots', later version had UNECE compliant type).
They are not pointless, think about it a moment, think 'application'. The Euroes have them, and of late have mandated them throughout that market...
Speak for yourself young man, try and let this all sink in; we won't raise speed limits, guaranteed, until we get ALL the safety gear - 'as part of a whole of system approach'. Your personal attitudinal issues with me and ignorance on the matter are not reflective of the state road agency...
You don't get it do you? The triangle is placed AHEAD of 'the scene', up to 200m (steps) before it when on a motorway - to the side of the road or lane. Thats a few seconds extra warning; it invokes caution (1 x triangle is mandatory in EU cars). The "high-vis" vest (2 of them mandatory in...
Its China, totally different value system on life than in Australia and other 'civilised' western developed nations. Societal attitudinal change takes time.
Labor killed (//) in every AUS state and territory - did it for me. Labor = anti freedom. Sick bolshie swill, they need to reinvent themselves. The kid? He's 14 not 7, this area has a high number of bogan dills. Like they advertise in Malaysia; "DRUGS ARE ****", they then warn you of the...
Or the additional safety gear carried onboard all EU registered cars; first aid kit, triabngle, 2 x high-vis vests etc. All part of their wholesome approach.
DRL's are P21watt bulbed lamps, or LED photometric equivalents. Front fogs are 55watt bulbed lamps in halogen form. Fogs have more glare and different beam pattern than a DRL.
I'd rather fit a rear fog lamp, buy a warning triangle for my car and simply rely on the low beam headlights for...
See media, but also these two press release:-
Old and New Organisational Structure, Friday, 15 July 2011
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/newsevents/downloads/minister_releases/110715-transport-for-nsw-structure.pdf
Ministerial Media Release, Friday, 15 July 2011...
I call garbage, still have the infringement?
You are mean't, at law, to give way to any vehicle on the roundabout - that 'vehicle' might have entered it before you - on your left, that means from a left adjoinging road - entered before you, OR from a road on the right.
Naturally most Aussies...
NT transport minister caught speeding
HISTORY; Until January 1, 2007 NT applied speed derestriction signs (//) to its main highways, and as an over rural default. NT ALP in an act of social engineering with associated political correctness then imposed a rural default of 110km/h, and its...
The ACADEMIC discussion related to country speeds you increasingly hear and read about in media, will relate in outcome to "Australian Road Rule 25 (the rural default speed-limit)".
If you accept that, you can then understand that IF for example we modify ARR 25 so that the SEALED speed-limit...
Ahh but we do, we have an "implied right" to anything really, UNLESS a l.a.w expressly passed by parliament creates a prohibition. As it does, and in Constitutional framework (the latter which is often 'ignored').
We once had the 1688 Bill Of Rights (preambled in some State Constitutions for...
But Vanuatu is also much smaller, and I can be in Praque or Munich at 'peak' and all is well compared to 'here' in AUS in exhibited behaviour. Introduce speed-limit to previously decades of unlimited length of autobahn, you do get much increased piss poor driving.
Aussies perversely enjoy...
Fair question!
They were locked up, faced tougher criminal sanctions (summary offences), and coppers didn't fear putting the fear of god into an offender (scare scare talk).
Not the first time a cops been bashed, won't be the last, part and parcel of the job today.
The poor behaviour is...
Why 130km/h? Why not 120km/h or 140km/h?? Why speed-limit at all??
Why not a higher day limit and lower limit for night??
I can tell you RTA are looking at reducing the number of 110km/h zones.
Noooooo it wasn't sport.
I don't - these divided highways are *not* to full freeway...
She was protesting something, probably her perceived hypocrisy of speed management.
The hazards thing is legal under ARR 221(b) - the vehicle is a slow-moving vehicle and is obstructing, or is likely to obstruct, the path of other vehicles or pedestrians. Failing to stop on lawful...
Sounds nasty INNAWE, glad she's alright after being hit in the rear, shame you copped the blame for being in the middle of it all??
Freeway? Rain et al?
Can't win eh?
Some time back on tv, story about Duntroon, recruits complaining, phoning home whinging about being woken, almost daily at 5.30am. Poor little bastards!
5.30am was when the school bell woke everyone up in FNQ - Charters Towers, when I was in grade 8 FFS!
Simply attempts to keep a lid on triple digit speed crashes. One is required at law to always drive at a safe speed and manner for the prevailing circumstances, regardless of speed-limit.
Personally, for NSW I'd be happy to remove the L, P1, P2 speed maximums, falling then to the normal...
The DEFAULT speed-limit in a built-up area is 50km/h. The DEFAULT speed-limit outside a built-up area is 100km/h.
(I would expect the nations rural default speed-limit to reduce one day).
Each default speed-limit applies to a length of road unless there is an AS1742.4 compliant speed-limit...
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Ahh ye poor bugger:-
Teen killed in horror Bonnells Bay smash - Local News - News - General - The Herald
Young man in this story, an L plater alone and likely DUI - died on fathers day! In turn, he lost his dad a few short years ago when he was crushed under his car whilst doing an oil change...
1. Australia is in reality a nation of 'sovereign states'; with territories. (I am not one give additional power to Canberra).
2. The Australian road rules are not adopted in total by all states, as some states maintain 'similar' regulations that for all intents and purpose, may or may not...
Yes, and go to a Bunnings store and buy their $9.90 Euro spec warning triangle.
Let us know if you see any remaining (//) signs out that way.
NB - The stars appear much brighter away from coastal areas, might even see an ET!
Personal POV, as source, in part.
Dumbing-down. As 95% of people who are quite reasonable have growing 'restrictions' placed on them in life, that cater for the lowest common denominator population. They often react the only way left they can,- to others to show their general displeasure at...