Things that make you sad.

[dedja]

[locky801]

Thankfully, some (alleged) criminals are thick as two bricks.

This one hasn’t been too hard for police to piece together once the suspects were located.

Gees, it looks like they gave the bloke a good seeing to when they arrested him
Regardless of what he allegedly did, they shouldn't leave themselves open to an allegation of overstepping the mark

Nope. Looks like he was in that condition when arrested.

We don't need these lefty woke comments on this one.

@Jimmy_041 being accused of lefty wokism

Spot on Cracka, is one of the reasons they were caught so quickly was because of the injuries sustained by the POS at the time of the HI

[jo172]

The Star Force is a bit like the SAS

To be able to get people who are capable of doing the job you inevitably have people who are going to toe the line in respect of violence.

[Brodlach]

Having three fire engines turn up at 4am to the next door neighbours as a false alarm with their smoke detector. Elderly couple so it automatically sends out a message to the fireys.


Glad they are ok though

[Jimmy_041]

Still the same "service" on Thursday Nights?

It's more bronze service than silver service these days
Probably because half the crowd fall asleep by 7pm

Not like the old days when Sparkles ruled the roost(ers)

[locky801]

Two innocent lives lost out on the Barrier Highway today, goodness knows how that accident has happened, know that area well as drive it 20 to 30 times a year

Thoughts gone out to the families/colleagues involved but also first responders whom i know have arrived to the most awful scene possible

[dedja]

The truckie has now been charged with 2 counts of causing death by dangerous driving. So sad.

[Booney]

The senseless loss of life on our roads this year has been gutwrenching. So many people lost. So many lives changed. It's shit.

[locky801]

The senseless loss of life on our roads this year has been gutwrenching. So many people lost. So many lives changed. It's shit.

Australia wide been horrific

[LaughingKookaburra]

It’s easy to say it in hindsight, however what the hell is a 75 year old doing driving a road train? You can argue he has been through testing ect to keep his license, however biologically at 75 no one is able to make the decisions they were doing even 5-8 years earlier and by no way would they be safe enough to drive a heavy vehicle of that size for such a long distance. I’d be interested to see how common this is?

[Lightning McQueen]

It’s easy to say it in hindsight, however what the hell is a 75 year old doing driving a road train? You can argue he has been through testing ect to keep his license, however biologically at 75 no one is able to make the decisions they were doing even 5-8 years earlier and by no way would they be safe enough to drive a heavy vehicle of that size for such a long distance. I’d be interested to see how common this is?

Truckies drive forever mate, once it’s in their blood it never leaves.

I don’t think the driver was incompetent in this instance, he made a wrong decision and tried to beat the train to the crossing.

[PatowalongaPirate]

The senseless loss of life on our roads this year has been gutwrenching. So many people lost. So many lives changed. It's shit.

Australia wide been horrific

Having just driven to Melbourne and back over Christmas, it is easy to see why some people get into strife. I noticed several drivers with eyes on screens instead of the road, and the amount of tailgating was ridiculous.

Could also be in the sh1ts thread, but why must people who sit below the speed limit suddenly speed up when the overtaking lane appears?

[MW]

I travelled a bit over the Christmas period and agree, the amount of tailgaiting at 110km/h was scary. On a stretch from Mildura to Yamba, I was sitting on 114-115km which in itself is illegal, and I lost count of the cars who overtook me

[Jimmy_041]

The senseless loss of life on our roads this year has been gutwrenching. So many people lost. So many lives changed. It's shit.

Australia wide been horrific

Having just driven to Melbourne and back over Christmas, it is easy to see why some people get into strife. I noticed several drivers with eyes on screens instead of the road, and the amount of tailgating was ridiculous.

Could also be in the sh1ts thread, but why must people who sit below the speed limit suddenly speed up when the overtaking lane appears?

Happened twice yesterday on the way back from VH

I sat patiently behind one sitting on 90 who then moved to the overtaking lane and hit 110 I need some eggs when I drive

[Armchair expert]

The senseless loss of life on our roads this year has been gutwrenching. So many people lost. So many lives changed. It's shit.

Australia wide been horrific

Having just driven to Melbourne and back over Christmas, it is easy to see why some people get into strife. I noticed several drivers with eyes on screens instead of the road, and the amount of tailgating was ridiculous.

Could also be in the sh1ts thread, but why must people who sit below the speed limit suddenly speed up when the overtaking lane appears?

Happened twice yesterday on the way back from VH

I sat patiently behind one sitting on 90 who then moved to the overtaking lane and hit 110 I need some eggs when I drive

What makes me absolutely livid is when tailgaters wont overtake

Was stuck behind 6 cars the other day doing about 88 in a 110 zone

[locky801]

I travel around 40k on country roads annually.

I never travel on those roads Fridays to Mondays, Tuesday is the best day for travelling on country roads i find, very little traffic

Ib try and keep clear of roads without multiple overtaking lanes, Sturt Hwy and Dukes Hwy being the best

Most my travel is the Barrier Hwy and to be honest after Saddleworth there is never an issue, not often u get stuck behind a road train or Caravan for too long if at all

[Psyber]

It’s easy to say it in hindsight, however what the hell is a 75 year old doing driving a road train? You can argue he has been through testing ect to keep his license, however biologically at 75 no one is able to make the decisions they were doing even 5-8 years earlier and by no way would they be safe enough to drive a heavy vehicle of that size for such a long distance. I’d be interested to see how common this is?

I tend to agree about the road train - I don't think I'd try that - but you can't be totally arbitrary about age.

I'm still driving my Renault Megane RS 265 at age 80. It is a 6 speed manual and does 0-100 in 6.5 seconds - faster if I switch to "race mode" but I rarely use that. My wife (aged 74) and I just recently drove a Kia Sportage diesel manual around Ireland too. And my mother-in-law is still running a yacht at the Royal Yacht Squadron at 92.

There is a lot of variation to ageing. I went to an event with my graduating year on medicine recently. I'm fit and healthy and have no current illness or disability and still have brown hair while another guy my age was bald, shaky, and in a wheel chair.

[cracka]

The senseless loss of life on our roads this year has been gutwrenching. So many people lost. So many lives changed. It's shit.

Australia wide been horrific

Having just driven to Melbourne and back over Christmas, it is easy to see why some people get into strife. I noticed several drivers with eyes on screens instead of the road, and the amount of tailgating was ridiculous.

Could also be in the sh1ts thread, but why must people who sit below the speed limit suddenly speed up when the overtaking lane appears?

I think it's a subconscious thing that when the road opens up visually, drivers subconsciously accelerate. It happens on suburban roads like Lower Portrush across the O'barn & Torrens river section, people will get up to 65-70kmh.
I'm absolutely not defending these people as I've done interstate truck driving & it's the biggest frustration for truck drivers.

[LaughingKookaburra]

It’s easy to say it in hindsight, however what the hell is a 75 year old doing driving a road train? You can argue he has been through testing ect to keep his license, however biologically at 75 no one is able to make the decisions they were doing even 5-8 years earlier and by no way would they be safe enough to drive a heavy vehicle of that size for such a long distance. I’d be interested to see how common this is?

I tend to agree about the road train - I don't think I'd try that - but you can't be totally arbitrary about age.

I'm still driving my Renault Megane RS 265 at age 80. It is a 6 speed manual and does 0-100 in 6.5 seconds - faster if I switch to "race mode" but I rarely use that. My wife (aged 74) and I just recently drove a Kia Sportage diesel manual around Ireland too. And my mother-in-law is still running a yacht at the Royal Yacht Squadron at 92.

There is a lot of variation to ageing. I went to an event with my graduating year on medicine recently. I'm fit and healthy and have no current illness or disability and still have brown hair while another guy my age was bald, shaky, and in a wheel chair.

Completely understand your point and I’m not going to quiz your back ground, however you aren’t driving that car everyday 100’s of kms a day as a job - Even then it’s not the same as driving a road train (As you mentioned) . I just personally believe that no one at that age should be driving a road train long distances whilst doing shift work. Whilst you can’t prejudge, there is no way even the fittest 75 year olds are able to concentrate religiously day in, day out behind the wheel of a vehicle like that and make critical decisions continuously. It’s easy to say it now as I said, I was just genuinely shocked and I get that it’s in people’s blood.

[dedja]

Just to add to this, it’s irrelevant whether the accused has cancer, whether they are rich or poor, where they live or who they live with, the only question that has to be answered is … were they fit to drive on the day of the incident.

The facts will come out if and when the accused is prosecuted; the impact to the victims should heavily outweigh any (self inflicted) impact to the accused.