yeah but what it doesnt show is that she was halfway through a 60 yard burnout when she misjudged the slope, these "hoon's" as you call them indeed will never learn but isnt she happy!!! such a joyous soul!

I'm just wondering if alcohol was a factor??

There's a strong chance alcohol did play a part - too much cough medicine. It'll get you every time. Hic! "The drugs made me do it!"

I'm sure when the salesman sold me this machine, he told me it had enough power to jump the Grand Canyon...............

No red flag so the force shield was down . It's that flag that makes those units stick to the road like sh#$ to a nappy and become bullet proof . I watch them around my town and wonder if they truly have a death wish or need driving lessons

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It seems the massage just isn't getting through!



Terro

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What have we got to do to get the message accross when you look at the fatalities
in this area in the last couple of days????????????????????????????????????????

The 16 yr old from Griffith,,,,,,,,,,straight road ,i was passed there today.

Female near Taree .Divided hwy with mtrs of nature strip in between crossed into parked fire truck cleaning up after earlier crash .

Pouring rain & flashing lights still did not slow her down .

In the driving test do they ever test them on the hwy at traffic speed & volume,
or night time ,I dont think so.

 

Driving instruction is only intended to get them through the drivers licence test. I don't think there is any safety or defensive instruction included in the package. Clearly not, but the age average of the road toll victims. Very sad. But, once they have their drivers licence the hands go on the wheel, the foot goes on the pedal and the brain goes into neutral. Speed limits and controlling the motor vehicle don't seem to be part of the equation.

when my old mum purchased one of these it was once round the hospital grounds to see whether she knew where the brakes were and she could start and stop it then it was "off we go" straight to the highway's and biway's so far I have had three VERY close calls with these things, hard to see from the seat of the kenworth when turning

Research somewhere in the world has found bad driving is genetic. I'd reckon it depends who taught them to drive. It could be genetic if father or mother were bad drivers and passed what they didn't know to their children via the steering wheel. My dad was a bulk cement semi driver for the cement works in Angaston, SA. He taught me to handle a car on country roads around the Barossa (they're all sealed now). When it came to learning in the city he gave me the basics and some great advice. "Stay away from buses and taxis." And I never forgot it, even when I was a courier driver around Adelaide in the 80's.

My Mum wanted one of these machines, but I had to knock her back when she crashed her wheelie walker at the shopping centre.