It's a status of our times I suppose ! .. unfortunate though it may be, but with more and more folk hitting the open roads these days, we it was are hearing of more and more accidents relating to GN travellers .. whereas in the past it was more of an occasional reporting ..
On that note .. Enjoy a safe and memorable New Year to you all !
Dougwe said
08:36 AM Dec 31, 2013
Yes, we are hearing and seeing more and more these days. There was one on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, just a couple of days ago.
Vic41 said
12:10 PM Dec 31, 2013
Jonathan wrote:
Hiya Vic ..
It's a status of our times I suppose ! .. unfortunate though it may be, but with more and more folk hitting the open roads these days, we it was are hearing of more and more accidents relating to GN travellers .. whereas in the past it was more of an occasional reporting ..
On that note .. Enjoy a safe and memorable New Year to you all !
Hi Jon & Doug,
I did read one where a 21 year old ran his caravan and 4WD up the embankment of a flyover, got wedged under the bridge, that was over east somewhere.
Great New Year to you all as well from me.
Dougwe said
01:35 PM Dec 31, 2013
Yep the one that is on the GN front page Vic.
snapper49 said
03:36 PM Dec 31, 2013
Towed my van from Adelaide to my home town a week ago and couldn't believe the idiots with vans attached on the road
I sat on what I believed to be a safe speed given the extremely windy conditions aprox 90-100kph
Vans passed me like I was standing still on the dual highway from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
An early model statesman passed me and I guarantee the van was swaying a half metre either way
WA has the right idea ie towed vehicles limited to 100kph
Bryan said
03:55 PM Dec 31, 2013
I was in Walpole for a few days days Vic. Got back yesterday lunchtime. The amount of traffic on the South West roads were horrendous and everyone was in a hurry to get somewhere. Stacks of motorhomes, caravans and campers. The 60 or so kms between Quininup and Walpole is narrow and twists its way around the forrest, not good for impatient drivers.
Ontos45 said
05:24 PM Dec 31, 2013
Trouble is, they commute to work at 60kph or sit in a train/bus between holidays, then hitch-up the van, throw every thing in and head off. They don't realise they are driving the most dangerous combination on the road, a tug and caravan.
Vic41 said
05:50 PM Dec 31, 2013
Dougwe wrote:
Yep the one that is on the GN front page Vic.
Thanks Doug, I'm suffering from "Wombat's disease"......very slow these days
Definitely contributes to the problem Onto, it's bad enough for those of us who have had some experience, let alone novices.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Tuesday 31st of December 2013 05:54:31 PM
Vic41 said
05:52 PM Dec 31, 2013
Bryan wrote:
I was in Walpole for a few days days Vic. Got back yesterday lunchtime. The amount of traffic on the South West roads were horrendous and everyone was in a hurry to get somewhere. Stacks of motorhomes, caravans and campers. The 60 or so kms between Quininup and Walpole is narrow and twists its way around the forrest, not good for impatient drivers.
Was there a few weeks ago Bryan, mad as hatters, even the Forrest Highway was crazy, I wondered where they all came from it was like a mobile caravan show, along with other motorists thrown in. Going to get worse as the population and RV ownership increases, fact of life.
woolman said
07:41 PM Dec 31, 2013
Quite common just south of Kojonup because of the hills (WA style hills) and wind. Don't remember any Christmas or Easter with out a caravan accident and usually due to being on the down wind side of a stock truck going opposite direction. Some vans just blew the top off. Even seen small cars flipped onto their roof. Truck and van are both doing 100klm/hr at the bottom of hill and the westerly wind whistles up the valley. Don't know if this was the reason for this accident but I have believed for some time there needs warning signs about the wind effect on vans in that area.
Vic41 said
10:14 PM Dec 31, 2013
woolman wrote:
Quite common just south of Kojonup because of the hills (WA style hills) and wind. Don't remember any Christmas or Easter with out a caravan accident and usually due to being on the down wind side of a stock truck going opposite direction. Some vans just blew the top off. Even seen small cars flipped onto their roof. Truck and van are both doing 100klm/hr at the bottom of hill and the westerly wind whistles up the valley. Don't know if this was the reason for this accident but I have believed for some time there needs warning signs about the wind effect on vans in that area.
I wasn't aware of that woolman. Wind warning signs sound like a good idea.
NandK said
12:35 AM Jan 2, 2014
Saw a van in Mandurah the other day touring along with the pop-top up..Makes you wonder..
This rollover occurred yesterday about 256 kms south of Perth. No further details as yet;
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/fourwheeldrive-and-caravan-roll-in-states-great-southern/story-fnhocxo3-1226792082959
Hiya Vic ..
It's a status of our times I suppose ! .. unfortunate though it may be, but with more and more folk hitting the open roads these days, we it was are hearing of more and more accidents relating to GN travellers .. whereas in the past it was more of an occasional reporting ..
On that note .. Enjoy a safe and memorable New Year to you all !
Hi Jon & Doug,
I did read one where a 21 year old ran his caravan and 4WD up the embankment of a flyover, got wedged under the bridge, that was over east somewhere.
Great New Year to you all as well from me.
I sat on what I believed to be a safe speed given the extremely windy conditions aprox 90-100kph
Vans passed me like I was standing still on the dual highway from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
An early model statesman passed me and I guarantee the van was swaying a half metre either way
WA has the right idea ie towed vehicles limited to 100kph
Thanks Doug, I'm suffering from "Wombat's disease"......very slow these days
Definitely contributes to the problem Onto, it's bad enough for those of us who have had some experience, let alone novices.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Tuesday 31st of December 2013 05:54:31 PM
Was there a few weeks ago Bryan, mad as hatters, even the Forrest Highway was crazy, I wondered where they all came from it was like a mobile caravan show, along with other motorists thrown in. Going to get worse as the population and RV ownership increases, fact of life.
Quite common just south of Kojonup because of the hills (WA style hills) and wind. Don't remember any Christmas or Easter with out a caravan accident and usually due to being on the down wind side of a stock truck going opposite direction. Some vans just blew the top off. Even seen small cars flipped onto their roof. Truck and van are both doing 100klm/hr at the bottom of hill and the westerly wind whistles up the valley. Don't know if this was the reason for this accident but I have believed for some time there needs warning signs about the wind effect on vans in that area.
I wasn't aware of that woolman. Wind warning signs sound like a good idea.