U-turn driver's near-fatal error destroys caravan of New South Wales tourists

kiwijims · Guru

U-turn driver's near-fatal error destroys caravan of New South Wales tourists

greyhoundtom · Senior Member

Boy o Boy is right..... what an incredible mess.

Guess as the owner of that mess you would be charged with littering if you didn't organise to have it cleaned up.

-- Edited by greyhoundtom on Wednesday 16th of December 2015 07:05:10 AM

rtv47 · Veteran Member

Repairable right off ?

Santa · Guru

Crikey, what a way to end a holiday, fortunately no one harmed, caravan and contents can be replaced.

Delta18 · Guru

greyhoundtom wrote:
Boy o Boy is right..... what an incredible mess.

Guess as the owner of that mess you would be charged with littering if you didn't organise to have it cleaned up.

-- Edited by greyhoundtom on Wednesday 16th of December 2015 07:05:10 AM

If the van is insured then that is their job to organise clean-up.

The Phantom · Guru

"A Toyota driven by a 63-year-old male with three other occupants was initially travelling south on the Stuart Highway," NT Police Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said.

How long will it be before the authorities introduce a "S" plate for these older drivers? They are clearly a problem.

Luckily no-one, including the fool who caused the accident, was hurt.

The Phantom

Cupie · Guru

The Phantom wrote:
"A Toyota driven by a 63-year-old male with three other occupants was initially travelling south on the Stuart Highway," NT Police Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said.

How long will it be before the authorities introduce a "S" plate for these older drivers? They are clearly a problem.
Luckily no-one, including the fool who caused the accident, was hurt.

The Phantom

Perhaps a 'Y' for young drivers, plus a 'T' for tradesmen not forgetting an 'A' for Asians or 'I' for international drivers. Oh I forgot 'D' for drunk or drugged drivers.

While we are at it maybe a ban on bull bars within city limits and a surcharge on 4WD vehicles.

Unfortunately, we all make mistakes, just like this one that thankfully resulted in no apparent personal injuries.

Santa · Guru

Not a mistake, out and out carelessness, and that's exactly what the driver was charged with.

Incidents like this are avoidable.

PeterInSa · Guru

Saw something similar out from Noresmen WA 2 years ago, guy with a camper trailer decided to pull off, to a rest stop on the other side of the road, broken lines so OK to do so, did not notice a B Double coming up from behind to pass him and cleaned up his vehicle and the camper.

Being inattentive at the wrong moment (concentrating on pulling into the rest area, with road ahead clear/ Behind not checked)can be deadly.

Peter

kiwijims · Guru

Yes I have to agree, just a split second of in-attention and it's all over, something like that happened to me when I was returning from a fishing trip up in the North West,

I was travelling at a good clip on a long straight stretch of the North West Hwy, when all of a sudden a B double shot past like his back-side was on fire, It scared the hell out of me because I had only looked in the rear vision mirrors a couple of seconds before that and couldn't see anything in sight, the Semi must have been down in a dip behind me .

I could have easily been going to turn off for a break at a rest stop on the other side of the road, luckily I didn't, as I wouldn't have been here today if I had. confuse confuse confuse

K.J.

TommyG · Senior Member

It certainly looks like a "Tut tut, I wish that hadn't happened" moment