Vic 4wd Fatality

[DeeJay]

I wonder if we will hear the reason for this accident?

Man dies after 4WD rolls down Vic hill (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/man-dies-after-4wd-rolls-down-vic-hill/ar-BBRv1gJ?ocid=spartandhp)

[rangieman]

I wonder if we will hear the reason for this accident?

Man dies after 4WD rolls down Vic hill (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/man-dies-after-4wd-rolls-down-vic-hill/ar-BBRv1gJ?ocid=spartandhp)
Yes sad and im sure that is all you will hear about it .

We could jump on the guessing game and say jacked up big wheeled japper and grog involved .

But would never do that would we [bigwhistle]

[justinc]

Idiots abound down here too... had the son of the neighbour where we are staying blasting past the house on the limiter in his GU LS powered patrol sideways a few times yesterday... with its 5" lift and stupid tyres soon he'll be a statistic too....

[rangieman]

Idiots abound down here too... had the son of the neighbour where we are staying blasting past the house on the limiter in his GU LS powered patrol sideways a few times yesterday... with its 5" lift and stupid tyres soon he'll be a statistic too....
And hopefully no innocents because of him [bighmmm]
I don`t know how the Hoon law works there .

But a quick call to you know who should work .

My neighbour is a Togy all he does around our Neighbourhood is snap a happy snap of said marks and or cars and the rest is history .

I had some dash cam footage of a goose with clear view of the number plate i told him about it and he said get on to crime stoppers and upload the vid and they will sort it out [wink11]

[p38arover]

What's a "Togy"?

[goingbush]

What's a "Togy"?
Acronym left over from when the TMU were called Traffic Operation Group.

[Bigbjorn]

What's a "Togy"?

You beat me to it.

[weeds]

How do we know this guys was being an idiot??

Could have been mechanical failure or medical issue....

[V8Ian]

What's a "Togy"?
Internet cow, according to Google, I'm still none the wiser. [bigsad]

[V8Ian]

How do we know this guys was being an idiot??

Could have been mechanical failure or medical issue....
It's easy to bag a bloke when he can't defend himself.

[justinc]

How do we know this guys was being an idiot??

Could have been mechanical failure or medical issue....

I've no idea how that accident unfolded, I was talking about the tosser we encountered here, just agreeing with Chris that there are all sorts doing stupid things this time of the year
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[weeds]

I've no idea how that accident unfolded, I was talking about the tosser we encountered here, just agreeing with Chris that there are all sorts doing stupid things this time of the year
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Cool.....thought there might have been a link between the two

[justinc]

Cool.....thought there might have been a link between the two

Nah I just took the opportunity to vent about idiots... we are going home tomorrow some of it on narrow winding roads I am not looking forward to it, towing the van...🙄

[trout1105]

It is sad when someone dies regardles of the circumstances and we don't know how or why this poor bugger met his end.
I don't know why But this time of year the roads abound with lunatic drivers that have No regard for their own and others safety and the coppers can only do so much to quell these idiots.

[LRT]

It is sad when someone dies regardles of the circumstances and we don't know how or why this poor bugger met his end.
I don't know why But this time of year the roads abound with lunatic drivers that have No regard for their own and others safety and the coppers can only do so much to quell these idiots.

I nearly T-boned a Hilux in the Defender yesterday. He pulled straight out onto the 100kph highway within 300 yards from me. That’s one way to make a Defender burn rubber!!

I need to get a dashcam as it’s the second time in the past fortnight I’ve had it happen.

[LRT]

Nah I just took the opportunity to vent about idiots... we are going home tomorrow some of it on narrow winding roads I am not looking forward to it, towing the van...[emoji849]

I drove the Tasman Highway from Scottsdale to Launceston in November and was glad not to be towing a caravan. Steep drop offs! [emoji51]

[justinc]

I drove the Tasman Highway from Scottsdale to Launceston in November and was glad not to be towing a caravan. Steep drop offs! [emoji51]

That's our very route...😄

[AK83]

How do we know this guys was being an idiot??

Could have been mechanical failure or medical issue....

Could very easily have been, but read the important sections.

1AM, rolled off an (unspecified) dirt track near the Eildon Jamieson rd, two teenage survivors.

While there's a high probability that it was just an unfortunate accident, and that the driver was being very cautious at 1am with two teenage passengers ...

.. the unfortunate reality is that, as stated by others, there are far too many idiots that don't really deserve the opportunity to be allowed certain privileges.

So with the very few details provided in the new clip, the more likely scenario would be:
"hero driver showing off to his teenage mates .. ended in tragedy
.. Jeez, never thought that would ever happen .. again!

Was camped near Dargo for the past couple days, and to say we saw ... wayyy to many of these idiot jacked up, big wheeled jappie drivers with no concept of 'respect' ... is a massive understatement

[cripesamighty]

The fact that this occurred at 1am in the morning suggests to me that fatigue might have more to do with it rather than plain hooning.

[pop058]

The fact that this occurred at 1am in the morning suggests to me that fatigue might have more to do with it rather than plain hooning.

Not having any more details, I would have thought quite the opposite for the same reason.

[V8Ian]

I'm not prepared to speculate on what caused the tragedy, but I'd venture the opinion that the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

[Grumbles]

......there are far too many idiots that don't really deserve the opportunity to be allowed certain privileges.

I was literally two seconds away from a head-on at highway speeds this afternoon.

Rural highway with lots of hills and double white lines. All I saw was a little blue buzz box frantically trying to get back onto his/her side of the road - the swerve had it nearly tipping over - because he/she was overtaking a push bike just below the crest of a hill. It all happened so quickly that I had no time to react. With me being in a tall car I think he/she saw me before I saw her/him and this provided those precious couple of seconds for him/her to react to my presence and try to get back on to his/her side of the road.

Missed by that much........

[rangieman]

I'm not prepared to speculate on what caused the tragedy, but I'd venture the opinion that the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt.
I would not venture down that road [bighmmm]

Had a friend of the family very safety conscious killed last year while driving In a 50 k zone not their fault but a head on with a drowsy driver in a GU .

Our family friend was wearing a seat belt and was still ejected out of the car and killed .

So it is possible that seat belts do not serve as 100% restraint in certain crash circumstances .

[trout1105]

I would not venture down that road [bighmmm]

Had a friend of the family very safety conscious killed last year while driving In a 50 k zone not their fault but a head on with a drowsy driver in a GU .

Our family friend was wearing a seat belt and was still ejected out of the car and killed .

So it is possible that seat belts do not serve as 100% restraint in certain crash circumstances .

Seatbelts are not 100% infallible But they are very VERY good at keeping people alive.
I was involved in a high speed head on a few years ago where there was 5 people in our Ford Transit 4 of which were wearing their seatbelts.
I was badly injured but I survived and everyone else that was wearing their seatbelts walked away from the accident uninjured, The one person that wasn't wearing their seatbelt died at the scene unfortunately.

[JDNSW]

Then there is the case of a group inspecting a rural property a year or so ago - being off the road, the only one wearing a seat belt was the four year old in a child seat. The four wheel drive rolled (apparently at low speed), and the child was the only survivor of the four on board.