Prado Driver Brings Down Powerlines

[mittadisco]

This driver must have hit that pole (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/04/2023337.htm'section=justin) pretty hard in their Prado.....:wasntme:


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/445.jpg

[Quiggers]

Excellent pic! Interesting how the 'c' window has disappeared... and the frame is twisted, end of life for that one....

I thought poles were stronger,
not so lucky Prado,
which will probably be junked...
how did the occupants fare?

Love the hotrod cop car...

GQ

[incisor]

droop street hey, pretty effective droop on the prado and the pole now.... hope the occupants fared better than the vehicle and pole...

[Discobunny]

That's a substantial hit, a tad over 60kh/h me thinks:burnrubber:
Apart from the fact it's a Prado, it's well an truly stuffed, check out the crease in the roof:eek2:
I think the boys in blue will be doing more than directing traffic around this one:coplight:

[FenianEel]

droop street hey, pretty effective droop on the prado and the pole now.... hope the occupants fared better than the vehicle and pole...
lol good pick up Inc.:D

[cartm58]

some years ago a study by l think Monash Uni (it could have been RMIT) was that if you drill a hole at certain point up the power pole when a vehicle hit it the pole would snap but the powerlines would remain suspended in the air above rather than crashing down onto the ground with pole, l do remember SEC crews drilling holes into powerlines as the study showed it was safer for repair crews and prevented black outs after crashes

[Dave110HardTop]

Ahhh Crap.. thats 50 meters from my house.. Looks like I'll have to reprogram everything tonight.

Thats the 2nd time in 6 months someones taken out a pole at that intersection..last time it was a truck.

thanks for letting us know :-)

Dave

[Loaded]

Excellent pic! Love the hotrod cop car...

GQ

Very nice Blue & White.

[greebo]

Ahhh Crap.. thats 50 meters from my house.. Looks like I'll have to reprogram everything tonight.

Thats the 2nd time in 6 months someones taken out a pole at that intersection..last time it was a truck.

thanks for letting us know :-)

Dave
Thought it looked familiar