Thread: Irate police hunt 'missile moron' motorbike rider

The Hume for one is on a par with the Autobarns of Europe and they dont have speed limits .
I did a Murcott advanced driving course a few years ago and the instructor was telling us the same that some of our roads are as good as the Autobarns and the speed limit in Australia were a complete joke and just revenue makers

Originally Posted by rangieman

The Hume for one is on a par with the Autobarns of Europe and they dont have speed limits .
I did a Murcott advanced driving course a few years ago and the instructor was telling us the same that some of our roads are as good as the Autobarns and the speed limit in Australia were a complete joke and just revenue makers

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Originally Posted by Chucaro

Regarding that idiot speeding at 273 kph there is not need to catch him, soon or later one funeral director will have him in a box.
I cannot understand that bull of "Speed Kill" and fines and at the same time we have the most powerful Holdens and Fords ever made

exactly why the GTHO phase4 was legislated from production in the 1970's, only 4 were built and one made to to HO compliance,

the factory V8 falcon now has more power than the Phase3 , let alone the fully street legal FPV cars

My Dad told me about how that REALLy did use to be the case!

You may laugh young whippersnapper but I remember when a man with a bell and red flag used to walk in front of engines as they crossed the fiveways at Woolloongabba.

Regards Philip A

Irrespective of any arguments if speed does or doesn't kill, or what the speed limits should or shouldn't be, frankly, I don't want to be on the same road as someone doing 273 Km/h.
They might eliminate themselves from the gene pool, but my concern is for the poor sod(s) that they might take out with them.

I realise that all of us here, in our high-performance vehicles in perfect condition with new tyres and racing brakes, and with our massive driving experience, lightning reflexes and eagle-like vision that never leaves the road even to change a CD won't need this rubbish: STOPPING DISTANCE (Safe Drive Training), or the many other sites like it, but apparently it is true after all that a little extra speed can add quite a bit to the total stopping distance. Apparently emergency services just love cleaning up after accidents as well.

Originally Posted by rick130

Bring back the man walking in front with a red flag I say !

He's getting ready..........

Some terrific posts here.

I wonder if the fixed speed cameras would even be able to see, locate, lock on and take his picture in time at that speed?

Ultimately, the only 'right' place to clock those speeds is on a race track. Even when it was legal to do so in the NT, the chances of cleaning up an animal were still quite high, legal or not, and there's no coming back from that .