Reply With QuoteIt kind pings you off when travelling up the Bruce H/way towards Sunshine Coast last Wednesday night with speedo telling me 115kph, GPS 116kph and hosed off by a B double at least 10k fasterdidn't see if it had a 100 kph speed limited sign.
Swaggie
SubscriberAnd some of Cootes were for handbrakes not operational, and I believe a couple for front brakes not operational.
The RMS had a blitz on the M7 today which they were planning for December but bought forward because of the tunnel and they defected lots of trucks apparently.
I agree that it is always a case of "shutting the stable door" and one could ask why the hundreds of defects were not picked up earlier. I agree that probably the majority of defects are minor.
Apparently Cootes have chosen to have their trucks certified in Victoria because the standards are not as onerous and they are allowed self certification for roadworthiness under an Australian standard system.
I wonder how long that will last?
And I still have trucks up my ginger at a true 110-115Kmh on the M1, yesterday being the latest example.
Regards Philip A
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It kind pings you off when travelling up the Bruce H/way towards Sunshine Coast last Wednesday night with speedo telling me 115kph, GPS 116kph and hosed off by a B double at least 10k faster
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Many of their trucks also failed in Victoria. In Victoria, VicRoads inspected 205 vehicles on October 8 and issued 181 defect notices, 136 of them major. By Monday, 54 of 79 grounded vehicles had returned to work.Originally Posted by Eevo
http://www.afr.com/p/futureforums/br...6F9l7rCPJuInhK
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-news...007-2v2t9.html
Earlier that morning (the Mona Vale Rd fireball one) another rig had gone through the round (over) about narrowly missing other traffic - no mention what would have happened if the tanker had been up his bum!
Don't forget what Cootes are carting - a lot more dangerous than gravel.
NSW Transport Minister Duncan Gay has written to the head of National Transport Commission, Paul Chair, outlining concerns that the current National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme, which allows companies to conduct their own maintenance, was failing.
In Victoria, where Cootes is accredited, its trucks are not annually inspected.
Cootes has since pulled out of the NHVAS since the defects were discovered citing the need to ensure its maintenance was carried out to the required standard.
Bob
Last edited by bobslandies; 15th November 2013 at 06:20 PM. Reason: Added a bit more
Master
Sunglasses weren't mentioned in the article but maybe he'd removed his tinteds and was reaching for his clears.
ChatterBox
SubscriberIt is beyond me why they don't set up a large well anchored I-beam at the height limit of the tunnel 20-50 meters before the entrance. You can have your signs and lights and sensors but in the end stupidity will go into the tunnel, under the bridge etc. What needs to be thought of is what the best and cheapest outcome will be. Replace an I beam ,maybe, and tow away the offending truck or As is the case now shut the tunnel for a day and inspect it for structural damage then shut it longer to repair costing more and causing far more traffic chaos.
There is a perfect example put in funny pics months ago of a low bridge in the U. S that had people hitting it continuously even after a sensor sets of a warning light. Being a rail bridge it is far stronger than the idiots vehicles and as its a side road does not cause major traffic delays.
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