Thread: How not to cross a river.......

Originally Posted by Savanahkelpy

I don,t know about people who will never learn, but it happens, at least once or more per year, up north, that someone in a car gets washed off a causeway, from fast moving water as a result of a cyclone, the following rain depression or just from wet season rain, and if they are lucky, they end up clinging to a tree, to be rescued by the SES.
I,m talking, a concrete or bitumen causeway, not a stream, creek or river with a shifting gravel base.
It shows how inexperienced people can easily misjudge the power of moving water. Combine that with an over estimation of what their vehicle is capable of, also.
I,ve heard that if one has a choice between crossing a stretch of water or a stretch of mud, then the water, (usualy) has a hard bottom, where as mud can be bottomless.
Any comments on the mud/water choice?
Laurie.

Closer to the mark, they over estimate their (driving) ability.

G'day All, I saw that clip and pix some time ago but it doesn't say "what were they thinking"!!!!, did you have a look at the 'Gall bros' clips taking a caravan into the places they did?? some people cheers Dennis