Thread: Terrible accident on the Sunshine Coast Mwy this arvo

must be awful for her first having a crash that day then seeing her parents killed when they come to help her because of the crash earlier in that day.


A good lesson for others too DON'T stand next to the side of the road unless you have too......one of the most dangerous places to be IMHO

Very sad. But as you said dullbird, people underestimate the risk of pulling over on a busy freeway. I've had a few close calls when I've been first on scene at accidents and diverting traffic till emergency services arrive...and that's with safety gear and traffic wands (yeah, I carry that sort of stuff all the time).

Horrible stuff

And people wonder why we (Fire Brigade) usually elect to close the road when we're working at an accident these days......

Yes you only have to look at some of those late night police reality shows to see the crashes and near misses taken from the onboard cameras and they have all manner of flashing beacons to warn motorists.

Very sad for all involved.

freeways are alot more dangerous than prople percieve. people constantly stop on the inside lane, and I saw somone reversing out of the E-way lane on the M5 last week.


Andy

Originally Posted by samuelclarke

and that's with safety gear and traffic wands (yeah, I carry that sort of stuff all the time).

This has got me thinking I should carry a Hi-vis vest in my car. And yellow, not orange. I notice people instinctively slow down if they think, even for a second, that the person wearing a yellow vest up ahead may be a cop. I know if I was standing on the shoulder of the highway I would prefer that people saw me a mile off. I wonder if you can get white LED flicker lights similar to emergency vehicles too? Wired up to the hazard lights would be nice.

Originally Posted by solmanic

I wonder if you can get white LED flicker lights similar to emergency vehicles too? Wired up to the hazard lights would be nice.

Check eBay - there's dozens of different types of LED strobe lights there. White, yellow, red, blue.....

Very Sad, unfortunately drivers don't know how to drive these days, they are sadly in their own world, treat cars as if they are in a lounge chair at home and don't look further than the car ahead to know what's up ahead. It's just a Quick mode of transportation.