Re: [NSW] Wagga victim's mother's letter to SMH

[Peter Homann <"peter.homann"@@prr.org.au>]

Hugh McGuinness wrote:
> 
> Do you want clever, breakable technology?  The speed humps are about
> as cheap, low-tech and unbreakable as you could get.  Why would you
> not want to slow down when going through a railway crossing?  The
> don't have to be huge, just enough to be noticed, like those white
> raised strips that go 'thunka thunka thunka' when you drive over them.
> 
> I thought price was a major factor here.  If the speed humps cost $1k
> to install, the whole state would take about $1 million; and $1k would
> be sponsorable by the local RSL/Lions club/Scout bob-a-jobs.
> 
> hugh the luddite :-)

Fair comment.

Now that I think of it, theres probably heaps of crossings around the
place where that effect has already been generated, albeit on the
crossing itself.
Go for a drive along Kororoit Creek Road (Laverton/Altona/Willamstown).
The two crossings there are shockers due to (presumably) a complete lack
of maintenance to the road surface for a long time.

Seriously, the buzz strips as on the side of many major
freeways/highways, if applied accross the whole road width, would
certainly wake drivers up that there's something to pay attention to.

Cheers.

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 Peter Homann
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The light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off
until economic conditions improve.  Management.