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

["Rjaygee" <dartmouthmotel@bigpond.com>]

I thought it was compulsory in these country towns for a car load of kids to
occasionally wipe themselves out. Usually something other than the boof
heads concerned get the blame. I remember years ago out west a bunch of kids
killed themselves after trying to launch their car over a levee bank and a
media inspired uproar went on about levee banks being dangerous.  You just
cannot win.
Cheers
Rod Gayford

"Peter Homann" <"peter.homann"@@prr.org.au> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> ============================
>  Peter Homann
> ============================
> The light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off
> until economic conditions improve.  Management.