The totally off-topic thread

[drron]

I trust you did not drop into the Bischoff Hotel in Waratah? Some rather, err, interesting types in there when I visited many years ago.

No but a couple of interesting characters at the Regatta Point hotel in Strahan.

 

[JessicaTam]

Can you get hi-viz in junior sizes?

 

[markis10]

Can you get hi-viz in junior sizes?

Sure can

 

[ozbeachbabe]

ok so we were facing that street and a car not in the turning lane, not even in the next left most lane, but in the lane after all the concrete and dividers tries to turn left.

anyway we see this car turn and be tboned by a car going straight ahead in the left most lane. This car is a hire car - it is smashed pretty bad the other car is a big black 4wd and aparently has little to no damage lucky!

Isn't this a legal manoevre in Victoria?

Given that it was a rental car my guess is they were from VIC & just assumed that rule applies everywhere.

 

[samh004]

Isn't this a legal manoevre in Victoria?

Given that it was a rental car my guess is they were from VIC & just assumed that rule applies everywhere.

A hook turn? Only if you're in the lane that says you can do that

 

[pagingjoan]

Hook turn in Vic is a right hand turn.

 

[oz_mark]

A hook turn? Only if you're in the lane that says you can do that

...and they are used for turning right in Melbourne.

 

[shellthom]

Isn't this a legal manoevre in Victoria?

Given that it was a rental car my guess is they were from VIC & just assumed that rule applies everywhere.

They weren't turning right - they were in the middle lane of traffic turning left - so its not a hook turn.
Im from ACT/NSW/QLD and I mastered hook turn in Melb when I had to do it - made no sense but worked... the guy turning was not in a rental car but the 4wd with NSW plates.
The only thing I can say is lucky the hire car had time enough to break otherwise he would have been the one t-boned.. and given the damage to his car and lack of that to the 4wd I'd say we were moments away from witnessing a real tragedy.

It is one of the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians about 2 people a week are hit (based on the yearly average), and the stats aren't much better for cars.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

They weren't turning right - they were in the middle lane of traffic turning left - so its not a hook turn.

Im from ACT/NSW/QLD and I mastered hook turn in Melb when I had to do it - made no sense but worked... the guy turning was not in a rental car but the 4wd with NSW plates.

The only thing I can say is lucky the hire car had time enough to break otherwise he would have been the one t-boned.. and given the damage to his car and lack of that to the 4wd I'd say we were moments away from witnessing a real tragedy.

It is one of the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians about 2 people a week are hit (based on the yearly average), and the stats aren't much better for cars.

So just another case of a 4WD that's yet to see a dirt track thinking that they own the road & too bad if any other law abiding citizen gets in their way.

 

[samh004]

It is one of the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians about 2 people a week are hit (based on the yearly average), and the stats aren't much better for cars.

To help me visualise this a little easier, would it be possible to post the names of the two roads intersecting so I can have a look on Google (not iOS 6 Maps) and see what you mean?

 

[shellthom]

So just another case of a 4WD that's yet to see a dirt track thinking that they own the road & too bad if any other law abiding citizen gets in their way.

This is about the 6th accident I have seen in the last 2 weeks in this area.
Mostly small rear enders, a pedestrian being loopy (i think she heard the walk sign but she crossed the wrong street, then just kept walking in front of on coming cars who would have been doing 40-50.. then she made out like she was going to wait for them - so they didnt slow down - but she kept walking. OMG it was bad, she was hit a very low speed by 2 cars.. it was such a kafufful ... then same day at the M3 someone also being crazy)

I'm not sure what to think - all these accidents around me.. is this a warning I'm going to be next
maybe its just a sign i live in a CBD
Or was there a full moon?

 

[shellthom]

To help me visualise this a little easier, would it be possible to post the names of the two roads intersecting so I can have a look on Google (not iOS 6 Maps) and see what you mean?

North Sydney - Pacific Highway and Walker/Blue Street.
So they were both on the Pac Highway
One guy going straight
One guy turning left onto blue street

We were on Blue street waiting to turn right onto pac highway to go over the bridge

Little sedan in the left lane - road separator - big black 4wd in the next lane

 

[shellthom]

To help me visualise this a little easier, would it be possible to post the names of the two roads intersecting so I can have a look on Google (not iOS 6 Maps) and see what you mean?

blue street and pacific highway north sydney - Google Maps

The station wagon is in the spot the 4wd is in the lane the sedan was in is empty

How the road is divided and the left turn lane

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=bl...MNKYS4Kiwo2kR5D1ART5Jg&cbp=12,331.86,,0,22.83

( the have now put the guide posts on a cement barrier to make it a fixed not a trial thing - so yeah
he drove past a cement lane divider with those guide things on them with a lane that continues straight on the other side of it and still thought it was ok to turn left..

 

[markis10]

North Sydney - Pacific Highway and Walker/Blue Street.
So they were both on the Pac Highway
One guy going straight
One guy turning left onto blue street

We were on Blue street waiting to turn right onto pac highway to go over the bridge

Little sedan in the left lane - road separator - big black 4wd in the next lane

Street view might help!

 

[samh004]

North Sydney - Pacific Highway and Walker/Blue Street.
So they were both on the Pac Highway
One guy going straight
One guy turning left onto blue street

We were on Blue street waiting to turn right onto pac highway to go over the bridge

Little sedan in the left lane - road separator - big black 4wd in the next lane

Love street view for working out things… I see what you mean. The big black 4WD was massively in the wrong.

They probably came up High St, and from there they'd never be able to get into the left lane, actually seem like a pretty bad design in that sense.

 

[Katie]

I hope these junior FFers are not demanding to be taken to the lounge

My Little Miss is QF SG - she can guest her grandparents into the lounge!

 

[medhead]

Love street view for working out things… I see what you mean. The big black 4WD was massively in the wrong.

They probably came up High St, and from there they'd never be able to get into the left lane, actually seem like a pretty bad design in that sense.

Looks like they tried to cut across 3 lanes. As for turning left apparently there is a turning further up the pacific highway, but you would need to be in one of the straight ahead lanes to use that....


Sent from the Throne

 

[shellthom]

Love street view for working out things… I see what you mean. The big black 4WD was massively in the wrong.

They probably came up High St, and from there they'd never be able to get into the left lane, actually seem like a pretty bad design in that sense.

It is nasty but for a reason - pedestrians kept getting run down by people turning left!
At the top of Blue Street lies Home - Sydney Church of England Grammar School - at the intersection in question I have seen more than one student be hit.

The next intersection is Pac Hwy and Miller street - its not far and it can access everything Blue street does - and there is enough time to get across to it even if you have just come from the south bound waringah freeway.

* I live on Blue Street - I know lol

 

[Major]

It didn't look like that when I used to catch the tram to school

 

[Danger]

Was there a recent thread on the Qantas Club in Darwin?