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Reply #15 - Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:05pm

Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:02pm:

Greggory, Greggory, Greggory, I understand what law is, I have not had any fines since I can remember when, not even a parking fine.

But the police with their insistence of lowering the speed to a snails pace to lower the road toll, is a fallacy, as each year, since that false statement was made, I have remembered it, and keep seeing the news at the end of each year "the total road toll is (a figure quoted) higher than the previous year.

Our road we live on, where we live, is the 'green wedge' between towns.
That road used to be 80 kph...then it went down to 70kph.
Then half of it went to 60 and 70 kph.
Now it's all down to 60 kph.

It's ridiculous, and even though we had a copper living next door, he didn't even know until I told him....the speed has been lowered to 60!

No warning, just bam, overnight....and yes, it's a up and down hill road, too hard to keep a steady number with the k's, plus, it's not a built up area, so why 60kph?

Yeah, I wonder Roll Eyes

An old man with dementia walked onto a 100k road around here, the solution, drop the speed limit to 80k.

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Reply #16 - Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:07pm

Setanta wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:05pm:

Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:02pm:

Greggory, Greggory, Greggory, I understand what law is, I have not had any fines since I can remember when, not even a parking fine.

But the police with their insistence of lowering the speed to a snails pace to lower the road toll, is a fallacy, as each year, since that false statement was made, I have remembered it, and keep seeing the news at the end of each year "the total road toll is (a figure quoted) higher than the previous year.

Our road we live on, where we live, is the 'green wedge' between towns.
That road used to be 80 kph...then it went down to 70kph.
Then half of it went to 60 and 70 kph.
Now it's all down to 60 kph.

It's ridiculous, and even though we had a copper living next door, he didn't even know until I told him....the speed has been lowered to 60!

No warning, just bam, overnight....and yes, it's a up and down hill road, too hard to keep a steady number with the k's, plus, it's not a built up area, so why 60kph?

Yeah, I wonder Roll Eyes

An old man with dementia walked onto a 100k road around here, the solution, drop the speed limit to 80k.

Her-bert?

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Reply #17 - Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:08pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:07pm:

Setanta wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:05pm:

Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:02pm:

Greggory, Greggory, Greggory, I understand what law is, I have not had any fines since I can remember when, not even a parking fine.

But the police with their insistence of lowering the speed to a snails pace to lower the road toll, is a fallacy, as each year, since that false statement was made, I have remembered it, and keep seeing the news at the end of each year "the total road toll is (a figure quoted) higher than the previous year.

Our road we live on, where we live, is the 'green wedge' between towns.
That road used to be 80 kph...then it went down to 70kph.
Then half of it went to 60 and 70 kph.
Now it's all down to 60 kph.

It's ridiculous, and even though we had a copper living next door, he didn't even know until I told him....the speed has been lowered to 60!

No warning, just bam, overnight....and yes, it's a up and down hill road, too hard to keep a steady number with the k's, plus, it's not a built up area, so why 60kph?

Yeah, I wonder Roll Eyes

An old man with dementia walked onto a 100k road around here, the solution, drop the speed limit to 80k.

Her-bert?

No, it was fatal... Herb's still kicking.

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Reply #18 - Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:14pm

Setanta wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:05pm:

Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:02pm:

Greggory, Greggory, Greggory, I understand what law is, I have not had any fines since I can remember when, not even a parking fine.

But the police with their insistence of lowering the speed to a snails pace to lower the road toll, is a fallacy, as each year, since that false statement was made, I have remembered it, and keep seeing the news at the end of each year "the total road toll is (a figure quoted) higher than the previous year.

Our road we live on, where we live, is the 'green wedge' between towns.
That road used to be 80 kph...then it went down to 70kph.
Then half of it went to 60 and 70 kph.
Now it's all down to 60 kph.

It's ridiculous, and even though we had a copper living next door, he didn't even know until I told him....the speed has been lowered to 60!

No warning, just bam, overnight....and yes, it's a up and down hill road, too hard to keep a steady number with the k's, plus, it's not a built up area, so why 60kph?

Yeah, I wonder Roll Eyes

An old man with dementia walked onto a 100k road around here, the solution, drop the speed limit to 80k.

Is 80 going to kill anyone less?

I think the next problem is not dementia, but those that are not focusing and looking for pokemons! Roll Eyes

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Reply #19 - Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:15pm

Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:14pm:

Setanta wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:05pm:

Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:02pm:

Greggory, Greggory, Greggory, I understand what law is, I have not had any fines since I can remember when, not even a parking fine.

But the police with their insistence of lowering the speed to a snails pace to lower the road toll, is a fallacy, as each year, since that false statement was made, I have remembered it, and keep seeing the news at the end of each year "the total road toll is (a figure quoted) higher than the previous year.

Our road we live on, where we live, is the 'green wedge' between towns.
That road used to be 80 kph...then it went down to 70kph.
Then half of it went to 60 and 70 kph.
Now it's all down to 60 kph.

It's ridiculous, and even though we had a copper living next door, he didn't even know until I told him....the speed has been lowered to 60!

No warning, just bam, overnight....and yes, it's a up and down hill road, too hard to keep a steady number with the k's, plus, it's not a built up area, so why 60kph?

Yeah, I wonder Roll Eyes

An old man with dementia walked onto a 100k road around here, the solution, drop the speed limit to 80k.

Is 80 going to kill anyone less?

I think the next problem is not dementia, but those that are not focusing and looking for pokemons! Roll Eyes

Obviously or there would be no reason to change it! Huh

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Reply #20 - Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:21pm

Setanta wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:15pm:

Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:14pm:

Setanta wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:05pm:

Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:02pm:

Greggory, Greggory, Greggory, I understand what law is, I have not had any fines since I can remember when, not even a parking fine.

But the police with their insistence of lowering the speed to a snails pace to lower the road toll, is a fallacy, as each year, since that false statement was made, I have remembered it, and keep seeing the news at the end of each year "the total road toll is (a figure quoted) higher than the previous year.

Our road we live on, where we live, is the 'green wedge' between towns.
That road used to be 80 kph...then it went down to 70kph.
Then half of it went to 60 and 70 kph.
Now it's all down to 60 kph.

It's ridiculous, and even though we had a copper living next door, he didn't even know until I told him....the speed has been lowered to 60!

No warning, just bam, overnight....and yes, it's a up and down hill road, too hard to keep a steady number with the k's, plus, it's not a built up area, so why 60kph?

Yeah, I wonder Roll Eyes

An old man with dementia walked onto a 100k road around here, the solution, drop the speed limit to 80k.

Is 80 going to kill anyone less?

I think the next problem is not dementia, but those that are not focusing and looking for pokemons! Roll Eyes

Obviously or there would be no reason to change it! Huh

How do you feel it will make a difference for that change in the speed limit with the road near where you live? I know that 80 has more control over a vehicle to try and stop or avoid something than at 100, but...

80 k/p/h is still fast, if you stand in it's way, a big metal car or truck, coming at you at 80 ks, won't be in your favour much.

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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 16520 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: Air Balloons - when will they ever learn? Reply #21 - Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:22pm Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:21pm: 80 k/p/h is still fast, if you stand in it's way, a big metal car or truck, coming at you at 80 ks, won't be in your favour much. You don't do sarcasm?
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Sophia Gold Member Offline Posts: 8284	Re: Air Balloons - when will they ever learn? Reply #22 - Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:23pm Setanta wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:22pm: Sophia wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:21pm: 80 k/p/h is still fast, if you stand in it's way, a big metal car or truck, coming at you at 80 ks, won't be in your favour much. You don't do sarcasm? oh oops, whoosh straight over my head
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Air Balloons - when will they ever learn? Reply #23 - Aug 1^st, 2016 at 6:34am AiA wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:55am: i blame a corn-based diet arsehole.
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Reply #24 - Aug 1^st, 2016 at 6:44am

Oscarphie wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 4:52pm:

It's all about where you do your hot air ballooning. I would never do one around an urban area because there are too many dangers lurking. However I did mine out in the country and it was absolutely beautiful. Mind you, now that I've done it I probably won't do it again. Some of these balloon pilots are a bit cowboy-like.

"Cowboy like" ~ yes, I believe that. Like truck drivers going down the Bulli Pass south of Sydney.

Wanting to 'perform' for the pretty girls in the basket by playing with the regulator on the fire-thingy while not watching out for telegraph wires.

This tragic lot of 15 tourists paid $US400 each = $6000 for the trip. No wonder these balloon clowns can't believe their luck to be making such effortless, easy money from the 'suckers'. Almost as easy as driving a taxi.

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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: Air Balloons - when will they ever learn? Reply #25 - Aug 1^st, 2016 at 3:50pm John Smith wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:40am: lets face it herb, not everyone wants to hide in fear of everything that may go wrong, like you do Lol, I go caving even though its risky and it makes no difference to the cave
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Air Balloons - when will they ever learn? Reply #26 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 11:46am John Smith wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:40am: lets face it herb, not everyone wants to hide in fear of everything that may go wrong, like you do link
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Reply #27 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 12:04pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 11:46am:

John Smith wrote on Jul 31^st, 2016 at 11:40am:

lets face it herb, not everyone wants to hide in fear of everything that may go wrong, like you do

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"'That's the only thing I want to talk about, is that he's a great pilot,' his housemate and friend Alan Lirette said from their home in Kyle, Texas."

If "great pilots" kill 16 people in one hit, I'd hate to see what the not-so-great pilots are like.

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