Will driving from SYD to Kununurra kill me?
Yes knx will kill you
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Originally Posted by Pharcarnell
New Vic River bridge is sposed to be open now so it may not trap you there if the river comes up a bit.
Ahhhh the good old Vic River Bridge. I remember crossing that thing a few moons ago now, in my 4x4 when the water was just below the railings. Followed several other 4x4's and a road train, and scared the crap out of me, 
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Wally - The irony was that the car had aircon like no other but the room i rented only had a fan (in Darwin)
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I remember sitting in the car drying out the sweat in between walks to different operators. Its a unique feeling being dressed in neat slacks and shirt in 40 degree heat with large debt, no job, no money and attempting to potray the professional "everythings going great guns" look......i soon found that mission australia mission emplyment offices had good aircon and free internet and printing.
Still wonder sometimes how i made it this far!
. I remember sitting in the car drying out the sweat in between walks to different operators. Its a unique feeling being dressed in neat slacks and shirt in 40 degree heat with large debt, no job, no money and attempting to potray the professional "everythings going great guns" look......i soon found that mission australia mission emplyment offices had good aircon and free internet and printing.
Still wonder sometimes how i made it this far!
This sounds like so much fun that I want to do it myself - can I come??
Seriously, this is what life is all about. Yes, there is risk. Be careful. You'll love it.
Seriously, this is what life is all about. Yes, there is risk. Be careful. You'll love it.
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Jeeezus wept.I can't believe all the hubbub over a drive on national highways to a place. just get in and go a little bit of common sense and you will be right. strewth.
I managed to cover almost the whole damn country in a busted assed HR ute without problem and the tracks were all gravel back then. no special needs at all.
possibly the most ill informed piece of advice I have seen on the whole thread.
If you take this advice, prepare to live with yourself with the knowledge that you may well have killed someone, that in all reality may have survived if you had rendered assistance. You will also be jailed.........without doubt.
If you do fear retribution from angered relatives, explain that you are helping, ignore them and render first aid whilst phoning for police and ambulance.
If you are threatened, the folk going nuts are usually blind anyway, so can be forcefully pushed over and rendered useless (well, more useless than usual) at the very least stay in your vehicle and go a couple of hundred meters up the road and call the police.
Unfortunately, it does happen with monotonous regularity, but the people involved understand that the injured need help as fast as possible.
I just don't believe some one could suggest that utter crap.
I managed to cover almost the whole damn country in a busted assed HR ute without problem and the tracks were all gravel back then. no special needs at all.
At the risk of sounding racist being politically incorrect or upsetting the universe.... 'people' occasionally when drunk have been known to go for a snooze in the middle of the road at night & if god forbid you are unfortunate to hit one DON'T stop. as it's possible & happened before that you might be confronted by the poor buggers mate who's not to happy with you to say the least. simply keep driving, take note of where you were & as soon as possible report to the police.
If you take this advice, prepare to live with yourself with the knowledge that you may well have killed someone, that in all reality may have survived if you had rendered assistance. You will also be jailed.........without doubt.
If you do fear retribution from angered relatives, explain that you are helping, ignore them and render first aid whilst phoning for police and ambulance.
If you are threatened, the folk going nuts are usually blind anyway, so can be forcefully pushed over and rendered useless (well, more useless than usual) at the very least stay in your vehicle and go a couple of hundred meters up the road and call the police.
Unfortunately, it does happen with monotonous regularity, but the people involved understand that the injured need help as fast as possible.
I just don't believe some one could suggest that utter crap.
CC
perhaps washed away in the flood (why isn't there a 'tongue in cheek' smiley?)
they don't build them like they used to
it looks like there's no road on the supports
they don't build them like they used to
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possibly the most ill informed piece of advice I have seen on the whole thread.
Regarding rendering assistance if you accidently drive over one of our indigenous mates... well it depends a lot on the situation. But I know of many cases where a driver accidently hit someone lying drunk on the road, got out of their car and tried to help only to be confronted by the family/mates of the injured and bashed. If theres nobody else around to bash you, I'd go and help.
I also know of a doctor who was called up to help a young kid who was on the other side of the river. The entire community was out there and pressuring this doc to swim across the croc infested river to help. He felt so threatened by how violent they were becoming that he had no choice but do it.
I've spent plenty of time in indigenous communities to know that these people will revert to violence to solve any issue. They will see you as the bad guy if you run over someone from their group, even though you may be trying to help. Just be careful.
As for the drive in general, its a long way but nothing really to worry about. Got a mate in Brissy who's about to do it in an early 90's Camry, shouldnt have a problem at all.
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An accident running over an Aboriginal on the road?
There was an add on the TV in the NT not to many moons ago.
Went something like:
"Don't sleep on da road, but if you're gunna sleep on da road, make sure you wear bright colours! Like Red, Orange or Yellow!"
There was an add on the TV in the NT not to many moons ago.
Went something like:
"Don't sleep on da road, but if you're gunna sleep on da road, make sure you wear bright colours! Like Red, Orange or Yellow!"
Wear bright colours. Yeah right. It is a good advice indeed. But..... will you remember it while falling down in the middle of the road because you are totally ****faced?
How about painting every VB can in fluorecent colour with safety stripes because you are sure as hell going to hang on to that one while going down!
How about painting every VB can in fluorecent colour with safety stripes because you are sure as hell going to hang on to that one while going down!
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Seriously Tiger, I have worked and lived among indigenous people my whole life..... Hell I still live in a non reflective town, and the advice is dangerous, misleading and mostly false. you would be surprised what a little bit of intestinal fortitude shown in the face of adversity with these people will achieve. Not only that, you will also escape a jail term for leaving the scene of an accident and not rendering assistance leading to the death of your victim.
DON'T DO IT. you have a bigger chance of being hunted down for killing someone you could have saved.
DON'T DO IT. you have a bigger chance of being hunted down for killing someone you could have saved.
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I've done the drive (for fun) a few times. The run up through the middle of the country is excellent. Wish the roads were like that everywhere. We went through Queensland a couple of years ago, and quite disliked the experience (overall feeling was 'leave your wallet, but piss off). Qld roads were the worst by a large margin.
The advice re driving at night is totally correct. But, extend it a little and don't drive in the first or last hour of daylight either. You'll see plenty of signs from the people who did. Not only are roos a problem, but we saw dead horses, camels, cattle and pigs.
Give the road trains some respect. I found they were extremely polite (totally unlike the east coast B double and semi drivers).
Last trip we stopped at Pt Augusta, Coober Pedy, Erldunda, Alice, Wycliffe Wells, Banka Banka, Daly Waters, Katherine, Victoria River and Kunanurra. Wycliffe is an easy (and somewhat amusing) way of avoiding Tennant Creek
The advice re driving at night is totally correct. But, extend it a little and don't drive in the first or last hour of daylight either. You'll see plenty of signs from the people who did. Not only are roos a problem, but we saw dead horses, camels, cattle and pigs.
Give the road trains some respect. I found they were extremely polite (totally unlike the east coast B double and semi drivers).
Last trip we stopped at Pt Augusta, Coober Pedy, Erldunda, Alice, Wycliffe Wells, Banka Banka, Daly Waters, Katherine, Victoria River and Kunanurra. Wycliffe is an easy (and somewhat amusing) way of avoiding Tennant Creek
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Forgive the diversion from topic, but
can anyone advise what sort of salary a first job low time CPL holder can expect in the Kununurra/Darwin type area?
Enough to support a wife and pay back loans for flight training?
Any suggestions besides going up there? (I intend to anyway)
can anyone advise what sort of salary a first job low time CPL holder can expect in the Kununurra/Darwin type area?
Enough to support a wife and pay back loans for flight training?
Any suggestions besides going up there? (I intend to anyway)
Someone mentioned road trains? Tell ya an ugly story. I had the displeasure of being confronted by one of these moronic DH's (not all I know but there would be a lot out there on the Rd.)During the 80's I had itchy feet taking me around this great land of ours. To cut a long story short during a conversation with a 'truckie' after I bailed him up post him trying to kill me & my companion I said you guys think you own the bloody rd, he said ...."nope, just the black bit"! Typical ignorant fool I thought.
Some years latter I retrieved an elderly couple from interstate whom where literally blown off the Rd by a speeding overtaking road train whilst towing their caravan. The wife was seriously injured during the roll over caused by the truck, the husband, a quad for life!
I have to agree with 'wiz' here, by not stopping after a possible 'hit & run' would mean a life where you wished you did stop regardless of the risk at the time.
So basicly, do you want to drive on our outback rds? The black fellas in the middle of the Rd, the wild-life, the distance is nothing compared to the real menace out there, the cowboy truckies!
Wmk2
Some years latter I retrieved an elderly couple from interstate whom where literally blown off the Rd by a speeding overtaking road train whilst towing their caravan. The wife was seriously injured during the roll over caused by the truck, the husband, a quad for life!
I have to agree with 'wiz' here, by not stopping after a possible 'hit & run' would mean a life where you wished you did stop regardless of the risk at the time.
So basicly, do you want to drive on our outback rds? The black fellas in the middle of the Rd, the wild-life, the distance is nothing compared to the real menace out there, the cowboy truckies!
Wmk2
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Most of the have been pushed out of the industry now days wally.It is a pretty professional sort of job nowdays, with CAO 48 type restrictions, log books and all. very much like the AG industry..... got serious and fixed most of the cowboy trouble. the bigger risk these days are the tourists........ believe me, they do things that make the mind boggle. (I drive roadtrain when not flying) I have had them stop on the bottom of a hill around a curve and park on the road and walk off into the bush to take photos, Drive in convoy at 70KPH and dribble on non stop on the recognized trucky working channel. you cant get around ten caravaners at 50 meter spacings traveling at 70KPH. It takes time to get a 175 ton, four trailered roadtrain wound up after being bogged in behind them for forty Ks and not being able to get a word in sideways on the radio. the other beauty is waiting until you have wound her up and indicate to go around, then dive into the gravel and hit the brakes......... showered in stones and have to cross the road to avoid them
Dunno why they call it tourist season if we are not allowed to shoot at them.
Dunno why they call it tourist season if we are not allowed to shoot at them.
