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From: Daryl Walford on 13 Jun 2007 03:30 Noddy wrote: > "John Hudson" <huddo(a)bigpond.net.au> wrote in message > news:fgxbi.12959$wH4.799(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > >> There's plenty of data from overseas here, maybe the billions of dollars >> damage in the USA will give you a clue. >> - estimated at 330 Billion in the next 20 years. > > When truck axle weights & configurations are the same in Australia as they > are in the US (or Europe), some of that data might be relevant. Until then, > it's toilet paper down here. Agreed, axle loading in Australia are lower than Europe, I don't know about the US but I wouldn't be surprised in they are also higher than ours. > >> Then there's the 5000 (!) people that die every year in trucking accidents >> in the USA. As a percentage of the total road deaths in the US 5000 is a very small. Daryl
From: Daryl Walford on 13 Jun 2007 03:33 Clockmeister wrote: > > We know he didn't take evasive action, and we also know that he didn't look > like he was slowing down until the last moments. > > We also know it was a bright, clear day and long range visibility was > excellent and we know there are eye witnesses. > > We also know he slammed into the train... I accept that he might get away > with bullshitting his way out of this, I don't, he's got zero chance IMO of getting out of anything. but I won't accept that he is not > solely responsible. I doubt anyone else will either. I'm not saying a concentration lapse is an excuse for what happened just that it may explain it. Daryl
From: Noddy on 13 Jun 2007 04:09 "Daryl Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:136v7fn8p553k64(a)corp.supernews.com... > I doubt anyone else will either. > I'm not saying a concentration lapse is an excuse for what happened just > that it may explain it. Short of him having a medical complaint like a stroke or heart attack, which I would think would be the only thing that would get him off the hook, lack of concentration would be my guess. Interestingly, V-Line & the police are "re-enacting" the accident by running a train & truck through the crossing a few times under conditions that will match those on the day as closely as possible, and filming it from a number of different angles (including from the air). No doubt that video footage will go a long way to convicting the truck driver and ensuring he gets a lengthy sentence. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: John Hudson on 13 Jun 2007 04:52 "Noddy" <dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> wrote in message news:466eaf13$0$28994$c30e37c6(a)lon-reader.news.telstra.net... > When truck axle weights & configurations are the same in Australia as they > are in the US (or Europe), some of that data might be relevant. Until > then, it's toilet paper down here. Funny, I thought the laws of physics were the same world wide. > >> Then there's the 5000 (!) people that die every year in trucking >> accidents in the USA. > > There's probably 1200 people die in the US every year by getting their > head stuck in a dishwasher too. > Got any evidence? regards, huddo
From: Daryl Walford on 13 Jun 2007 06:27
John Hudson wrote: > "Noddy" <dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> wrote in message > news:466eaf13$0$28994$c30e37c6(a)lon-reader.news.telstra.net... >> When truck axle weights & configurations are the same in Australia as they >> are in the US (or Europe), some of that data might be relevant. Until >> then, it's toilet paper down here. > > Funny, I thought the laws of physics were the same world wide. No body suggested they aren't but there are lots of differences in the laws around the world that set how much weight you are allowed to carry on a truck axle. Daryl |