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Manuel Kasko
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Helllllllllooooooooo I'm still here, just got the suspension changed in my 34 today actually. So I'll be spending a little more time driving it around now. I have some sad news though, I'm moving

Sinista32
Sinista32

Blew the cobwebs out of @Sinista32 last Sunday for a few hours. It's great to get the passion back every so often

Pattey21
Pattey21

No you just tried to give him a run. Stop telling us how you are driving like a dickhead.

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TiTAN Grand Master

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spotted this funny article :down:

http://digihub.smh.com.au/node/1484

Conroy plans speed humps for Australia's freeways

In an ambitious plan to protect Australia's children, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has announced plans to install speed humps every 100 metres on all Australian freeways.

After a 12 month trial of speed humps in several suburban back streets, Senator Conroy says he is confident that placing speed humps on every Australian freeway will reduce accidents by 100 percent with a "negligible" impact on traffic congestion and travel times.

"Australia's roads are a dangerous place for children, so the Rudd government is doing everything it can to protect people," says Senator Conroy. "A vocal minority of drivers may object to the plan, but the moral majority can see that it's the right thing to do. Anyone who objects to the mandatory speed hump plan obviously hates children".

Senator Conroy also released a traffic management report which appears to support his claims of reducing accidents by 100 percent with a "negligible" impact on traffic congestion. Unfortunately the report was only conducted in suburban back streets. The report concedes that once mandatory speed humps are applied to 100 kph freeways, one in five accidents will still occur. The report also concedes that dangerous drivers who are most likely to speed will easily find ways around the speed humps.

The wording of the mandatory speed hump plan leaves scope for it to be expanded beyond the freeways, although there are few details available. Senator Conroy claims the plan will only be applied to areas which have been "refused classification". Supporters of the speed hump plan have already called for it to be expanded to include roads outside casinos, gay bars, adult book stores and some medical clinics.

Traffic management specialists, transport groups, car manufacturers, road builders and motoring associations have all condemned the mandatory speed hump plan as flawed, unworkable, easily bypassed, politically motivated and open to abuse.

Senator Conroy's heart may be in the right place, but he clearly has "no understanding of how roads work," says Australian Motoring Association spokeswoman Shirley Knott.

"The mandatory speed hump plan will strangle the road network for the entire country, while doing little to stop people who are doing the wrong thing. Rather than waste millions of dollars on a project that will cripple our transport system while not actually achieving its goals, we recommend the government listen to the traffic management specialists and invest the money in education campaigns and better policing," says Ms Knott.

"Of more concern than traffic jams is that the mandatory speed hump plan is veiled in secrecy and open to abuse. Who is to say how future governments may manipulate traffic management to block off streets that it doesn't want the public to see? An open and transparent road system is a cornerstone of democracy, and we don't want to see Australia sliding down the slippery slope towards a police state where the government controls everywhere we go and everything we see."

For more details of opposition to the mandatory speed hump plan, visit nocleanfeed.com.

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lwells Grand Master

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Gun Grey R32 GTR turning right onto Moore St, I let him through and gave a wave (terrible intersection). Car look similar to mine! Rims, stance and car colour :blink: .

Thanks for that; very kind of you. You're right, its a terrible intersection (surprising they haven't put a roundabout in, given its Canberra!).

Sadly, someone tried (unsuccesfully) to steal my car that evening. Sigh.

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Spotted some dumb bitch in a maroon mazda 626 trying to cause an accident today between fyshwick and queanbeyan.

bitch overtook me in a form one lane while speeding then proceeded to go from right lane to left lane stupidly close to me, to left lane and tailgated a vs wagon for a few minutes.

thumbs up to the commo for jumping on the brakes to scare the shit outa the bitch. seriously...she left less than a car length between her and that commo at 100km/h.

imho, people like that need to be king hit in the back of the head.

anyway...also spotted a silver r33 4 door gts25t for sale leaving fyshwick onto the hume highway...and a group of teens pushing a broken down hk holden down the road :P

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Thanks for that; very kind of you. You're right, its a terrible intersection (surprising they haven't put a roundabout in, given its Canberra!).

Sadly, someone tried (unsuccesfully) to steal my car that evening. Sigh.

Shit, that's not good to hear at all, and in Canberra too! I hope they car is OK.

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Shell Grand Master

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Spotted 3 very nice skylines at my house last night :)

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And today I added fabulous shoes with matching bag to the mix!!!! :banana:

oh nice!!

spotted a white R34 on drakeford drive yesterday about 4.30pm.... also a silver R33 which I waved to but no return ;)

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