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honez@mail.powerup.com.au (Chris Jones) wrote:

>In article <4ba4is$98l@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au>, cburke@zoology.uq.edu.au 
>says...
>>
>>ccwilfred@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au (Wilfred Brimblecombe) wrote:
>>
>>>In article <30D20FC8.27D3@mailbox.uq.oz.au>, Anthony Murdoch 
><A.Murdoch@mailbox
>>.uq.oz.au> writes:
>>>> Mark Ansell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well put, Doug.  I agree 100% with you.  I don't wonder why the 
>Queensland
>>>>> road toll is so high this year, seeing some of the disgraceful 
>driving aroun
>>d
>>
>>>I suspect that the Qld road toll is higher this year because it has been
>>>wetter than the last 4 to 5 years.  We have people out there on the road
>>>who have 3 to 4 years experience in driving in almost perfect whether
>>>conditions.  Also people tend to forget how much better a newish tyre is
>>>in wet whether vs a bald tyre.
>>
>>>I think it all comes back to a large portion of our drivers not having
>>>much experinece with driving in wet whether and with no having
>>>experience with the level of necessary car maintenance for driving in
>>>wet whether.  I have no stats to prove this but would be interested to
>>>see some stats if anybody had any  :)
>>
>>No need for any other stats than this :
>>
>>Listen to the traffic reports on radio 4pm-6pm on dry days and you get
>>around 0-2 accidents of fairly mild occurance as the norm.
>>
>>Listen to the same traffic reports on a wet afternoon 4pm-6pm and the
>>number goes up to between 4 and 20, with at least 1 serious accident
>>included.
>>
>>C.L.Burke
>>
>Gawd only knows what sort of carnage there would be if it started
>snowing!! :-)
>Chris.

Yeah! 
 
You still can't blame the weather though. All the hot heads have to do
is slow down a bit when it rains. I mean, this IS death we're talking
about here, right?
                                   
                                       T.F.E !

          ( an old army acronism = Too F*****g Easy )   
    
      Man, I've seen some crazy things done in the wet!!!!


Cheers and safe driving to all

Stevo