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Re: R/trains on the newall

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From: M.Reeve
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 00:00
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On 22 Mar 98 01:37:26 GMT, "Malcolm Gammon" <mal@branch.net.au> wrote:

>I think 2 trailer road trains should be allowed on the major highways.
>At the present time such vehciles are using road train desegnated routes,
>and you should see some of the bridges that they cross on these offical
>routes some of them are singal lane wooden bridges that are over one
>hundred years old.
>It makes sence to me to have large transport terminals outside major citys
>were road trains can un hook there trailers and then take there loads into
>the city one trailer at a time. Then you do not have B Doubles and triples
>driving in city trafic.
>In Queensland there are more road trains than B Doubles yet more B Double
>are involved in acedents than road trains.
>Have you seen trucks carring trailers {as a load} this is usally a road
>train opperater. You see unlike B Doubles who travel empty with both
>trailers towed behind, road train opperators put one trailer on top of the
>other and travel as a singal truck trailer compination.

>Please note people who drive road trains are refered to as opperators not
>drivers there is a message here. 
>
if you set a 2 trailer road train up right the back trailer will
travel in the front trailers foot step have you ever seen a b-double
do this.how often do you see a 40-45 foot trailer with its wheels in
the air and how often do you see an A trailer with its.doesnt it make
sense if car drivers were less ignorant a road train could be taken
into the city limits before un-hooking.look a the guy that got over
the high-gate bridge in brisbane before being caught and that was
because one of the cashiers at the toll gates counted his wheels when
he drove past.

                M.Reeve
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From: reevem@ideal.net.au (M.Reeve)
Subject: Re: R/trains on the newall
Date: 1998/03/22
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