Australian Road Trains

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Posted in Images on September 26th, 2007 by bluebec | Report This Post |

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You really don’t want to be overtaken by one of these, or even drive near them. They take forever to speed up and forever to slow down.

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8 Responses to Australian Road Trains

wally (UID# 1082) 0 0
September 26, 2007 at 11:35 pm

Yeah, the largest ones take about 5km to get up to speed and guess what? they take about 5km to slow down as well a number of vehicles get squashed by them each year unfortunately, nothing the driver can really do!

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iddqd (UID# 365) 0 0
September 26, 2007 at 11:52 pm

Did somebody say Mantrain?

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magnus-buttfoorson (UID# 238) 0 0
September 27, 2007 at 12:03 am

I guess the extreme heat, sharks, snakes, and killer spiders were getting boring? Friggin Australians had to come up with a new way to risk their lives?

I hope they pay the drivers well!

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egnilk66 (UID# 573) 0 0
September 27, 2007 at 8:59 am

……and when they blow up……

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pjh3000 (UID# 380) 0 0
September 27, 2007 at 10:05 am

Do they not have steam engine technology over there yet? A locomotive could probably handle that load and then some.

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grandadmiralthrawn (UID# 745) 0 0
September 27, 2007 at 4:15 pm

Trains just are not cost effective….

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stell (UID# 1906) 0 0
December 21, 2007 at 9:13 pm

i am married to a truckie, endless mates r truckies and never had a fear…….till last thursday 20/12/06. a truck only 1 trailer smaller then this carrying diesel hit the back of my pajero spun me and hit the front, thankfully all 6 of my kids and myself and husband walked away. the idot driver was doing bout 120 and didnt leave enough room to overtake. thank god for my pajero (old 89 model) i have no doubt that any other vehicle would have killed us. these trucks should be off the road keep it to 2 trailers.

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tripolar (UID# 2103) 0 0
March 9, 2008 at 11:19 am

I like the bull bar on the front. How far do you think you could launch a roo with one of those traveling at speed?

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