Comments on: Australian Road Trains

By: tripolar

tripolar — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:19:06 +0000

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?

By: stell

stell — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:13:58 +0000

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.

By: GrandAdmiralThrawn

GrandAdmiralThrawn — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:15:10 +0000

Trains just are not cost effective….

By: AlecDalek

AlecDalek — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:05:46 +0000

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

By: egnilk66

egnilk66 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:59:46 +0000

……and when they blow up……

By: mAgnUS BUTTfoorson

mAgnUS BUTTfoorson — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:03:33 +0000

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!

By: iddqd

iddqd — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:52:21 +0000

Did somebody say Mantrain?

By: Wally

Wally — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:35:03 +0000

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!