Comments on: shell – road train

By: casemods

casemods — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:46:36 +0000

Why doesn’t australia just get an oil pipeline like alaska?

By: ColombianMonkey

ColombianMonkey — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:29:12 +0000

@benito: did a some googling and yea if it wasn't for the mountains the road trains would have been proven very usefull.

By: benito

benito — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:01:41 +0000

@ColombianMonkey: I live in Argentina. DR Is Small for road trains, they need large straight roads without stops to be effective. In a small non flat country they are useless.

By: ColombianMonkey

ColombianMonkey — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:56:05 +0000

@benito: i will just assume you're from usa? if that is correct i'm here to tell you that dominican republic is not small. you just lived in a continent. if you lived on island for example of 33 sq miles you would see Santo Domingo is not small.

By: benito

benito — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:27:14 +0000

@casemods:

yeah, right, because in a such small country like dominican republic they need road trains… that movie is a waste

By: flex

flex — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:40:54 +0000

This is how we roll at Shell.

By: j_bryon

j_bryon — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:10:50 +0000

Here’s a link to a pic of what is called the longest in Australia.

http://members.tripod.com/kingsley-foreman/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/roadtrainlong.jpg

By: j_bryon

j_bryon — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:51:47 +0000

@Putridity: Thanks for the Australian to American translation. Additionally, I think the show that I watched on road trains showed examples of them that were even LONGER than the one show in this pic.

By: Putridity

Putridity — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:18:09 +0000

@j_bryon: In a manner. He means accelerated faster than they so as to not get stuck behind. But these bastards lumber at about 110km an hour down the long straights that inland aust is known for. Getting past them always involves a flat foot, 7 new chips in your windshield and the fervent prayer that the heat haze on the road isn't hiding a car that is close.

By: j_bryon

j_bryon — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:01:46 +0000

@bluebec: What do you mean by "I’ve easily dragged them off at the lights"? You mean like drag racing?

By: bluebec

bluebec — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:52:56 +0000

@j_bryon

I’m Australian, I lived where these things drive, I’ve had to attempt to overtake them (its scary), I’ve easily dragged them off at the lights.

I’d hate to have to drive one myself.

By: j_bryon

j_bryon — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:47:18 +0000

@bluebec: You are correct! I saw a show on Discovery or TLC a while back on semi-trucks and they had a segment on these "road trains".

By: bluebec

bluebec — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:59:47 +0000

And yes, its called a “road train” and is only able to operate in certain states in Australia.

By: bluebec

bluebec — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:49:44 +0000

Repost, I posted that YEARS ago…. well ages anyway. Perhaps a year.

By: db_tanker

db_tanker — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:53:56 +0000

“Two days ago, I saw a vehicle that could haul that tanka…you want outa here? Talk to me”

By: db_tanker

db_tanker — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:52:25 +0000

@GrandAdmiralThrawn: definitely Aussie. The US DOT would never let anything like that roll around here. It needs about 10 miles to slow down.

By: GrandAdmiralThrawn

GrandAdmiralThrawn — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:31:10 +0000

Not America. Aussie maybe?

By: Sticky

Sticky — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:30:30 +0000

What I would give for a Barrett with one incendiary round….

By: ColombianMonkey

ColombianMonkey — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:50:04 +0000

YAY Gasoline!

By: Puulaahi

Puulaahi — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:29:30 +0000

Boooooo Oil

By: nobody knows

nobody knows — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:22:52 +0000

BIG BOMB!!!

By: thelotuseater725

thelotuseater725 — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:08:31 +0000

FUCKING AWESOME.

By: casemods

casemods — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:57:11 +0000

Like the new fast and furious

By: conan776

conan776 — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:50:37 +0000

Convoy!