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Some wonderful photos, though no video is a bummer.
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Join Date: May 2006
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Anyone can drive along the Stuart and do the same, some nice scenery and some parts which are ordinary (I've done the trip more than a few times). Might be interesting to see the speedo neddle pegged, but what is the point?
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Yes its legal, but for how long? People publicising how fast a car can go on a public road should just be kept quiet and not plastered on the media. Not long before one of the aforementioned minds perk up and say 'what if blah blah', even if nobody gets hurt, which is the basis of the new hoon laws, etc, etc the basis of all of them is 'what if', even if it the activity was in perfectly safe conditions and nobody was hurt.
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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"A one year open speed trial commenced on 1 February 2014 on a section of the Stuart Highway north of Alice Springs to just south of Barrow Creek. From 1 September 2014 the existing open speed trial will include a new 72 kilometre stretch of the Highway from Barrow Creek to just south of the Ali Curung Rail Overpass" http://www.transport.nt.gov.au/safet...en-speed-trial
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lake Macquarie, NSW
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The sections of (//) are not the problem with NT's road toll to date, stands two higher than same time last year.
Swiss campaigning to have their 120kmh (75mph) motorway limit raised to 140kmh - to better reflect conditions:- For those of you with Facebook:- https://www.facebook.com/#!/140er
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ORDER FORD AUSTRALIA PART NO: AM6U7J19G329AA. This is a European-UN/AS3790B Spec safety-warning triangle used to give advanced warning to approaching traffic of a vehicle breakdown, or crash scene (to prevent secondary). Stow in the boot area. See your Ford dealer for this $35.95 safety item & when you buy a new Ford, please insist on it! See Page 83, part 4.4.1 http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/media...eSafePart4.pdf |
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That's bloody stupid.
The open limit is there so you can sit on a good, controllable speed through the straight wide bits, not so you can try and pull 280kph to beat some other ******. This sorta crap is exactly what's gonna end up getting the trial removed. I'm fine with taking your own car down and seeing what it does but don't do a damn article about it. Won't be long before the "Speed Kills" Brigade reads this and starts their whinging again. |
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They'll whinge anyway, irrespective of whatever happens on a bit of derestricted road.
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