The 2002 "final toll" was 571, which is 47 or 9% worse than 2001. But no, they spin it as "the third lowest figure since 1949 and follows a record low in 2001...
What a starnge way to describe it - dont worry about 'feeling sorry for the families that have lost someone' - no Its a discraceful! Shit - why not go and...
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Jan 1, 2003 8:16 pm
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Greetings, Kim Jupe wants you to know about a story on www.theage.com.au Personal Message: "point to point cameras on the Hume Highway". All that will achieve...
Mr kerr seems to be on good terms with Scruby - he always goes to him for a quote or too no matter how meaningless they are. It will be intersting to see if...
xffalcon@...
Jan 1, 2003 8:21 pm
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Where wil the justification be for point to point on the Hume? How many fatal accidents does that road - all duplicated and in good nick? Is the Hume the...
xffalcon@...
Jan 1, 2003 8:25 pm
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As part of the Vic GovCo "speed kills" propaganda, VicRoads released a number of "fact sheets" on 13/12/02, about the draconian new penalties that came into...
All, There has been prime-time saturation level anti-speed advertising in Brisbane in the last few days. It looks like govco are trying to buy the media, or...
Hmm, I bet if it had been a camera van that had caught her "speeding" she would have been able to continue on her Merry way! "Metro North regional traffic...
"The cause is still being determined but police say there's nothing to indicate that excessive speed was involved." Santa came late, it appears..... ...
Kim Jupe ( kimjupe@... ) suggested you might be interested in this http://heraldsun.com.au report and added this note: A couple of delicious ironies...
Someone get me a bucket quick - Geezus Sensationalistic journalism gives me the shits...and what do you expect families to say at such a tragic time - they'll ...
xffalcon@...
Jan 2, 2003 8:20 pm
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Greetings, Kim Jupe wants you to know about a story on www.smh.com.au Personal Message: And the solution to these sub-standard local roads? More and more...
Greetings, Kim Jupe wants you to know about a story on www.theage.com.au Personal Message: "So what causes these horrific accidents?" Obviously, these people...
The Age 03/01/03 Letter to the Editor Stop bleating and get serious about the road toll Let's face it. Appeals to drivers to be considerate, sensible, ...
Here we go again - one idiot caught driving at excessive speed, and suddenly we are all tarred with the same brush. What about the old fogie who reversed over...
The usual GovCo BS. The Minister still lists "speeding" as the #1 cause of road deaths. She still rabbits on about "stronger police enforcement and emphasis on...
They did not publish mine MFL ... From: Kim Jupe To: NMAA Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 7:50 AM Subject: [NMAA] Age letter to editor The Age 03/01/03 Letter...
The current hysteria on the road toll reminds me of the old socialist theory that nobody really had to work hard as the Government would give them the money...
Harry Wood
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Jan 3, 2003 2:13 am
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Kim Jupe ( kimjupe@... ) suggested you might be interested in this http://theadvertiser.com.au report and added this note: My electronic feedback...
Sydney Morning Herald letter to the Editor 04/01/03 http://www.smh.com.au/letters/index.html I didn't see this story in the electronic version of yesterday's...
"All except one of the Christmas deaths involved single vehicle crashes where the drivers were responsible." Most of these were rural crashes, and it is odds...
ABC News - 04/01/03 : Official road toll ends with grim increase in deaths http://www.abc.net.au/news/2003/01/item20030104002038_1.htm The official holiday...
Excuse the first post - it "sent" before I was ready. As usual, Plod accuses the demon speed as the number one culprit, despite little or no evidence that it...
Their quote 22 Motorcyclists were killed the highest ever is another BIG LIE. 1986 = 44 1986 38 1987 39 1988 28 1989 27 1990...
Marshall & Marion PET...
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Jan 4, 2003 12:50 am
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They didn't publish mine which was a little more explicit in terms of numbers and was written as NMAA ... From: Kim Jupe To: NMAA Sent: Saturday, January 04,...
