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What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?

Started by duggie, February 21, 2014, 07:42:41 AM

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duggie

Each week I have to drive 500 clicks to go to work, Out one week and back the following. During the drive I have to be alert enough to dodge, brake or swerve around a variety of wild life and the list is different depending on the time of day.

Kangaroos
Wallabies
Cattle
Deer
Ferrel pigs
Ferrel goats
Emu
Bustard turkey- Plain turkey
and millions of bloody Galah's

So far out of the list I have not yet hit any deer, emu , goat or bustard turkey's. My bull bar does get a work out some mornings as the kangaroo/wallabies are to numerous to miss.

cheers duggie


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These Bas@%$ds as they cut across 3 lanes of traffice!!!  ;D

(Have had to dodge a few deer in a previous life on the mainland, and there is heaps of road kill over here but havnt collected anything yet)
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scarps

Mainly Kangaroos, but dogs seem to be more prevalent

Bird

mainly ****wit drivers who shouldn't have a license.. specially around Springvale and Box Hill where one member of the family gets a license for the whole extended family.
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The only thing I have to dodge is the Boss.............

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Burning FJ's and Jeeps and blown 3.0L Patrols.

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noel_w

Quote from: dazzler on February 21, 2014, 10:31:43 AM
Burning FJ's and Jeeps and blown 3.0L Patrols.

Otherwise, all good.   8)
You forgot to mention Tojo's with broken front diffs  :laugh: :laugh:


I have to keep an eye out for these
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I travel to work at 5am daily and never cease to be amazed at the dodgem derby of tradie utes.

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Quote from: noel_w on February 21, 2014, 11:40:02 AM
You forgot to mention Tojo's with broken front diffs  :laugh: :laugh:


I have to keep an eye out for these
Well Touche!  LOL


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Yeah, I get the roos, possums, galahs (although i don't dodge them) and other assorted birds asking for trouble.

The Shuroos ($30 variety) seem to do a good job of alerting the bigger animals about my arrival and they tend to stay out of the way. Good thing considering I am in a Laser and reakon some of those roos would certainly come out better off.
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weeds

Quote from: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 12:57:00 PM
AT 5AM IVE GOT TO DODGE THESE BUGGERS!!!!

are yes tour de suburb.........make sure you give us plenty of room

noel_w

Quote from: weeds on February 21, 2014, 01:50:51 PM
are yes tour de suburb.........make sure you give us plenty of room
I have two risers on my bullbar to line them up between  :angel: :angel:
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Little black wallabies attempting suicide at Lake George on the Federal HWY a bit of a worry when I'm in the Suzuki Swift!

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laf

just spotted a new type of road kill on Warrego Hwy at Minden , a pile of venison with a red deer head untouched sitting on top

:'(

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wilson79

Also living in Nth Qld we have to dodge a lot of these too!!!
Regards,

Wilson79


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Quote from: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 12:57:00 PM
AT 5AM IVE GOT TO DODGE THESE BUGGERS!!!!

Yep. Gold Coast is full of them. 55 year olds weighing in at 250kg with cool glasses slick back helmet and Lycra. 8)  Yeah mate you keep riding.

Them and people that turn right from the left hand lane on a round about. Wake up idiots before someone t bones you!
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