2 June 2013

Parkway smash

2 June 2013 | By johnboy

ACT Policing’s Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Team are investigating a two vehicle collision last night (Saturday, June 1) in Canberra’s south.

Around 9:50pm two vehicles collided on the Tuggeranong Parkway, causing one vehicle to spin out of control and hit a tree.

An 18-year-old man was trapped in the car and ACT Fire & Rescue extracted the teenager.

The man was transported to The Canberra Hospital with life threatening injuries.

A female passenger in the same vehicle was transported to hospital for precautionary measures.

The driver and passenger in the second vehicle did not suffer any injuries.
Superintendent Kylie Flower of Traffic Operations said that drivers need to be cautious on the roads given the weather conditions.

“The inclement weather offers a timely reminder to Canberra drivers to slow down, turn their lights on and always drive to the conditions; this includes taking the initiative to pull over, when safe to do so, if conditions become too dangerous” Superintendent Flower said.

[Courtesy ACT Policing]

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eily6:59 pm 07 Jun 13

stormboy said :

I recently saw a ute with a sticker on it that said, “I’m a vet, therefore I drive like an animal”.

Suddenly I realised how many gynocologists there must be on the roads in Canberra.

Or proctologists.

switch3:32 pm 07 Jun 13

stormboy said :

I recently saw a ute with a sticker on it that said, “I’m a vet, therefore I drive like an animal”.

Suddenly I realised how many gynocologists there must be on the roads in Canberra.

You mean they drive like pussies?

patrick_keogh3:21 pm 07 Jun 13

stormboy said :

I recently saw a ute with a sticker on it that said, “I’m a vet, therefore I drive like an animal”.

Suddenly I realised how many gynocologists there must be on the roads in Canberra.

Gold.

stormboy2:47 pm 07 Jun 13

I recently saw a ute with a sticker on it that said, “I’m a vet, therefore I drive like an animal”.

Suddenly I realised how many gynocologists there must be on the roads in Canberra.

James-T-Kirk2:18 pm 07 Jun 13

Wily_Bear said :

milkman said :

steveu said :

when it rains, speed limit on the parkway should be 80.

When it rains, Canberrans could tailgate less, put their lights on and take care.

And stop texting.

Nooooooo!! If they stop us texting, then we can’t tell our mates we will be 2 minutes late to the pub because of the people driving slowly!

James-T-Kirk2:17 pm 07 Jun 13

KB1971 said :

Felix the Cat said :

Seriously, how do they manage to have a crash on one of the straightest and smoothest roads in Canberra?

Quite easy in the rain, the Tuggeranong Parkway doesn’t drain particularly well and can get sheets of water on it from the drain points in the concrete barriers. I have a few hairy moments with water on that road.

Of course, we must never forget the typical Canberra drivers tendency to maintain a maximum vehicle spacing of about 30cm at 100Km/h, which makes for interesting times when the car in front decides to break suddenly when they look up from their paper and discover that they missed their turnoff….,

c_c™2:08 pm 07 Jun 13

KB1971 said :

Felix the Cat said :

Seriously, how do they manage to have a crash on one of the straightest and smoothest roads in Canberra?

Quite easy in the rain, the Tuggeranong Parkway doesn’t drain particularly well and can get sheets of water on it from the drain points in the concrete barriers. I have a few hairy moments with water on that road.

I’m curious, what tyres do you have on your car?

I’ve had three types of tyre on my car over its life and how each has dealt with the wet has made a remarkable difference. On my current tyres, that stretch is not an issue at all doing 100 in the wet. On the previous type, still wasn’t a concern (but not as good) and on the original OEMs, I’d actually agree that it could be quite treacherous.

There’s talk on here about speed limits and road surface but they’re both useless if the rubber isn’t up to scratch.

astrojax1:01 pm 07 Jun 13

steveu said :

when it rains, speed limit on the parkway should be 80.

it should be 30 all the time – that way, when ‘hoons’ do double the speed limit, they’ll still actually be driving fairly safely on that stretch of road [albeit copping hefty fines and lengthy disqualification periods]. someone make me transport minister, quick.

fromthecapital10:48 am 07 Jun 13

tim_c said :

steveu said :

when it rains, speed limit on the parkway should be 80.

No thanks, I don’t really want to live in a nanny State (or Territory). Someone who needs a maximum speed mandated for every changing condition should have their licence reconsidered. Part of driving is making decisions about what is safe, even if it means going slower than the posted limit. If a driver needs someone else to dictate this for them, we might be better off if they went back to a Learner class licence as it seems they need a properly licensed driver to supervise them at all times.

milkman said :

When it rains, Canberrans could tailgate less, put their lights on and take care.

Good list but was your omission of the need to “slow down and, potentially, drive significantly below the speed limit” deliberate or accidental?

Nah, that’s nonsense – we all know you should drive faster to get home quicker because, statistically, the less time you spend on the road, the less chance you have of being in a collision 🙂

That kind rule works well on french highways… 130 when dry, 110 when wet. Makes a lot of sense

tim_c10:19 am 07 Jun 13

steveu said :

when it rains, speed limit on the parkway should be 80.

No thanks, I don’t really want to live in a nanny State (or Territory). Someone who needs a maximum speed mandated for every changing condition should have their licence reconsidered. Part of driving is making decisions about what is safe, even if it means going slower than the posted limit. If a driver needs someone else to dictate this for them, we might be better off if they went back to a Learner class licence as it seems they need a properly licensed driver to supervise them at all times.

milkman said :

When it rains, Canberrans could tailgate less, put their lights on and take care.

Good list but was your omission of the need to “slow down and, potentially, drive significantly below the speed limit” deliberate or accidental?

Nah, that’s nonsense – we all know you should drive faster to get home quicker because, statistically, the less time you spend on the road, the less chance you have of being in a collision 🙂