Today tonight have the answer

If they didnt hit the power poles, they surely would have their car parked in your front bedroom or living room.

Eric,
Even worse, I hate those poles that 'jump out' in front of you when you have an accident! lol

Leroy

Hang on guys - I have to disagree with the general thrust of these comments. While I agree they don't jump our in front of you, nevertheless they can be placed in more or less dangerous locations. I live in Tasmania and am very disturbed at how many power poles (called hydro poles here) are placed on the OUTSIDE of bends and corners. In most cases there is absolutely no obvious reason why they are not situated on the INSIDE of the bends so that a car leaving the road, which is many times more likely to do so under the influence of momentum and centrifugal force, via the outside of the corner!

I know there will be some dogooders who will say "if you weren't speeding in the first place, hadn't been drinking etc then you wouldn't have left the road and hit the pole". But, hey, anyone can make a mistake, hit ice, hit oil, hit an animal. have a blowout, mechanical failure etc etc and if the clever people keep placing man made, potentially fatal obstacles on the outside of the corners then more people are going to die or be injured, sometimes in very innocent circumstances.

Interested in your thoughts
Mark

Eric,

I worked for the SCC,Sydney Electricity, Energy Aust for 35 years.
and the only thing that I can say is why do people deliberately try and
demolish the POWER POLES.
All that I can say if you hit one it will cost you a lot of money because on
to all the costs is a levy of 150% oncosts.

An ironbark does'nt crack that easy.

Cheers Aston

It is true that a lto of poles are placed were they are in dangerous positions.
Up in Qld most of the wireing is now under ground around brisbane and the traffic light poles are colapse safely.

Maybe the rest of Australia should follow Qld's example.

shadow

I must have been all of 14 y/o when this subject first come up in the media.
It seems to crop up regularly.

Now, some may agree, and some disagree...... that is good. ( The subject, not my age... )

But one thing remains............

The networks are short on stories!

I remember whilst doing some sort of course or something, we had to read a column in a newspaper which was photocopied, and handed around to us.

We then had to form personal opinions on the column, and then voice them in turn. The item was about something that was close to our heart, but I can't remember what exactly.

Turns out the column was written in the 1800's!!!

Talk about history repeating itself.

Imagine doing 4 years of Journalism, then getting a crap hack job doing that sort of coverage....
..... no wonder Peter Parker changed into Spiderman, and Clark Kent changed into Superman...... to get some reality!!

Cheers

Wolfie

Folks,

One of the pieces of roadside furniture on the safest of roads in Victoria is a camera pole that watches silently, but over a small cross. It is only about three kilometres from the Werribee turnoff on the Geelong side.

In Europe we would find a trampoline or guide so that piece of furniture would not have that cross to be sentinel over. It is good to focus on the dangers to all in otherwise such safe situations.

I'm suprised that they didn't blame a 4wd or bullbar for the poles being in the way!!

Hey if the UK cops got a power pole speeding with a speedcamera, surely they are a deadly thing to have around the streets.

Gday Eric
Yes, i am amazed too. Power polls dont kill...the sudden stop and lack of give in their design does though, not to mention what they hold up out of the way....
what about the list compiled to help Teens help themselves.....all negitives, no mention of extra training in driver skill (like the bikes do for their L and or p plates) no new ideas to help teach by example...like those drive your car with 2 beers under the belt and hit a cardboard kid, etc etc etc. Things that will change their attitude b4 an accident or a family of their own does.....
Andrew