Oh no, here we go.....
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 15:21
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Member - bushfix
Very ugly. The media will have a field day with this one. Could have been any vehicle, we don't know the full facts etc....oh dear, time to go bush again....
Reply By: Member - bushfix - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 15:23
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 15:23
dunno what happened to the link
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Reply By: Member - Browny (VIC) - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 15:31
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 15:31
Bushy,
mmmm, not the type of story we need, but I wonder how many parking inspectors are assulted a year and we only hear the one related to a 4by.
We need a "Man in 4wd rescues Lassie" type story.
Browny
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Follow Up By: Vince NSW - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:01
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:01
I've been looking for a Lassie to save for years. Allways willing to give up my time in a good cause.
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Follow Up By: Brad and His Disco - Thursday, Feb 24, 2005 at 00:13
Thursday, Feb 24, 2005 at 00:13
If these people hate 4wds mayb we should stop using them in the RFS (NSW Rural Fire Service) during the fire season to see how quickly they appreciate 4wds.
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Reply By: Wombat - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:08
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:08
"Moments later the inspector was hit by a car and was treated at the scene by ambulance officers for minor injuries." - Obviously he didn't have a bull bar.
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Follow Up By: Member - Smocky (NSW) - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 17:05
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 17:05
ROFLMAO.
Very good.
By the way, did you see that he was charged with "driving a motor vehicle furiously" What th!? I've been furious whilst driving plenty of times recently whilst listening to crap on talk back radio. Might go arrest myself.
By the way, my response to the actual incident is going to be
"So? what's your point? You think the 4WD is possessed and made him do it or do you think he probably would have reacted the same way if he had driven a Porch? Only a Porch would have cut off his legs."
Blame
the nut behind the wheel, not the car.
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Follow Up By: Member - Karl - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 17:31
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 17:31
And it obviously wasn't a Landcruiser!!!
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Reply By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:21
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 16:21
Yeah that's what I was thinking, if he can get hit by a 4wd in North
Sydney and only gain minor injuries out of it than what does that say about 4wd saftey? Must be pretty good eh? ;-)
LOL - What a crock of crap, yeah you can just see the editor was having a feild day with that one to try and make it look good. I wonder what really happened...
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Reply By: theshadows - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 20:10
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 20:10
how come when I accidently might have ran over one with my motorcycle I didnt get this attention.....NOT FAIR....mind you I might not have had plates on at the time....
mind you it might not have happened either mister plod reading this post...
shadow
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Reply By: Glenn (VIC) - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 20:12
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 20:12
The bloke must have strong to be able to pick up the 4wd and swing it to hit the Parking Officer.
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Reply By: D-Jack - Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 22:59
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 at 22:59
Funny you should mention this bushfix,
A year or so ago in SA (Norwood was the suburb) a man was mowed down by an 80 series on a footpath and died. The driver accidentally hit his mate instead of the intended victim incidentally, which matters not too much to my point. But is it that ALL 4WD OWNERS HAVE A PROPENSITY AND DISPOSITION TOWARD MURDER????!!!!! Some narrow minds may draw this conclusion.
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Reply By: fisho64 - Thursday, Feb 24, 2005 at 04:14
Thursday, Feb 24, 2005 at 04:14
narrow minds could draw any conclusion.
I know I have read plenty of stories of "hit by high powered vehicle" or "the elderly driver blah blah" etc etc. Perhaps the parking inspector WAS hit by a 4X4?
Newspaper articles can certainly appear (and be) biased.
But would you like your newspaper to read " a man was hit by a car today in australia" or " a bank was robbed today" and no more detail?
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