More dangerous to drive on Fraser Island.
Submitted: Sunday, Jul 26, 2009 at 23:20
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Lex M (Brisbane)
This is going to make it harder to identify and dodge the hire cars if they don't have the usual flapping tarp on top.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25833469-3102,00.html
Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 07:03
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 07:03
I agree Lex, maybe they should have a
Orange Dune Flag on them so we can give them a wide berth, but it's good to see the recommendations might save lives, and they reckon a third of the hire vehicles inspected didn't pass the inspection, geez over the years I have seen plenty of them broken down up there.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 07:10
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 07:10
Anybody know what the problems found were that required a third of the hire vehicles being taken off the road ?
KK
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Follow Up By: Mr Pointyhead - Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 07:47
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 07:47
Rust ?.
I have seen hire vehicles on Fraser where the chassis rails where just about rusted through
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Follow Up By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 09:03
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 09:03
One time when we were
camping up there a Hire Vehicle pulled up, it was over heated, when it cooled down, we found that the Radiator was nearly empty, there was no visible leaks in it, anyway I topped it up and they went on their way, another time we got flagged down, they had trouble with the Battery, it was empty also.
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Reply By: Lex M (Brisbane) - Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 08:53
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 08:53
Last trip I got flagged down by a group of Scandanavians in a hired hilux with a flat. They didn't know where the jack was stored.
I couldn't believe a vehicle with that much rust could hang together.
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Reply By: Member - Allan B (QLD) - Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 09:46
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 09:46
Looks like there will be some rusty Troopies on the market. Buyers beware!
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Reply By: D200Dug- Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 22:16
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 22:16
A few emails to Dept of transport may clean out the operators.
It never hurts to remind the office in
Brisbane what is going on in the real world.
I doubt they would think to set up a vehicle inspection at the
rainbow barge.
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Follow Up By: D200Dug- Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 22:18
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 at 22:18
From the article
"It follows a recent Queensland Transport sweep of the hire-drive industry from Fraser Island to
Rainbow Beach, in which more than a third of vehicles checked were taken off the road."
I was wrong on this one :-)
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Reply By: Member - greg S (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 28, 2009 at 08:28
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2009 at 08:28
Here are some piccies that I took of a hire vehicle on a trip to Fraser Is.Image Could Not Be FoundImage Could Not Be FoundImage Could Not Be FoundImage Could Not Be Found
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