4 wd'ers - why do they do some things???

Member form Teege:

Don't worry, no need for alicensae because its a self-correcting flaw: once they've killed that child, they can see if they can do better on the next one!

saw similar in the Simpson Desert a month back, some guy with his young kids on the roofrack and another half hanging out the window as they negotiated the sand dunes. after the vehicle rolls will be to late to realise for them unfortunately.

Maybe another candidate for the Darwin Award

It also clearly demonstrates that an IQ greater than your hat size is not required to breed........even single cell organisms can perform that function.

So what, the kid is sitting behind the bulbar with his legs hanging over the front, the water looks below the sills, can't people have a little fun anymore?

One of the problems with natural selection, is that it sometimes seems to work so slowly! Last time we were there, there were a couple of fishermen near those crossing markers.......... and also this.... not far from them.
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Low & slow water ... look at the vehicle wake

steady speed with no jolting ....

Big Deal.

Kid probably has motorbikes or horses he has wilder rides on .....

And as for running over him as mentioned above ..... Oh yeah ... my first reaction would be to hit the accelerator ..... if I saw my kid slip off the front ..... pffftttttt

e-bay would be a better spot for bulk cotton wool purchases than EO - I WOULD have thought ....

There much worse parents in this world than that.
I think that kid is lucky to have a family who go on trips like that and actually allow the kids a bit of freedom to do the stuff that kids would have done in days gone by without second though.
Yes something bad could happen but you know the parent is the one who would have to live with that for the rest of their lives. I'm sure we've all done things that we thought were a good idea at the time and maybe not so good in hind sight?

I'm not that old (30) but I remember on a weekend type trip, small group of us going out bush just on a camping trip, the camp was run by a high school teacher and I'd say probably in his own time. I remember some of us were riding on the roofrack of the troopie for fun, dodging any low branches. On another trip (canyoning) must have taken a lot longer than planned because we didn't get home until like midnight.

And you know what those are probably some of my most memorable times growing up.

I've experienced the other side of life too, frequently being in the car where the driver would have been over the limit (alcoholic) and once he was so drunk that it was safer for his teenage unlicensed son to drive. Try a life where your parent's friends or acquaintances are alcoholics and gamblers, that's certainly not much fun, I think I'd much rather sit on the bonnet of a sober and responsible adults car!

You know one could be politically correct and wrapped up in cotton wool all their life and still suffer a great tradgedy (weather it's their own life or a loved one) and on the other hand idiots can get away with murder!

Yes people do some stupid things I agree, but sometimes you have to remember that there are much worse things that could be done. I mean just look at the schools in Qld banning kids doing hand stands and cartwheels or whatever, sometimes being politically correct just goes too far. But in the end you're entitled to your opinion and so am I. You say what they're doing is stupid, I say it's risky but it's at their own risk, maybe it's a risk I'd take maybe not, you can't always know that unless you are in the same circumstances.

We used to ride on the bonnet all the time as kids. Going slow of course.

Also used to live on the back of the ute too, never rode inside if you went anywhere in a ute. Does make me shiver nowadays though thinking about it all.

But i also used to thrash motorbikes and cars around too, at a very young age. My first traffic offence was when i was 14, taken home by the cops for a number of offences. None were anything serious, just a cop with a serious chip on his shoulder. Parents didnt care, and let me go straight back. The other cop was embarrassed to be with him.

These days kids do need to be shown the real world instead of growing up inside playing computer games.

Hi Teege

What you have pointed out is quite common at Ivanhoe Crossiing, and yes, I get quite concerned when I see it. There has been comment that there are no salties around that area, Johnsons are Freshies with the longer snout, and I have seen at least three larger crocs with a rounded snout, they are salties.

Where the heck did this myth come from that freshies won't attack. If a female is guarding her nest, she will attack without provocation, if you are in the area. They may not do a lot of damage, but tell that to a small child who could be seriously injured. Crocs are at the top of their food chain, they are successful hunters, that is why they are some of the only surviving dinosaurs.

The youngster on the bonnet is obviously a teenager, and by the way they are sitting, I would say the legs are wrapped into the bull bar. That may not justify what is happening, but the driver in that instance is in control. The wqave in front of the vehicle is very small, telling me that the speed is not an issue.

Incidnetally, a croc sunning itself on a rock is not in the mood for hunting. It would quickly get away if disturbed. The local Aboriginal people, some of whom I know quite well, eat croc meat. I find it too oily, but still a decent feed when the gut is rumbling.

I guess a case like the opne photographed is up to the individual.

Cheers

Marc

What if...what if...what if.

Go and get a life people! No, hang on, lets wrap those kids in the proverbial cottonwool so they can never experience some of the (mis)adventure we had as a kid. Let's stamp on the derring-do and pull back on that caution that's in the wind. Let's give our kids such a boring existence that the only adrenaline they will ever get is from an 'ultra realistic'computer game.

Then, and only then, will they be armed with all the life skills to guide them through their life as they obviously will be broadly experienced.

So now I might settle in and spend the rest of the night trolling through pics on the internet to place on this forum so we can judge and berate the actions of others from our armchairs on high.

There are much much much more dangerous things that we expose our kids to every day but are utterly ignorant of it.

Jeeez.

Growing up as kids we used to ride around the paddock on boards tied to the trailer while dad fed hay. Slide down the hill on bits of whatever we could find. As we got older the games got more serious. We used to freeze large tubs of ice and slide down the hill on them until that got boring so then we towed them around the footy oval at 60 km/h. I remember coming off and loosing half the skin off my front. We used to roll a hessian bag up in chiken wire, soak it in desiel then light it and play soccer with it at night. So I don't think I have a right to judge the people in the photo.
There are a lot of what ifs in people arguments. What if I have a car crash tomorrow, what if I get mugged, what if I die tonight when I go to slept.
I have spent a large part of my life working with "at risk youth" and troubled young people. Most of these kids get into trouble cause they are bored. Why are they bored?? Cause they can't do the things we did growing up because "what if". When we are sitting around the camp fire telling these kids the things we used to do as kids they are dumb founded.
We never needed drugs or alcohol to have a high. Our high was fun. Did we ever get hurt, oh yeah big time but it taught us resiluance, and taught us to take educacated risks. It taught us to value life. Accidents happen, and I'm not saying to be stupid, but we need to be able to enjoy life and yes we will get hurt at times.

Cool.......looks like fun.
Something my kids would want to do.
And Id let them if the conditions were right.

My Daughter has been riding horses since she was 7....you couldnt throw her off a bonnet if you tried.
As for my son....Id probably have to tie him on so he didnt try and jump off and do a bomb on the low side.


Hahahahahaha....Its safer than letting your kids walk to school in the cities.

Cheers