Why do some people continue to do it??

Geez...........you must go through some shoes? LOL

hi brian purdue
walking ahead might be the way to go on most crossings but in the case of the araluen crk if you had tried to walk ahead on that
they would be looking for you as well
so your opinion of waliking ahead just wouldnt mean anything but a more sensible accessment of the speed of the flow should have been done before they tried to drive through
but its easy in hindsight to come up with all the correct prcedures when its too late.

it will always be that there will be the invinsible 4wders that overstep the safety margins like in this case swollen fast flowing water will always pose a big problem to those who think there 4wd is an army tank

its a senseless waste of life and i feel for his family and loved ones
the article does'nt say who the driver was
43 poeple so far have also been resqued during the eastern states flooding over the past months from vehicles that have tried to cross swollenfast flowing water so humans it seems are very gullible to fast flood waterand this probably wont be be the last of someone doing like wise

No hairy, I can see as well as walk. If the mud looks bad - No. If the flow of water is too fast (look what is floating) - No. If the branches of the trees are hanging down too far - No.

Many many years ago I read an article. It was more or less in jest. "You cannot get there from here" There is ALWAYS an alternative. If not, sit where you are until things change. You got there. You can get back. May be some time but at least you are still alive and not causing any grief.

Perhaps you could contact his family and explain that theory to them DD. I'm sure it would be of great comfort to them.
Dave.

The end result is explanation enough and they now most probably agree.

What a pathetic comment. Unworthy of this site but for some odd reason tolerated.

Your reasoning is excellent, it is your basic assumptions that are wrong

Injudicious things or poorly chosen words are often spoken in haste. No leeway should be granted for vile posts such as yours on a public forum such as this.

You live and learn, or you don't live long dude and in your case your moral indignation is just jealousy with a halo.

Jealous of what exactly "dude"? Jealous of the fact that you have no understanding the difference between "moral indignation" and common decency and empathy? Or jealous perhaps of the fact that you got your understanding of Darwin's theory of natural selection off the back of a cornflake packet?

I've read some rubbish on here but yours is up with the best. The only reason it hasn't been howled down by many others is that they don't want the forum to decend to your level. At least I sincerely hope that's the case.

Stop 'sooking' and get on with your day

Pop down to your local library and borrow 'For Shame' by James B. Twitchell. You might learn something.

Yep people not doing the right thing and putting rescuers lives in danger. Several trapped and vehicles washed away in QLD.
IF IT'S FLOODED, FORGET IT.