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Title: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: duggie on February 21, 2014, 07:42:41 AM: Each week I have to drive 500 clicks to go to work, Out one week and back the following. During the drive I have to be alert enough to dodge, brake or swerve around a variety of wild life and the list is different depending on the time of day.

Kangaroos
Wallabies
Cattle
Deer
Ferrel pigs
Ferrel goats
Emu
Bustard turkey- Plain turkey
and millions of bloody Galah's

So far out of the list I have not yet hit any deer, emu , goat or bustard turkey's. My bull bar does get a work out some mornings as the kangaroo/wallabies are to numerous to miss.

cheers duggie
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: Mace on February 21, 2014, 07:56:42 AM: These Bas@%$ds as they cut across 3 lanes of traffice!!! ;D

(Have had to dodge a few deer in a previous life on the mainland, and there is heaps of road kill over here but havnt collected anything yet)
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: D4D on February 21, 2014, 07:59:15 AM: B-doubles and mad ute and van drivers :angel:
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: scarps on February 21, 2014, 08:00:13 AM: Mainly Kangaroos, but dogs seem to be more prevalent
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: Bird on February 21, 2014, 08:32:25 AM: mainly ****wit drivers who shouldn't have a license.. specially around Springvale and Box Hill where one member of the family gets a license for the whole extended family.
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: Diesel Power on February 21, 2014, 08:48:43 AM: The only thing I have to dodge is the Boss.............

Regards
Angus
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: dazzler on February 21, 2014, 10:31:43 AM: Burning FJ's and Jeeps and blown 3.0L Patrols.

Otherwise, all good. 8)
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: scarps on February 21, 2014, 11:17:15 AM: Quote from: dazzler on February 21, 2014, 10:31:43 AM
Burning FJ's and Jeeps and blown 3.0L Patrols.

Otherwise, all good. 8)
lol:-)
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: noel_w on February 21, 2014, 11:40:02 AM: Quote from: dazzler on February 21, 2014, 10:31:43 AM
Burning FJ's and Jeeps and blown 3.0L Patrols.

Otherwise, all good. 8)
You forgot to mention Tojo's with broken front diffs :laugh: :laugh:

I have to keep an eye out for these
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: Spada on February 21, 2014, 11:41:01 AM: I travel to work at 5am daily and never cease to be amazed at the dodgem derby of tradie utes.

Speed limits dont apply, stop signs are advisory only, red lights are only a rough guide, and god help you if you get in their way.
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: gordo350 on February 21, 2014, 12:44:50 PM: And whatever you do, don't follow them thru a roundabout. They spew nails out the sides

gordo350
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: McGirr on February 21, 2014, 12:53:35 PM: "P" platers ;D

Mark
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 12:57:00 PM: AT 5AM IVE GOT TO DODGE THESE BUGGERS!!!!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: dazzler on February 21, 2014, 12:58:12 PM: Quote from: noel_w on February 21, 2014, 11:40:02 AM
You forgot to mention Tojo's with broken front diffs :laugh: :laugh:

I have to keep an eye out for these
Well Touche! LOL

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Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: WilSurf on February 21, 2014, 01:04:32 PM: Glass on the road, car drivers who can't drive.
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: scarps on February 21, 2014, 01:09:46 PM: Caravans!!!!!!!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: 4wd26 on February 21, 2014, 01:20:47 PM: early mornings the occasional Koala
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: Bunyip on February 21, 2014, 01:48:34 PM: Yeah, I get the roos, possums, galahs (although i don't dodge them) and other assorted birds asking for trouble.

The Shuroos ($30 variety) seem to do a good job of alerting the bigger animals about my arrival and they tend to stay out of the way. Good thing considering I am in a Laser and reakon some of those roos would certainly come out better off.
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: weeds on February 21, 2014, 01:50:51 PM: Quote from: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 12:57:00 PM
AT 5AM IVE GOT TO DODGE THESE BUGGERS!!!!

are yes tour de suburb.........make sure you give us plenty of room
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: noel_w on February 21, 2014, 01:55:24 PM: Quote from: weeds on February 21, 2014, 01:50:51 PM
are yes tour de suburb.........make sure you give us plenty of room
I have two risers on my bullbar to line them up between :angel: :angel:
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: discoteddy on February 21, 2014, 02:21:29 PM: Little black wallabies attempting suicide at Lake George on the Federal HWY a bit of a worry when I'm in the Suzuki Swift!

Cheers

Disco teddy
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: laf on February 21, 2014, 02:44:14 PM: just spotted a new type of road kill on Warrego Hwy at Minden , a pile of venison with a red deer head untouched sitting on top

:'(
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: hainess on February 21, 2014, 04:21:13 PM: School dropoffs.

Enough said.

Rod
.
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 04:26:46 PM: Also living in Nth Qld we have to dodge a lot of these too!!!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: oldmate on February 21, 2014, 05:17:25 PM: Quote from: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 12:57:00 PM
AT 5AM IVE GOT TO DODGE THESE BUGGERS!!!!

Yep. Gold Coast is full of them. 55 year olds weighing in at 250kg with cool glasses slick back helmet and Lycra. 8) Yeah mate you keep riding.

Them and people that turn right from the left hand lane on a round about. Wake up idiots before someone t bones you!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: markymark on February 21, 2014, 05:27:03 PM: kangaroos every day, escapee sheep and cattle, the odd wombat, once in town it's the tourists and closer to work it's kids on scooters and bikes...I'm a teacher! An no, it's never crossed my mind to accidentally bump one off >:D
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: KingBilly on February 21, 2014, 06:23:20 PM: Had to dodge a wheelbarrow which fell off the back of a tradie's ute one night. A freckle puckering moment on a motorcycle.

KB
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: Barrabart on February 21, 2014, 07:47:52 PM: On my drive to work I dodge land crabs, pigs and village dogs........ and plenty of locals, lucky a lot of them wear hi-vis!!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: fishfinder on February 21, 2014, 07:50:16 PM: pubs
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: macca on February 21, 2014, 08:04:37 PM: Quote from: Lost on February 21, 2014, 08:32:25 AM
mainly ****wit drivers who shouldn't have a license.. specially around Springvale and Box Hill where one member of the family gets a license for the whole extended family.

X2, but add Doveton to your list
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 08:39:17 PM: Quote from: fishfinder on February 21, 2014, 07:50:16 PM
pubs

Lol :cup:

Lets be honest it is near impossible to dodge these especially on Friday Afternoons!!!!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: lino6 on February 21, 2014, 08:48:27 PM: I try to dodge work, doesn't often work though!

The odd echidna here and there. Today it seemed to be a lot of Ballarat swap meet attendees that needed dodging, as well as some drivers who can't understand that my trailer is really long and if you pull put into an intersection too far I might have to pull the bogey axles across you bonnet!!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: fishfinder on February 22, 2014, 04:01:26 AM: Quote from: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 08:39:17 PM
Lol :cup:

Lets be honest it is near impossible to dodge these especially on Friday Afternoons!!!!
but i am not driving TO work friday afternoons so I do drop in for a couple on the way home, but on the way to work I try to dodge them :)
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: xvprado on February 22, 2014, 06:28:29 AM: turbo chooks.....................................only in tasmania ???
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: austastar on February 22, 2014, 11:30:07 AM: Hi,
Driving to ..... ? Oh! Yes, that place.

Almost forgot that I used to do that.

It isn't there any more - they moved it somewhere into the city, so I retired.

cheers
Title: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: Marcus73 on February 22, 2014, 12:17:32 PM: Quote from: austastar on February 22, 2014, 11:30:07 AM
Hi,
Driving to ..... ? Oh! Yes, that place.

Almost forgot that I used to do that.

It isn't there any more - they moved it somewhere into the city, so I retired.

cheers

Yeah yeah rub it in. The downside of this is you're not as youthful as you once were .....To put it nicely :)

Sent from the machine that goes..... Bing!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: gordo350 on February 25, 2014, 12:59:16 PM: Hope no one needs to dodge this. Seen near shepparton apparently (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/25/5ave9aqe.jpg)

gordo350
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: Bird on February 25, 2014, 01:08:01 PM: Quote from: gordo350 on February 25, 2014, 12:59:16 PM
Hope no one needs to dodge this. Seen near shepparton apparently (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/25/5ave9aqe.jpg)

gordo350
Calling Fuji!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: lino6 on February 25, 2014, 01:17:54 PM: Quote from: gordo350 on February 25, 2014, 12:59:16 PM
Hope no one needs to dodge this. Seen near shepparton apparently (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/25/5ave9aqe.jpg)

gordo350

Can't be Shepparton, no one getting stabbed!!
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: bobnrob on February 26, 2014, 09:17:50 AM: Quote from: gordo350 on February 25, 2014, 12:59:16 PM
Hope no one needs to dodge this. Seen near shepparton apparently (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/25/5ave9aqe.jpg)

gordo350

How would they do that? Basket on ground, load, then HIAB onto roof!!! :D
Title: Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
Post by: JB on February 26, 2014, 09:36:08 AM: Quote from: wilson79 on February 21, 2014, 12:57:00 PM
AT 5AM IVE GOT TO DODGE THESE BUGGERS!!!!

I'm one of those Buggers!! Not quite 5am though, more quarter to 9!

Cheers

JB

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