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Offline duggie

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What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« 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.

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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #1 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)
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2014, 07:59:15 AM »
B-doubles and mad ute and van drivers :angel:
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2014, 08:00:13 AM »
Mainly Kangaroos, but dogs seem to be more prevalent
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2014, 08:48:43 AM »
The only thing I have to dodge is the Boss.............

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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2014, 10:31:43 AM »
Burning FJ's and Jeeps and blown 3.0L Patrols.

Otherwise, all good.   8)
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #7 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)
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #8 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
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #10 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

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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2014, 12:53:35 PM »

"P" platers  ;D

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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2014, 12:57:00 PM »
AT 5AM IVE GOT TO DODGE THESE BUGGERS!!!!
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #13 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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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2014, 01:04:32 PM »
Glass on the road, car drivers who can't drive.
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2014, 01:09:46 PM »
Caravans!!!!!!!
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2014, 01:20:47 PM »
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #17 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.
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #18 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
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #19 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:
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #20 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!

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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #21 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

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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2014, 04:21:13 PM »
School dropoffs.

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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2014, 04:26:46 PM »
Also living in Nth Qld we have to dodge a lot of these too!!!
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Re: What do you have to dodge when driving to work ?
« Reply #24 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!
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