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Presti35
Dick Lee for Legend Status
Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Location: London, England
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How often do people drive (turning right) through the lights when pedestrians are walking across with the green man?
There's a notorious intersection on Keilor road in Niddrie where there's near misses just about daily. _________________ A Goal Saved Is 2 Goals Earned! |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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On the west coast of the USA the drivers are ridiculously tolerant of pedestrians. On the other hand, plant yourself at the corner of Elizabeth and Franklin Sts in the City and watch. I have NFI how we don't get 2-3 deaths per day. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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I remember once crossing at the green signal on the Acland Street/Fitzroy Street intersection in St Kilda and got some guy in a ute turning right beeping his horn and telling me to “hurry up”. I made sure to stare at him blankly and walk extra slowly the rest of the way across. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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Pies4shaw
pies4shaw
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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It's no challenge if you're walking against the red light.
Anyway, since when do people try to cross roads in Niddrie without full armour? That sort of behaviour might get them killed. |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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You should try tourist season in Tocumwal. There's no traffic lights at all, people are expected to use common sense which is interesting when you pile a thousand Melbournians into a NSW country town _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Pies4shaw
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Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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^ Well, it's a long walk to the sea when you're in Tocumwal, so people could be a bit confused in "tourist season" there. |
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ronrat
Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Thailand
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try living in thailand . they had to turn them off here on beach rd because tourists were getting killed by traffic going through both ways.on footpaths,on phones, wrong way on one way streets. 10 year olds riding motorbikes. _________________ Annoying opposition supporters since 1967. |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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Pies4shaw wrote: | ^ Well, it's a long walk to the sea when you're in Tocumwal, so people could be a bit confused in "tourist season" there. |
Not everyone wants salt water, I was up there over the weekend and the campers are everywhere, nearly up to January levels when you easily get an extra thousand plus in the town.
And they aren't all camped on the beaches, lots are just on bushland overlooking the river _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Pies4shaw
pies4shaw
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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Sea or Murray Valley encephalitis. It’s a difficult choice. |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
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No sharks, sting rays or blue ring Octopus in the Murray
The occasional tiger snake going for a swim is as easy to avoid as a drunken jet ski pilot _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Pies4shaw
pies4shaw
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Don’t speak about TP like that, Stui. |
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stui magpie
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_________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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