140km straight road
Sep 24th 2006, 12:23 am
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140km straight road
Hi
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
Sep 24th 2006, 12:30 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by jeeva
Hi
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
Rod
Sep 24th 2006, 12:32 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by jeeva
Hi
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
Sep 24th 2006, 1:52 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by jeeva
Hi
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
Sep 24th 2006, 2:44 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by The Bloke
Plenty of radar traps for the speed-demons too.
Sep 24th 2006, 4:13 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by The Bloke
90-odd miles dead straight across the Nullabor Plain. Plenty of radar traps for the speed-demons too.
Sep 24th 2006, 6:32 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by jeeva
Hi
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
I recently heard that there is a 140km dead straight hwy in Aus !!
Does anyone know in which state this is? and which hwy/fwy/motorway?
Cheers
J
It's a hard slog (the longest gap between petrol stations is 200km), but well worth it for the experience and scenery.
I have driven from Perth to Adelaide and back on two occasions. The only time I saw speed cameras was when I entered the suburbs at either end - though there was a cop with a radar gun in Norseman (6443).
There were no speed cameras whatsoever on the Eyre Highway, and definitely not on the Nullabor. Which is just as well, as I drove at an average speed of 130km.
Oh, and Hutch - I wasn't aware that Australia had any static speed cameras. As far as I know, they're all mobile (either Multanovas, or hand-held radar guns).
Last edited by Vash the Stampede; Sep 24th 2006 at 6:44 am.
Sep 24th 2006, 7:02 am
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Re: 140km straight road
[QUOTE=Vash the Stampede]147km is dead straight, with no bends whatsoever.
Thanks for straightening that out
Thanks for straightening that out
Sep 24th 2006, 7:08 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Oh, and Hutch - I wasn't aware that Australia had any static speed cameras. As far as I know, they're all mobile (either Multanovas, or hand-held radar guns).
Static in Vic - they are all over the place.
Sep 24th 2006, 7:09 am
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Re: 140km straight road
you will find that when you are clocking up to and over a 1000ks a day to get anywhere in australia that the 147kms is nothing ,i couldnt even remember it when i did it .
Sep 24th 2006, 7:11 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
It's the Eyre Highway, and it's 1,675km long - of which about 147km is dead straight, with no bends whatsoever. You will use it if you travel the 2,600km from Perth to Adelaide (or vice versa).
It's a hard slog (the longest gap between petrol stations is 200km), but well worth it for the experience and scenery.
I have driven from Perth to Adelaide and back on two occasions. The only time I saw speed cameras was when I entered the suburbs at either end - though there was a cop with a radar gun in Norseman (6443).
There were no speed cameras whatsoever on the Eyre Highway, and definitely not on the Nullabor. Which is just as well, as I drove at an average speed of 130km.
Oh, and Hutch - I wasn't aware that Australia had any static speed cameras. As far as I know, they're all mobile (either Multanovas, or hand-held radar guns).
It's a hard slog (the longest gap between petrol stations is 200km), but well worth it for the experience and scenery.
I have driven from Perth to Adelaide and back on two occasions. The only time I saw speed cameras was when I entered the suburbs at either end - though there was a cop with a radar gun in Norseman (6443).
There were no speed cameras whatsoever on the Eyre Highway, and definitely not on the Nullabor. Which is just as well, as I drove at an average speed of 130km.
Oh, and Hutch - I wasn't aware that Australia had any static speed cameras. As far as I know, they're all mobile (either Multanovas, or hand-held radar guns).
Sep 24th 2006, 7:14 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by sassenach
No ticket machines for me either and i have been across to melbourne and back ,didnt see one cop
Sep 24th 2006, 7:18 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by Ozzidoc
Static in Vic - they are all over the place.
Though I didn't see any when I was in Victoria a couple of months ago. What do they look like?
Sep 24th 2006, 7:26 am
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Re: 140km straight road
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Well, that's a bonus. At least you always know where they are.
Though I didn't see any when I was in Victoria a couple of months ago. What do they look like?
Though I didn't see any when I was in Victoria a couple of months ago. What do they look like?
Sep 24th 2006, 7:31 am
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Re: 140km straight road
I like the way they tell you on the news where the camera's are ever morning. Kinda defeats the object though doesn't it.
