Old Road

Signs on the freeway said the Old Road was closed between Mt White and
Somersby (both in NSW, Smee) this arvo. Not an on going problem I hope,
anyone know?

 

Motorcycle fatality this afternoon, was on this evenings TV news.

Al

 

Motorcyclist killed on Central Coast
December 19, 2004 - 6:04PM

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A motorcyclist was killed when his bike was clipped by a car on the
NSW Central Coast, police said today.

The accident happened on the Old Pacific Highway, between Somersby and
Mount White, about 2pm (AEDT).

A P-plate driver "lost control of his car and veered to the wrong side
of the road, where he deflected two motorbikes", a police spokesman
said.

"One of the motorcyclists died at the scene and the other was conveyed
to Gosford Hospital with minor injuries."

Police were interviewing the driver and closed the highway as crash
investigators looked into the accident.

The age of the motorcyclist was not known.

The death follows that of a young woman whose car ran off the road and
overturned in a paddock in south-west NSW today.

She was driving a VT Commodore sedan along Wargin Road, West Wyalong,
when the car left the road about 4.30am.

She was thrown from the car and died on impact, an ambulance spokesman
said.

A 17-year-old male passenger was trapped in the car and had to be cut
out by emergency crews.

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spinal injuries where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

 

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1274&storyid=2406931

P-plater crash: biker dies

December 19, 2004

A MOTORCYCLIST was killed when his bike was clipped by a car which
veered onto the wrong side of the road on the NSW central coast, police
said today.

The accident happened on the Old Pacific Highway, between Somersby and
Mt White, about 2pm (AEDT).

A P-plate driver “lost control of his car and veered to the wrong side
of the road, where he deflected two motorbikes”, a police spokesman said.

“One of the motorcyclists died at the scene and the other was conveyed
to Gosford Hospital with minor injuries.”

Police were interviewing the driver and closed the highway as crash
investigators looked into the accident.

The age of the motorcyclist was not known.

AAP

 

"Deflected?"

Cop-speak is getting stranger and stranger.

Moike

 

John Littler is of the opinion:

So for the next three weeks police will be targeting loud exhausts on the
old road, because that's clearly what caused the crash...

- Matt

 

Doubt it. You don't get double flybuys for loud exhausts.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

No, it wasn't just that they had loud exhausts, I'll bet they were speeding!
If you don't speed, you won't have an accident. Haven't you seen the ads?

 

Sadly, the number of 'boy racers' who try their best on the Old Road in
their minis etc. rarely keep to their own side of the road from my
experience. I've also noticed quite an increase in these groups lately -
wonder if this has anything to do with the new skirmish facility at Mt White
exposing the beloved OPH to a wider and likely 'appreciative' audience??


Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX

 

Well, if all else fails, you could always try one of them
microsleeps and/or a dodgy purple shirt.

G

 

After seeing just one too many of those signs, I tried a 'microsleep'. After
about three seconds I got nervous and opened my eyes again. Fortunately I
was still on the road.

Theo

 

.... and the emu was?

Cheers
Goaty

 

They have emus in Victoria? Aaaghh!
We don't have microsleep signs in WA.

Theo

 

Yeah, we train them to operate speed cameras.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

No, you're thinking of turkeys ...

Cheers
Goaty