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Old 17-02-2010, 05:46 PM   #1
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Check this out, taken from ABC.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/02/17/2822287.htm

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Old 17-02-2010, 05:50 PM   #2
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Just saw that on news.com.au. Insane
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Mmmm good idea to pull off the road and do a U-turn instead of sitting in the middle of a highway waiting to get hit.
Lucky the trucky knew how to handle his rig.
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Should read "Truckie misses out on becoming national hero"
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Should read "Truckie misses out on becoming national hero"
thats what i thought. he was nearly a very popular guy.
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Old 17-02-2010, 06:13 PM   #7
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Should read "Truckie misses out on becoming national hero"
I didn't realise Tony Abbott carpooled with Chairman Rudd.
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Old 17-02-2010, 06:47 PM   #8
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Should read "Truckie misses out on becoming national hero"
I'll pay that one... Brilliant.
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I'm surprised the truckie got recognised as being a "good driver". Usually the truck drivers are responsible for global warming and clubbing baby seals in the eyes of the media.
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Video does not show whether he was crossing double white lines does it?
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But what you're not seeing was that Tony Abbott was stopped there for quite a while and a lot of cars
were filing through on his left, the truck driver didn't see him and nearly did us all a favor...
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Oh, so now it's "cool" if someone dies on the roads is it?

Just because you don't like/agree with the man doesn't make some of the above comments right.
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Oh, so now it's "cool" if someone dies on the roads is it?
Well said, one minute, "so tragic! lets make news laws" , then it's "would have been awsummmm" *insert bogan voice*

Grow up, bloody lucky no one was hurt.
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But what you're not seeing was that Tony Abbott was stopped there for quite a while and a lot of cars
were filing through on his left, the truck driver didn't see him and nearly did us all a favor...

umm... no! the mini bus pulled out in front of the truck!! if it was the truck driver at fault, it would be all over the media, make no mistake!
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Well said, one minute, "so tragic! lets make news laws" , then it's "would have been awsummmm" *insert bogan voice*

Grow up, bloody lucky no one was hurt.
I've never used the word tragic...

Oh wait here's one for ya kezzer..lucky he wasn't driving a SIDI commo's or he would have been mince meet!
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I've never used the word tragic...

Oh wait here's one for ya kezzer..lucky he wasn't driving a SIDI commo's or he would have been mince meet!
Whats that got to do with anything? He probably is, so dont see your point, if there was one... :
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I've never used the word tragic...

Oh wait here's one for ya kezzer..lucky he wasn't driving a SIDI commo's or he would have been mince meet!
No, but plenty have on these here forums of late.

If he had of been driving a SIDI commo this wouldn't have happened at all, he'd still be on his way. :
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Oh, so now it's "cool" if someone dies on the roads is it?

Just because you don't like/agree with the man doesn't make some of the above comments right.
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Indeed the truck driver was blinded to the existence of the Commonwealth car by the minibus. A very dangerous situation.

Ironically, thats why Abbott was there.
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Video does not show whether he was crossing double white lines does it?
You can see the broken lines not double lines in the vid.
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Whats that got to do with anything? He probably is, so dont see your point, if there was one... :
Just taking a dig at your precious Commodore.

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No, but plenty have on these here forums of late.
Yeah but you being a former mod (and being on here long enough) see how peoples opinions change with the wind. Only a few will stick with what they believe....anyway I'd say the joke was just that...otherwise there would be a few in the joke thread that need to be removed.
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the clip loads up faster on the youtube boys an girls, apparently the mini bus was behind abott then pulled out in front of the truck to go around abott, lucky the trucker was on the ball. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7pa82PUc9w
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Indeed the truck driver was blinded to the existence of the Commonwealth car by the minibus.
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As Mr Abbott's car slowed to turn into a property beside the highway, a van pulled out from behind his vehicle into the path of a truck.
thats from the article on news.com

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Wouldn't Tony Abbott be a passenger in the car? So I'm not sure how this is his problem? He's a federal politician, Opposition leader so he will have a driver assigned to him. Maybe you guys need to blame the driver.
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Lucky no one was hurt.
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Just taking a dig at your precious Commodore.
Commodore as in FG XR6 falcon? The better everything version of your car?
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Commodore as in FG XR6 falcon? The better everything version of your car?

Yeah still trying to work out why you bought the FG, when according to you the Commo is soooo much better.
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Yeah still trying to work out why you bought the FG, when according to you the Commo is soooo much better.
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Yeah still trying to work out why you bought the FG, when according to you the Commo is soooo much better.
Huh? I never said the commo was the better car, I said it was better then the aurion in most aspects, which the FG is too. I bought the FG because I know it's the better car, so stop assuming, doesn't mean I have to be totally one eye'd.

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