Corowa Hume freeway crash ?

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

A chap in the UK fitted a rotating flashing light on his CDSW Morris but not sure about the legalitites of doing that .

As long as it's not blue, red or purple, it's legal. In fact, for entrants of the charity "bash" type rallies, fitting an amber rotating or pulsating beacon is mandatory safety equipment.

[Allan L]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

As long as it's not blue, red or purple, it's legal. In fact, for entrants of the charity "bash" type rallies, fitting an amber rotating or pulsating beacon is mandatory safety equipment.

Nope, certainly not in Victoria. Certain vehicles may (or may need to) have amber rotating lights, but even fewer are permitted to use them when mobile. Doubt that Vic regs are substantially different to National regs??

Have also heard of overseas (UK I think it was) where a slower moving vehicle was instructed to remove their light.

https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/me...0DA816EE9C5F51

[Lang]

A very common thing in Vintage circles now is to put one or two of those flashing red bicycle lights on the back - day or night.

They are very bright, can be bought for less than $10 and a real eye-catcher.

The reflective tape red/ yellow or white like the mine vehicles have is brilliant and can almost be dazzling. A board with some strips is a wonderful warning sign. Even hanging a reflective safety vest on the back is an eye catcher.

Lang

[Harry Moon]

I install them in both my trucks and use them, looking at doing the same in the Lynx1.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Allan L

Nope, certainly not in Victoria. Certain vehicles may (or may need to) have amber rotating lights, but even fewer are permitted to use them when mobile. Doubt that Vic regs are substantially different to National regs??

Someone needs to tell the Victorian Variety Club, who mandate their fitment on entrant's vehicles, as do many other charity rallies. These are full road registered vehicles (not conditional reg) used on public roads.

[Lang]

I think, particularly in view of the recent crash, there would be a sympathetic ear to allowing slower military vehicles the use of flashing lights (mandatory on tractors on the highway, why not slow military vehicles?).

Fun-runs and bike events all carry vehicles with flashing lights.

The Victorian regulations allow for particular cases.

Lang

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Lang

I think, particularly in view of the recent crash, there would be a sympathetic ear to allowing slower military vehicles the use of flashing lights (mandatory on tractors on the highway, why not slow military vehicles?).

Fun-runs and bike events all carry vehicles with flashing lights.

The Victorian regulations allow for particular cases.

Lang

Yes the local shire vehicles here , the roadside maintenance trucks and the tractors that slash the road verge , all have the flashing orange pimple in a prominant position. The local farmers with road registrered tractors, some have the rotating orange light onboard ( Is it a compulsory legal requirement for road use tractors ? ) The SES vehicles have them as well.

[motto (RIP)]

The driver of the Stalwart is no longer in intensive care. Although he is reported to have vertebrae damage, there is no damage to the spinal cord. He has a bruised heart, a fractured femur, broken ribs and an injury listed as 'glove removal injury' to the upper thigh and this is not a full list. I believe that he is expected to make a full recovery but this will take a long time.
I have not heard it confirmed but it is said that he was not found until three hours after the collision due to being flung into the trees/bushes on the side of the road.
This is not the first large ex military vehicle to be flipped on a highway. There was a photo in the Windscreen magazine a few years back of a DUKW amphibious truck upside down on top of the ARMCO railing alongside a motorway in the UK It was a very similar collision to this one.

David

[Ron King]

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