Coroner wants fluoro vests compulsary

**Dave Lobster** · 19th February 2010, 06:00

Originally Posted by Ixion

Yup. That's what he done. Wearing a hi-viz vest. So now the coroner wants them compulsary. Go figure

Well there's an excellent career path for the hard of thinking - Coroner.

**freedom-wedge** · 19th February 2010, 06:18

Originally Posted by Mully

Yeah, and guess who they'd make fluro vests compulsory for after that worked?

thats evolution as weve known it for a while now, however there is some trendy hi vis out these days,

**mister.koz** · 19th February 2010, 06:24

I am surprised there was a suggestion at all... i think driving on the wrong side of the road headed towards traffic has a natural progression to death. Not much thinking needed there, perhaps a blank stare and a muttering of Darwin.

No amount of rules and regulations can account for idiocy, options are a: training or b: bullet.

**freedom-wedge** · 20th February 2010, 08:58

Originally Posted by mister.koz

I am surprised there was a suggestion at all... i think driving on the wrong side of the road headed towards traffic has a natural progression to death. Not much thinking needed there, perhaps a blank stare and a muttering of Darwin.

No amount of rules and regulations can account for idiocy, options are a: training or b: bullet.

I tend to agree, its almost like there can be no moving on form and incident until changes have been made for better or worse, the common sence factor you high light is over looked.

**MIXONE** · 20th February 2010, 09:02

Originally Posted by jim.cox

Blardy Nanny State...

What happened to "let those who ride decide"?

That stopped the day after the first motorcycle was ridden!

**mister.koz** · 20th February 2010, 09:09

Originally Posted by freedom-wedge

I tend to agree, its almost like there can be no moving on form and incident until changes have been made for better or worse, the common sence factor you high light is over looked.

Yeah man, I think it's something to do with way too much political correctness. Oh jeez, wouldn't want to critisize anyone for doing something wrong!
I.e. "it was a bad call and it sucks that it ended so badly, they paid a terrible consequence for a mistake."

Another factor rarely mentioned is that sometimes shit just happens, people make judgement calls all the time, some good and some bad. Sometimes the result is extremely unfavourable. I had a bin a few months ago because i wasn't thinking, there was very little to learn in the whole thing, the only think that happend was that it hurt, bike was buggered and i was not-so subtly reminded that i should have my wits about me at all times.

**Dave Lobster** · 22nd February 2010, 09:11

Here is another poor cyclist that could have been saved by a flouro vest.

Come on, Mr Coroner, you know it makes sense.

**R6_kid:Me** · 22nd February 2010, 10:55

Originally Posted by Ixion

So, the dude was wearing a hi-viz when he was killed. Anyone else see what's wrong with this picture

I saw this and stopped reading: "Constable Mark Durant, of Mosgiel, said when one south-bound vehicle passed, Dr Kerr appeared to think he had a gap and rode across the highway.

He was subsequently struck by the next south-bound vehicle, driven by Mosgiel man Jeff Connell.

Dr Kerr died instantly."

Somehow I don't think a fluro vest would have saved him, especially if he's gonna be pulling out in front of cars doing 100kmh in the opposite direction.