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Old 29-03-2006, 09:27 AM   #1
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There was this acco down the road the other day and this person in a vn took out a traffic light post. Made a mess of both.

Just wondering if anyone would like to guess, or tell me how fast one would need to go in order to snap a traffic light post off at the base.

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Old 29-03-2006, 09:36 AM   #2
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I'd say at the least about 50km/h. A guy I know snapped a concrete poll at similar speeds after a traffic light drag race ended rather abruptly
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Old 29-03-2006, 09:39 AM   #3
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There was this acco down the road the other day and this person in a vn took out a traffic light post. Made a mess of both.

Just wondering if anyone would like to guess, or tell me how fast one would need to go in order to snap a traffic light post off at the base.
That wouldnt happen to be in Labrador on the Gold Coast would it?
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Old 29-03-2006, 09:59 AM   #4
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There was also one in Adelaide on Main Nth road earlier on in the week.
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Old 29-03-2006, 10:24 AM   #5
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And here at the intersection of Logan Road and the southbound offramp about 2 weeks ago, in Mt Gravatt, Brisbane.
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Old 29-03-2006, 06:22 PM   #6
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i saw the adelaide one on the news, the car was snapped in half, he must have been doing 200kmph+ surely
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Old 29-03-2006, 06:32 PM   #7
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i copped the debris of a traffic light pole smash a little while back ( i was at the intersection and a car coming from the right hit the pole - i saw it coming and couldnt go anywhere.)

the car (a late model magna) hit the pole pretty hard - it went straight through the radiator suport and the pole was against the firewall ....... the pole didnt snap off either! just knocked all the lights from it over the road and against my guard... no dents and just a minor scratch - which i mostly buffed out
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Old 29-03-2006, 06:34 PM   #8
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A holden ute hit the traffic lights down the road from where i lived. I didn't see how fast he was going but it was a massive bang and the poor holden ute was a write off while the traffic light tilted about 100mm. To take one off you'd have to be flying. Traffic light wins.....
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Old 29-03-2006, 06:39 PM   #9
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Was it a new traffic light pole ?
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Old 29-03-2006, 06:42 PM   #10
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i presume you mean whats one worth???

about 5 or 6 grand for a pole with lights, and about 12grand for the control box if you trash that as well........
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Old 29-03-2006, 09:42 PM   #11
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i saw one at currumbin bout 6 months ago....laters pole.... at about 60km/h......
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