50 most dangerous level crossings, labor promises and infrastructure needs

[ufo_investigations]

Labor promised the 50 most dangerous level crossings will be removed. I wonder if this is really going to happen, and the 'Back to Work Act' will be enacted to help Victorians get jobs and improve the economy. I've seen this before, all politicians make big promises but leave a lot to be desired.

Labor said they will make the contract null and void for the east-west freeway link which is supposed to connect the eastern freeway to the western ring road I believe. This is a worry, this project should go ahead it will create jobs, stimulate the economy, create better traffic flow and lessen the burden on local roads.

Victoria needs a continuous freeway with entry/exit points that covers the whole metro Melbourne area. For example in Flemington on the City Link Freeway you can't connect to the Eastern Freeway unless you drive through Carlton and Alexandra Parade. This is stupid, they need to fix it.

If you drive east on the Western Ring Rd you get a Dead End at Greenborough. How ridiculous is this? That spot needs a tunnel like the Ringwood one, so it connects to the Eastern Freeway. This is the real infrastructure we need right now, we have 5 million people living here and is the fastest growing state in Australia. The government needs to spend big to fix all of this.

We also need a train line from Flinders Street to Melbourne Airport, right now we only have taxis, VHA hire car and buses doing it. This needs fixing.

The Geelong Road Freeway should be extended to the SA border and connect with theirs via Warrnambool and Portland. Western Victoria has been neglected by every government, this needs fixing.

We need a freeway from Melbourne to Mildura with speed limits of 150km/h plus. It is a long drive, not sure how many hours away it is but I think it is about 8. North Western Victoria is another part of our state which has been totally neglected. Mildura is a beautiful place with potential for growth. It is a great location.

Our freeways to Philip Island, the Hume Highway to NSW have permissable speed limits of 100km/h and 110km/h. Well, all our freeways have a speed limit of 100km/h except for some with 110km/h. This is too slow. In Europe 150km/h plus is the norm. Our modern cars equipped with all the latest technology are quite capable of travelling at faster speeds. 150km is pretty reasonable on a freeway.

Politicians win power, sit on the backside and DO NOTHING to improve what really needs improving but they still get a lifetime pension with benefits. Once they are sworn in they should get moving fast and fix everything.

I wonder how much is going to get done under this new government.

[***super_nova***]

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@aps1080 wrote:
Kids nowadays are both learning to drive the Car AND deal with traffic and all the other things you mentioned.

Those who know a bit about cars or have driven a bit before at least know starting, brake, accelerator etc etc.

And most drive automatics nowadays, in the past they had to contend with manual gears, revs, not stalling etc etc.

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I am glad to hear that.  When I was learning to drive (45+years ago) it was manual car and I told her I do not know anything.  Yet she instructed me to take off into a fast moving traffic without any instructions regarding safety.   I could have just obeyed and pulled out without looking.  My daughter was learning in about 1989; if things improved on driver training since that is great.  I guess you can instruct people, and they can still act in irresponsible way.

Anyway, anybody who wants to teach their 14 years old the can do so on private property, and there are various motoring clubs where they can be taught defencive  driving on race tracks . 

[***super_nova***]

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@aps1080 wrote:

As for the lefties, they bring in h&s rules , you cant do this, you cant do that, you must be careful,, you cant say that, someone might be offended, oh thats dangerous, we dont have winners and losers, everybody must win.

End result, kids nowadays dont know the parameters of when to stop or when it goes from risky to outright dangerous.

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I do not think it has anything to do with lefties.  It has more to do with people who sue if their precious kid got scratched.  I could not believe it when we had an annual event with our club at sports grounds, and one woman arrived with 6" (well, very high) stiletto heels.  The inevitable happened, totally by her own fault, and she broke her ankle.  Was carted off to hospital in ambulance, and sued for damages. 

Unfortunately, more rules and regulations are necessary when we live in such densely populated areas, and when people do not have any concern how their behaviour affects people around them.

[gleee58]

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@aps1080 wrote:
Glee

I dont have kids but my cousins could and did, do a lot of contact ports, hunt, fish, shoot guns, ride motorbikes, drive cars and a heap of other things before they were 14. kids nowadays dont get nearly the exposure to all outside pursuits that they used to.

You can even go yabbying like you used to, ban this, ban that.

As for the lefties, they bring in h&s rules , you cant do this, you cant do that, you must be careful,, you cant say that, someone might be offended, oh thats dangerous, we dont have winners and losers, everybody must win.

End result, kids nowadays dont know the parameters of when to stop or when it goes from risky to outright dangerous.

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Excuse me. Where have I ever said to ban anything?

It's parents not so called lefties that determine what their kids can or can't do in most cases. 

We do have winners and losers.  The only time I've ever encountered no winner is in the first year or two of Auskick where they're learning about sportsmanship and the  game, which seems fair enough. It works well.

Do you think your cousins are the only kids that get to have fun and get to do things.  How odd. They must do it all on their own.  At all those events you've mentioned you usually get heaps of kids so you've either got an awful lot of cousins or other kids do still enjoy those things you mentioned.

[gleee58]

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@aps1080 wrote:
Kids nowadays are both learning to drive the Car AND deal with traffic and all the other things you mentioned.

Those who know a bit about cars or have driven a bit before at least know starting, brake, accelerator etc etc.

And most drive automatics nowadays, in the past they had to contend with manual gears, revs, not stalling etc etc.

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Again, it's up to the parents to discuss these issues and find a spot with the kids to practise before they get on the road. 

Tell your kids about the kangaroo hops while learning how to use the clutch. Teach them how to stop and start and turn around before letting them on the roads.  

[myoclon1cjerk]

Must be great being a kid in the country. Shooting all those defenceless animals,driving over some too,if a rifles not at the ready. 🙂

[aps1080]

Glee

Go o a modern kinder, primary school.

They are trying to get everyone called purple pumpkins instead of using male and female, girl and boy.

[aps1080]

My

I suppose you buy your meat, beef, lamb, chicken, pork, and fish on cling film covered plastic trays from Coles or woolworths ????

And i actually spend my time after foxes and feral wild cats that are decimating native fauna by the millions.

[myoclon1cjerk]

Yeah I know about country folk's love for native fauna and flora.Like the guy who had 2 shooters in his orchard who,between them,shot about 1000 parrots in about a fortnight.

[monman12]

"Labor promised the 50 most dangerous level crossings will be removed."

Actually they did not,  what they proposed (promised!) was:

Fixing the 50 Worst Level Crossings - Project 10,000
Project 10,000 will remove our 50 worst level crossings, build Melbourne Metro Rail, get 5,000 trucks a day off the West Gate Bridge

"we have 5 million people living here and is the fastest growing state in Australia"

Wrong, because according to the ABS:

"Australia's population grew by 1.7% during the year ended 31 March 2014.

"Western Australia continued to record the fastest growth rate of all states and territories at 2.5%. Tasmania recorded the slowest growth rate at 0.3%.

" In Europe 150km/h plus is the norm"

That is complete nonsense, do some checking!

Politicians win power, sit on the backside and DO NOTHING to improve what really needs improving but they still get a lifetime pension with benefits.

Former MPs are entitled to a pension only if they have lost their seat after eight years' service, or retired after 12. That is Federal, State pensions  vary a little.

UFO,  once you introduce a few erroneous statements to support  a point of view, your whole argument becomes invalid, and in my case I  view all subsequent posts as also being unresearched (sorry)

Overall the OP is without any appreciation of economic reality, but I also  "wonder how much is going to get done under this new government."

I did not vote for either of the  main schoolyard parties.

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[wilk1149]

I too shoot and only feral animals that need controlling or we will have no native species left.