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Collapse Issue 226 - 19 Oct 2009Issue 226 - 19 Oct 2009
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Chamber calls for investment results
Council agrees to remove car spaces
Council should finish UCSW plan, says ACF branch
Plans for open day at Umina oval
Police called in on sports ground vandals
Mt Ettlong Rd stable, says council
A sign of climate change
Planning scheme on display in new year
Infringement notices issued
Uniting Church spring fair
Rotary raises $2000 for Indonesian children
Church starts playgroup and kids' club
Two weeks of rain
Golden Oldies
Volunteering information
Volunteers wanted for wildlife rescue
Centre to lease dementia building
Boot sale
Rock pool benefits from weekend
Group holds spring weekend
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Lower speed is unnecessary
Not the right setting
Intruder apprehended
Good bike track
Holstein should stand down
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Woy Woy becomes centre of excellence
Springtime fete at Empire Bay
Aboriginal transition to school program
Public speaking at Woy Woy
In spelling final
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Mini soccer fields for bowls club?
Fun run held in strong winds
Condren Trophy will be highlight
Umina Beach wins Weekend of Surf
Exercise campaign at leisure centre
Malibu results
Nominations
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Making candles
Church opens Art Space
Folk club hosts annual favourite
Children's pottery proves popular
Tutor leaves for overseas
Folk music at The Bays
Interested in new workshops?
Exhibition at the Botanic Gardens
Songwriters' evening held in Ettalong
Short and Sweet shows sold out
Blues for Black Friday
Final photo workshop
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Aged Care celebrates 20 years' service
Blood service has 66 donations
Churches offer healthy eating courses
Course supports young mothers
Meditation continues
Pink ribbon sellers wanted
Yoga to aid multiple sclerosis
Cholesterol tests
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Swancott wrote about Woy Woy
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Double passes
Winners

Lower speed is unnecessary

Is this not proof enough that the council is only interested in revenue raising?

There have been a few accidents on Woy Woy Rd over the past couple of years, I'm talking single digits, and yet this does not fall into an "acceptable" range?

While I of course want to minimise accidents on the roads, the fact is that there is such a thing as "human error" and on a road with poor shoulders such as Woy Woy Rd, human error has a greater margin for disaster regardless of a 20 km/h speed difference.

Not only that, but the difference between the amount of accidents to the previous figures to now is likely to increase due to an increase in road rage and other drivers attempting to overtake those doing 60 km/h and lower on Woy Woy Rd.

Add to that the added congestion and extra lengthy queues during peak hour which trail through to heading down Bulls Hill, it is a recipe for nothing less than stress, frustration and more trouble.

The RTA, our councils and governments thrive on misinformation when it comes to driving.

Speeding is not a leading cause of road accidents or deaths, but it is the easiest thing to police and make money from.

Speed is a factor in any driving situation and can determine the outcome, but it is rarely speed itself which causes the accident.

Drivers who do not adjust their speed to poor weather conditions are simply making stupid choices.

Driving across a patch of oil is disastrous regardless of the speed you're travelling at.

While I understand that there is a limit to how fast one can safely travel on any given road, such speeds are much, much higher than our councils and governments limit our roads to.

Why do you think people are caught doing speeds at double the limit and higher?

They didn't get caught after they crashed,.

They were caught while they were driving at such speeds - and you can almost guarantee that they'd done it previously on other occasions without being caught.

The reduced speed limit is raising the ire of commuters.

I travel on the road every day and it is frustrating enough that I have to travel from Sydney in poor traffic on the F3, to also be stuck behind people whose driving skills I call into question doing much slower speeds than are necessary on Woy Woy Rd.

I know for a fact that every single corner on Woy Woy Rd can be taken at 80 km/h safely and easily, with the exception of two in the wet.

This restriction is unfair and unnecessary.

The guardrail at the site of the most recent accident, which occurred at least two months ago, has still not been repaired.

I suppose repairing the guardrail will cost money, and given how few accidents actually occur on Woy Woy Rd, there isn't actually any real need to repair it.

Bring an end to the misinformation about driving at high speeds.

Just teach people to drive safely and accidents will be limited to honest mistakes, environmental factors and people just plain being inconsiderate.

Hopefully, there will be fewer accidents caused by driver ignorance.


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