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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / General Car Topics (Australian group) / July 2006Attn: Athol or Jeremy - roads of doom.
Had cause to go to the Woollongong area yesterday, and the road I took was Illawarra Road - route 48. Ever been on this road? I was towing the trailer and suddenly wished I wasn't when I hit a certain part of Macquarie Pass. 15km/h hairpin turn that should not be called a hairpin; it was more like driving down fire stairs that do a complete 180 degree turn with a common rail between them. The only reason I was able to make the turn at all was because I had enough visibility to start the turn completely on the wrong side of the road to begin the apex. Even then, once I'd come around I was partially on the wrong side of the road again. Now I know dual cab utes have some of the worst turning circles out there, but surely proper road engineering would not allow this kind of turn in a road? > Had cause to go to the Woollongong area yesterday, and the road I took > was Illawarra Road - route 48. Ever been on this road? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > there, but surely proper road engineering would not allow this kind of > turn in a road? You should try it in a bus! There were plans for a replacement road about 20 years ago, it never got built. If you're going to/from the Hume, it might be better to use Picton Rd instead. Matt. > There were plans for a replacement road about 20 years ago, it never got > built. If you're going to/from the Hume, it might be better to use Picton Rd > instead. > > Matt. I just remembered the name.. Caloola Pass. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/HansArt.nsf/8030b900e51e8fcdca256 cfd000dcf1c/5e3d27b9d47e08dcca256e9f00081ca4!OpenDocument Matt. > Had cause to go to the Woollongong area yesterday, and the road I took > was Illawarra Road - route 48. Ever been on this road? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > there, but surely proper road engineering would not allow this kind of > turn in a road? Fun on a bike though! I for one don't want to see the road changed. Something that went along side it or something might be ok, but it'd be a shame to get rid of such a nice piece of drivers/riders road. > Fun on a bike though! There were a fair few bikes around. Problem was they were all stuck behind cars tip-toeing around. > Had cause to go to the Woollongong area yesterday, and the road I took > was Illawarra Road - route 48. Ever been on this road? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > called a hairpin; it was more like driving down fire stairs that do a > complete 180 degree turn with a common rail between them. Yeah, it really catches you out when you are used to taking corners at 20ks more than the signposted speed! That one's actually posted at the speed you want to be doing, not a down-rated speed. Semi's and buses do this road all the time, but I guess it helps if you've been there before. Wollongong! > Semi's and buses do this road all the time, but I guess it helps if > you've been there before. Yeah I'd imagine the locals would be used to completely giving way to semis and buses, because there's no way they'd get around that one particular corner without starting and finishing on the wrong side of the road (heading towards the 'gong that is). > Had cause to go to the Woollongong area yesterday, and the road I took > was Illawarra Road - route 48. Ever been on this road? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > there, but surely proper road engineering would not allow this kind of > turn in a road? First time I went down the pass was at night. The signs saying "Caution, trucks may be reversing on some bends" sum up those curves nicely. Despite those signs though, it was still quite a surprise to find I had to go to full lock to get the Falcon around one of the hairpins. Truck drivers all talk to each other over channel 40 so that two trucks don't meet between the two hair pins. That could be nasty.  SignatureSL. Take back the web. www.Getfirefox.com http://www.firefoxflicks.com/flick/?id=19542 Take back your inbox. www.Getthunderbird.com Some of those turns are very tight. Coming up in the wet in a rear drive car with plenty of power makes for some light entertainment, though... SignatureVYBerlinaV8 |
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