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In NSW, when I was doing Crash Investigation as a specialist, the offence was called Culpable Driving. One of the elements was 'impact' - easily proved. Other elements were things like dangerous driving or driving while intoxicated by alchol or other drug. Even negligence through poor vehicle maintenance, or fatigue could be raised as elements. This offence was introduced in place of manslaughter since the public perceived those elements not to reach the higher standard of manslaughter. If however, the cause of the impact is due to really terrible actions, such as evading arest, or using the vehicle as a weapon, then manslughter is appropriate. I believe that knowingly driving into floodwaters is a premeditated act. There has been enough publicity of the outcomes for a reasonable person to know such an act is highly dangerous. The level of danger is akin to driving past a red traffic light to pass across an intersecting road. Sure, disobeying a traffic control light signal is an offence against the Regulations, but the Regulation is there to make using the road safer for all. Perhpas you think me overly harsh in calling for a charge of manslaughter in such cases. Let's at least agree that the road rules should include a prohibition of driving into floodwaters. First, let's get a law to protect others, then we can argue the toss about an appropriate penalty.

I think you should reconsider the physics in play in the situation. The situation is one of change of Momentum. Just think about trying to land an airplane with a 90 degree crosswind. The faster the windspeed, the greater the momentum of the airmass, since the value of the momentum of an object is the product of its mass and velocity. The airplane has momentum also. The Law of Conservation of Momentum states that the total of a system, here the airmass and the airplane, remains constant. To calculate the momentum of floodwaters yoiu would need to know the flow rate past a reference point in litres per unit time, and the speed of flow in metres per unit time. I can't quote figures off the top of my head, but use your imagination to distinguish between a lot of water moving fast and a small amount of water moving slowly. You can do it becasue you have experienced it every time you take a shower or fill a bathtub. If you consider the case where a lot of water is moving quickly, you can soon see that the water provides the greatest amount of momentum to the water/vehicle system. Therefore, the water is going to change teh vehicle's momentum more than the vehicle will change the water's. Just think of the situation of a grasshopper hitting the windscreen of a B-Double. So, if the vehicle is moving slowly, it has less momentum and will be affected more by teh water. That's why we often hear that a vehicle was swept away afte stalling in the floodwater.

You've backed me up! Yes. Under normal circumstances there are many places where flowing water can be crossed - when the water volume is small and the flow rate is small. But you can't tell me that a watercourse holding rapidly moving flood water is a normal situation. If it was 'normal', you would not be seeing images of it on TV newscasts. Watercourses are lower than surrounding ground. Why not sit out the flooding? Better to arrive late, than dead on time. I don't see a lot of these incidents being ones involving locals evacuating homes. More often it seems the victim is trying to push a big duel-cab ute across a watercourse - because the victim has seen his make of vehicle doing so in a TV ad. My point is that by entering floodwaters, one is either suicidal, homicidal if being accompanied by others, or oblivious to the safety of those seeking to effect a rescue.

What about the education program about drink driving? The vast majority of people have learned that lesson, yet some have not. The results of driving into flowing water have been publicised widely in news bulletins, a modern form of education. The lesson has not been learned by many. By creating a punisable offence for doing this dangerous act, Society enforces the requirement to learn the lesson.

So, to Trump and his Isreali mate, it's not a case of war halting elections. It's a case of elections halting wars. How sick is it that both these war criminals have decided to scale down their military actions until the elections which may or may not keep them in power are held?

I reckon that it should be made illegal to drive a motor vehicle into flowing water. Just look at the news from Queensland of the number of rescues of people who had driven into fast flowing water. The example I saw only involved the driver, but how many time in recent years have we heard of both driver and passenger being drowned? Not only the lives of the vehicle occupants, but the lives of the rescuers are put at risk. I believe that the death of a passenger after a driver drives into flowing water should be dealt with as Involuntary Manslaughter. This is a homicide where there is no intention to kill, resulting instead from criminal negligence or an unlawful and dangerous act where a reasonable person would realize the act exposes someone to a risk of serious injury. Am I being too harsh? I think that through the publicity of the results of driving into flowing water, a normal person should know that such an act is dangerous. Harming another person by an act that is dangerous is accepted as being wrong. We know that the Law evolves to deal with new situations. This practice of driving vehicles into flowing water is one of those new situations.

Which fortune-telling meterologist told you that? I won't believe it rained until I see the dampness in the gauge.

Think of the number of political Parties we have, and the number of Independents. With that number of differing opinions as to what is best for the Country, is it any wonder that there is no consensus? In this country, each of us has the Right to an opinion. One can amalgamate with those holding similar opinions. One can debate with those who hold differing opinions. The trouble is that just about everyone correctly identifies the problems to be solved. The conflict is in the way to solve them.

Putin's Pinocchio - a lying puppet.

Would you believe it? About an hour ago the sky close by to the North has covered with clouds as black as. For a moment the wind came up and a few drops of rain fell. By 'few', I mean count them on one hand. Now the clod have moved away. I guess they are teh clouds hat are gong to dump on Port Stephens, cause that's the direction they are heading.

Given what is already known in the public sector about Trump's finanacial and sexual behaviour, could the response to anything Putin could publish be anything more than,'Ahh, yeah'.

Here's your answer: Supercheap Auto is owned by Super Retail Group Limited (ASX: SUL), a publicly listed Australian retail company. Repco: Owned by Genuine Parts Company (GPC) through GPC Asia Pacific, a large American automotive parts giant. Autobarn Australia is owned by the automotive aftermarket company Bapcor Limited. Bapcor also owns other well-known automotive networks, including Autopro, Burson Auto Parts, Midas, and Opposite Lock. Pedders Suspension & Brakes is a 100% Australian, family-owned company managed by the Pedder family (until they sell out to an American hedge fund mob).

And this is supposed to be a grain producing area! I was speaking to a friend who lives about 10 kms south of my place. The other night they got about 3mm while I didn't even get humidity! There is a major creek which runs through the southern side of my place. It drains quite a large catchment. I have mentioned before that storms seem to move along the southern bank of the creek, but don't cross over that few hundred metres to moisten my place. Isn't supposed to rain heavily from this coming November?

Its bloody frustrating to see the sky covered with white, puffy cumulus clouds which form during the day and not get a drop of rain from them. It's not summer yet, but my place is Sahara dry.

I'm astounded by the civil violence in Europe over teh weekend. What is concerning is that all the protests seemed to relate to various components and effects of Cost of Living. Hs this become a common thread across the Globe?

Ukraine betrayed for 300,000 tonnes of diesel. One piece of silver equates to 10,000 tonnes of fuel.

I thought that it was Don Burke.. I thought the nose and the thin face were convincing. I could not find a better picture than this.

Here's a thought. If a Democrat won the Presidency in 2028, and a first action was to rescind all Trump's Executive Orders that cut out the money to welfare programmes the Yanks used to enjoy, where would the money come from? Trump has driven the US Government so deep in debt that such a reversal would not seem possible.

Typo correction: However, she's moved up in the world and is now on TV...

Credit where credit is due. Karoline was very good doing the job she was hired to do. She was quick witted and alwys seemed to be up to the minute with the messages she delivered. You could often pick some little white lies, such as when she said she had spoken to Trump earlier in the day. Since he has a reputation for not getting going early, her statement was most likely a porky. Howeve, she's move up in the world and is not on TV and likely to get her own show!

We all know that heavier than air vehicles are real. Haven't all of us here broken free from the bonds of earth in a plane? The thing that prevents general transport a la The Jestsons is how does one quickly stop a moving vehicle the is in an almost fritionless environment. Our ground vehicles can be stopped because their rotating wheels can be made to stop rotating by brake systems. It's not the friction between the tyre and the surface that stops a ground vehicle. It is the wheel no longer turning on its attachment to teh vehicle.

I hope that my reasoning is correct, bit if one goes from zero kph to 96.5606 kph in 0.81 seconds, that is an acceleration of 12G. Humand black out around 8G.

Guess she didn't make it to the second episode of The Apprentice.

Red, I wish you wouldn't post links in this format. Too often one cannot watch them to the end because FB butts in.

That's your intelligent opinion. Are we dealing with an intelligent electorate?