Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:46 PM 4/9/97 -0400, you wrote: >Richard, > >I recently drove about half way across Australia, and I can assure you >that road-kill kangaroos and emus are a big, big problem in the Outback. >If you hit one of those babies going 60 or more mph (usually at night >when you cannot see them and they stand and stare at your oncoming car), >you are going to have one big mess, and one more damaged or wrecked car. >The answers for Aussies are Roo-Bars, heavy-duty cow catchers on cars >built to deflect the two threats. > >The main problem with Australian road kill is that it is much much >bigger. > >Fred Ward > The roo bars are actually rather flimsy contraptions not fully capable of protection against a full grown kangaroo. Instead, they fit bull bars which are much stronger. A high velocity inpact will still warp the bull bar but less likely to result in vehicle damage. Dan K.