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It's unclear how the ducks got onto the freeway, which is guarded by a concrete barrier.

It is the second day in a row ducks have caused peak hour chaos in the same spot on the freeway.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago

Untitled Duck Game

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

I used to live near the Kwinana freeway and often at peak hour that road is backed up to a stand still anyway.

Also unclear how ducks got on there? The concrete barriers are low and last i checked ducks can fly

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"If you see ducks, ducklings or wildlife attempting to cross a freeway or road, stay in your car and call for assistance."

Huh. At least it's minor injuries.

Where I live a woman was sent to jail for 90 days for stopping her car for ducks on an expressway and killing a motorcyclist and its passenger when they slammed into the back of her car.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emma-czornobaj-loses-appeal-1.4152387

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 days ago (2 children)

That seems mostly on the motorcyclist, vehicles stopping for no apparent reason is something you should be ready for.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not stopping, fully stopped. In the middle of a highway. While they should have been observant for dangerous situations, she was the one who created the situation in the first place. Them being at fault does not preclude her from being at fault as well.

[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 4 days ago

This always sparks debate, and I can see why.

There are a million reasons you might need to stop. That's why highways are designed with specific speed limits, so you have enough time to see hazards and come to a full stop if necessary. If you're not prepared to stop unexpectedly, then you are a menace to society.

But it's also dangerous to stop. That's why most places have laws against stopping (or even going too far below the speed limit) unnecessarily. It's a hazard.

Neither is an excuse for the other.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Don't you have traffic jams on highways? Including some that involve cars stopping completely?

I mean the reason you can do 130 kmh on a highway is because you can see like a kilometer forward and stop safely from that speed.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's also a lot easier to see an entire freeway full of stopped and slowly moving vehicles, as opposed to a single immobile one in the middle of an otherwise empty highway. There's a reason we have laws against it.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah I think I mellowed out too much from highway driving, average speeds on a Belgian highway where I am now is like 40 km/h.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

left-hand lane

That's super dangerous for her too. Who knows if she even had hazards on.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Left lane is the slow lane in austruckenfalia

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Ah, missed the Perth part. So they were all driving the wrong way then.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 0 points 3 days ago

Wrong. Everywhere on the Internet is America and you can quote Amendments.

[–] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Team duck wya

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

A neat story with the ducks.

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

"Vision caught by traffic cameras"...?