(25) Car Cam: Camera Still Working in +56C Degree (+133F) Heat

Observation(s):
- Photo at 50C (122F),Gouger St, Pic: M. Marschall
- thankful Koala
- Koala taking a bath with a drink on the side
- Train tracks at Clarence Park buckling
- Henley Beach Sand Temperature at 55.5 (132F)
- Memorial Drive, 69.6C (158F - tennis anyone)?
- Speed racer & near collision (Flagstaff Road)
- Serial cutter offer'er (Van)
- Excellent park!
- Truck blowing a red light
- Train crossing
- Accident scene (Semaphore)
- Tapley's Hill Road Truck Mating
- Fire (to the left - but off cam)
- How to follow in front of an Ambulance 101

Conditions: Ridiculous
- start of journey 43C around 1000
- middle 50C around midday
- end 55.5 around 1600

This is in the middle of a 10 day stretch of min night temps around 35C and day temps between 42-69C - not loving it!

My car temperature gauge is quite accurate, always matches the street temperature signs

Date/Time: Wednesday, 28 Jan 2009

Current Road Toll:
http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/home

What: Driving Diary (12 month experimental project)

Where: South Australia

Why: To record 12 months of my life driving, and in the process reflect on my own driving behaviour and to possibly highlight how other ppl's behaviours can impact negatively on us. Accidents can be so easily avoided.

Sound: I only keep one CD in the car and change that weekly, so there will be some repetition. GPS also makes a few sounds and audible directions.

This is for educational (not punitive) purposes, it is my belief that citizens shouldn't police other citizens.

Further Info -

Road Traffic Act (1961):
http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/ROAD%20TRAFFIC%20ACT%201961.aspx

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

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• adelaide
• south australia
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[JohnsAussie]

Love the videos. I was born in Adelaide. Lived in Queensland, then New Zealand, Japan, China, and then back to New Zealand. I was close to returning to Adelaide a month ago, but worried about the heat. I might get to the mines again, in a big air conditioned truck. Keep up the good research and videos. Great fun to watch!

[drivinginsa]

thanks for the support johnsaussie, and yes the heat is currently not letting up, as I respond to you now, 37 heat related deaths have occurred in the last 24 hours, that's allot of previously healthy ppl expiring in this small town.

Were you thinking of working the SA mines out north? or mining in NZ? ...and you still have to get out of the truck some time :) (& I'd imagine there is wonderful money in that sort of work)

[TheMHSystem]

@JohnsAussie The PomCam car video system is under $100 and drivers are going wild over them. I love mine.

[nathan220700]

How could you possibly see if the truck in the right lane had opportunity to change lanes? you cant see infront of the truck in your lane? could be cars there for all you know. The trucks seem to be doing the speed limit until you state they are going 10km under, but id say thats because they were coming up on slower traffic. fire trucks get called to petrol stations because of spills more than fires why do you make everything seem so dramatic.

[nathan220700]

boy racer had a car change lanes infront of him with clearly not enough room. but yet again you focus on boy racer. he wasnt racing you, afet that car cut him off you were clearly doing almost the same speed as him. so i doubt he was racing. You were worried your tyres would blow? are you serious? You clearly have issues. did you check your tyre pressures before you left home? think you were doing more than 25km when passing those police NAUGHTY.

[BaxterBoy10]

Hey what sort of car do u have and r u a boy or girl

[JohnsAussie]

Yeah, the mines in WA. But SA is always home.