Depends mainly on how dry the grass is, but yes, more likely to catch
fire under your car if you stop. Then you've got twp problems - one is
you've started a bushfire, and secondly your car could easily go up too.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Bill Stent
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:20 AM
To: Birding-Aus
Subject: RFI: NW Victoria Mallee
Could it happen in the short time while your car is passing over, or
would you have to be stationary for the grass temperature to build up
enough?
If the latter, then the rule is to watch where you park.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Tony Russell
Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2007 10:46 AM
To: 'Peter Shute'; 'Chris Sanderson'; 'Birding-Aus'
Subject: RFI: NW Victoria Mallee
Very easily, in fact is one of the major causes of fire. It's the hot
exhaust pipe which does it.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Peter Shute
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:10 AM
To: Chris Sanderson; Birding-Aus
Subject: RFI: NW Victoria Mallee
No idea. I assume that all cars must at least lightly brush against it,
or it wouldn't get trimmed down like it does. I never thought of that
aspect of it.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Under what
circumstances can grass ignite under a car?
Peter Shute
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Sanderson
Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2007 10:22 AM
To: Peter Shute; Birding-Aus
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] RFI: NW Victoria Mallee
Hi Peter,
You say you had grass constantly brushing the undercarriage? As
I understand it, that would make the Forester a considerable fire risk?
Regards,
Chris
On 9/4/07, Peter Shute <> wrote:
wrote on Sunday, 2
September 2007 7:25
PM:
> Some sites I've considered are Little Desert NP,
Murray
> Sunset NP and Hattah Kulkyne NP, but I'm open to
suggestions.
> I'll be travelling in a Subaru Forester, so I'd
prefer to
> stick to 2WD tracks where possible.
A few years ago I drove around Little Desert a bit in a
Forester. No
idea where I really went or what birds were around - I
wasn't birding
then and was just having a look around. It did ok,
considering we had
no idea what we were doing, but having a lower clearance
than most other
4WDs you have to put up with the continuous sound of the
grass in the
middle of the track brushing against the bottom. I
guess if any car is
going to to bottom out on the raised centre of the
track, it will be
yours. But as I mentioned, ours didn't hit anywhere.
Peter Shute
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