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Dear AustHobi
I am a Norwegian journalist who's been travelling to Australia for
more than 20 years. Having driven more than 20.000 km's, I've had a
few situations when kangaroos have tried to hit my car. They usually
get blinded by the headlights at night and then they get disoriented
and move towards the lights. Luckily I never had any accidents.
An Oz friend of mine introduced me to Hobi Ultrasonic Animal Alerts in
2004. She had two Hobi Ultrasonic Animal Alerts mounted on the front
bumper of her Holden SS Commodore, and she told me that she had
travelled across Australia (WA-Queensland return three times!) without
killing any roos.
In 2006 I mounted four Hobi Ultrasonic Animal Alerts on my own car
(Subaru Legacy) here in Norway. As you may know we do have a lot of
game animals, mostly moose and deer. Since I mounted Hobi Ultrasonic
Animal Alerts I rarely see game animals any more. After having driven
70.000 km's in Norway, Sweden and Denmark with this car I've only met
animals twice! Both times animals have stopped up and moved away from
the road.
One night in WA I had a spectacular experience with Hobi Ultrasonic
Animal Alerts. In March 2008 I travelled from Perth to the little
fishing town Lancelin when it had been a large bush fire. Many animals
had escaped out of the forest, now seeking shelter wherever they could.
Over a short distance of only 60 km's I spotted 40 kangaroos along the
roadside! Not a single one moved out into the road, but the two roos
moving, as we were passing by, moved in to the bush, away from the
road! It was funny watching all the roos stopping up and looking
towards the car. This incident shows clearly that Hobi Ultrasonic
Animal Alerts works.
I hope more people will use Hobi Ultrasonic Animal Alerts because this
will indeed reduce the number of road kills.
Best Regards
John P. N. Christensen
Editor-in-Chief
Norway
Moderne Produksjon
www.moderneproduksjon.com
Moderne Produksjon is a technical trade journal published every third
week in 40.000 copies.
JOHN BROWN, WA .
. . . . I first fitted my Fairlane with 'HOBI' Ultrasonic
Animal Alerts back in 1985, since then I have towed caravans
around Australia four times and replaced vehicles 6 times,
on each occasion I left the 'HOBI' on the old
car to protect the new owner, and purchased new sets.
Many thousands of kilometres and 19 years later I still have 'HOBI' on
my Toyota.
I believe this product definitely works and recommend all travelers should have
them fitted. The fact of driving with a clean windscreen alone, is worth the
investment.The lack of stress, caused by driving with a bug splattered one, is
a bonus.
Fit 'HOBI' and you'll never regret it |
NORMAN WORRELL,
Kalgoorlie/Boulder City WA . . . . . I was introduced
to 'HOBI' Ultrasonic Animal Alerts in 1988 while
employed as a coach captain by Westrail Road Coach Services.
My route was between Karlgoolie and Esperance a distance
of 400km each way, these trips involved night travel with
the kangaroo and emu problem always present.
On my first trip using 'HOBI' I saw numerous kangaroo's on the roadside, as I approached them they
remained stationary like statues. I was not fully convinced that 'HOBI' was
working until the night I left home without them, I had a couple of near
misses with several kangaroo's, that was the first and last time I
travelled without them!
After fitting 'HOBI' I travelled over
1,000,000km mostly at night, and had only 5 strikes by kangaroo's,
these were at the rear end of the coach, cleaning staff would always
comment on the lack of insect mess into the front, taking them 20 minutes
less to clean than coaches not fitted with 'HOBI' . I have since retired
as a long distance coach driver and consider 'HOBI' to be one
of the best inventions ever to save wildlife.
'HOBI' also
helps to overcome stress from driving on country roads which are subject
to animal accidents at anytime night or day. |
BRIAN M TURPIN,
Retired. MTT Executive Engineer WA . . . . . Having
been aware of your device for some 10 years, I had an opportunity
recently to put it to the test. I purchased a new Holden
sedan to travel to Darwin to pick up two American friends
to show them Australia between Darwin and Adelaide. I fitted
a set of 'HOBI' (as instructed) to the bonnet.
Owing to other commitments I was unable to take the
time to drive all the way, so I had a close friend deliver
the car to Broome, he was most impressed with 'HOBI',
having driven the route on many occasions he had never
seen kangaroo's or emu's behave in such a manner. Kangaroo's
moving towards or away from the road on hearing the whistle
stopped movement, sat upright looking for the reason for
the noise.
If on the road they moved a few hops, sat and
watched the car pass.
I found 'HOBI' also
prevented bird strikes, and the lack of insect mess to the windshield
alone was worth the fitting as having clear vision prevents stress, both
my friends were aware of 'HOBI' which is used in America
as a Deer Alert. We all agree 'HOBI' does everything
the distributors claim it does. At this cost every country traveller
should have a set fitted. |
| JULIE BAVERSTOCK, Avalon
Beach, New South Wales . . . . . I first fitted 'HOBI' to
my car in September 1998. I have had several kangaroo's
run along the side of my car for some distance but not
cross in front.
Feedback from a neighbour near Cooma, New South
Wales indicates the whistles are very good for warning
kangaroo's. I too think they are very successful ___
such a simple solution and should be mandatory.
I have also noticed the lack
of insect mess to the windscreen.
I find 'HOBI' to
be the ideal gift for friends and relations |
AYNSHART
PTY LTD
Dear
Jim
I
have been using 'HOBI' Ultrasonic Animal Alerts since 1985
and have found them terrific. It does not affect any animal
inside the car, however I have found that either the animals
outside the vehicle seem transfixed and hence do not jump
out in front of you, or, if they are on the road, scurry
or hop away as fast as they can.
This in turn allows one
peace of mind, as the animal in question is unharmed while
the vehicle is undamaged.
This should be included as necessary
when registering a vehicle. I am in an area where there are
many wallabies (and other small animals) and most people
have not heard of these devices or are unable to find anyone
who sells them.
Perhaps you should enquire with the various
auto shops to see if they could keep them in stock, as at
present few know of the existence of these Animal Alerts.
Thanks
again for a wonderful product.
Yours
Faithfully
Ilona
Aynsley
Managing Director |
'HOBI'
Animal Alerts
13,000
km around much of Australia! A rather daunting thought. Our
family recently did just that, travelled across the dreaded
Nullarbor from Perth, up through outback Queensland, down
the coast and back across to Perth.
We
had expected to encounter numerous kangaroo's, emus and
rabbits as we motored across the Nullarbor and hoped we would
not get close enough to share the car with them, having heard
of the serious damage they can inflict on both vehicles and
passengers alike. We were particularly wary of the hours
around dawn and dusk when they are notoriously out in numbers.
Imagine
our relief, when the only kangaroo's we saw were dead
ones and the only emus were 2 families beside the road, which
came nowhere near us.
Our failure to encounter any potentially
hazardous animals we attribute to the fact that we were lucky
enough to have been given a set of 'HOBI' ANIMAL ALERTS by a friend before we left and had attached them to the bonnet
of our car. These deter animals through the high pitched
sound they emit while the vehicle is travelling at high speed.
This
cannot be heard by humans but is certainly picked up by the
animals, which run in the opposite direction.
We
believe that they work extremely well and saved us from financial
burden and time delays, as well as the emotional trauma that
would have been the result of hitting a large animal at high
speed. We did see other vehicles along the way which had
not been as fortunate as us in avoiding such damage and none
of them had 'HOBI' ANIMAL ALERTS fitted.
We
therefore recommend 'HOBI' ANIMAL ALERTS and suggest that
anyone planning to venture on a trip, long or short, where
there is potential danger of hitting large animals, seek
out this wonderful deterrent.
They are inexpensive, take
little time to fit and work a treat
Mark & Diane
Edwards
Craigie.
W.A |
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