I came across this on another forum,

"For all you blokes an' girls that use the Gwydir Highway between Glen Innes and Inverell; a warning!!

Travelling west just past Swanbrook at the top of the first hill there is a McDonalds' sign, just near it the broken centre line starts.

Now here's the tricky part, I was in a bit of a hurry and as soon as the double line ended I stuck my nose out to pass a slow truck, road ahead was all clear but just as I was about to accelerate a Holden station wagon appeared out of a concealed dip; I pulled back behind the truck very smartly.

The lesson is that although I did everything right the Road Authority has incorrectly marked the road and .... I might have wiped myself out and, more importantly, the family that was in the station wagon.

I'll leave the Eastern section (GI to the coast) for another time, it abounds in blind corners with broken centre lines going around them.

Have a safe journey."

Having ocassion to travel this part of the Gwydir this morning I decided to check the above out and the poster is not fooling, such a dangerous obscured dip does exist, a car would be concealed for only a few seconds but that's all that it takes at a converging speed of 200 km/hour.

Anyone seen or heard of similar spots on our roads?

Another accident waiting to happen.
VicRoads has spent billions on a new western highway west of ballarat.
The area is foggy at night and thus many accidents happen.
So travelling along at night drivers are confronted by a cross roads on the dual highway.
It looked as if the highway was ending or there was a roundabout ahead.I slowed up to fifty kph only to find that the road was straight but the stupid designers at VicRoads had confused drivers with a lot of lights but no indications as to where the driving lanes were.
VicRoads is currently embarking of lineing Victorian roads with "Cheesecutter" wire barriers.These caused the deaths of five Bendigo youths this year as their car was flipped over by the wire.
The dutch government has banned these cheescutters as they were killing more motorists and motor cyclists than they were saving.
Australia is plagued with road engineers who cannot understand that
roads need to be made safe not dangerous.
I travelled on the back road from Stretham to Ballarat the other night.The fog made it impossible to travel as a long section of road has no median stripe.
I had to open my window and see where I was on the road.
Why do we let Australian Roads be owned by engineers who have a vested interest in causing accidents and making it as costly in finance and lives as possible.

The "cheesecutter" nickname for the wire safety fences originates with those who don't understand them. Despite the very slight visual resemblance, they do not have that effect. By keeping vehicles on the road (and on the correct side of the road) they have saved many lives. They are one of the best safety features around.

Of course that doesn't mean they're the best solution everywhere. On those tightly curved roads where motorcyclists are most likely to come off, a very different kind of barrier is used. But in the majority of locations, wire rope safety fences make the roads safer for everyone, including motorcyclists. And the newer designs have padded posts to reduce the hazard for motorcyclists.

AFAICT the Dutch ban was due to motorcyclists' fear of "cheesecutter" barriers, not any actual fatalities.

It was the (starting) end of a fence that the Bendigo youths' car hit, and there may be a case for redesigning the end arrangements, just as there was for the concrete "New Jersey" barriers. But it's certainly no reason to abandon the installation of this lifesaving feature.

Have you complained to VicRoads about the lack of reflective lane markings?