Fri 7 September 2007 - APEC Day
I really pity the people of Sydney who have had to be in the CBD during APEC. (But then, at least most Sydneysiders get the day off, whereas I have to drag myself into work.)
NSW Transport Minister John Watkins said yesterday “Between 3 pm and 7.30 pm today, there will be 92 motorcade movements around the city.” This must be very carefully planned. Normally people in motorcades get all green lights. But what if two of the motorcades intersect somewhere? Do they have a pecking order to decide which world leader gets to go first? Or would they divert one of them around the block to avoid it? Sounds like the good basis for a video game. “Motorcade Simulator.”
Will have to watch The Chaser next week: two of them were arrested trying to drive a fake motorcade into the exclusion zone. Police minister says he “did not see the funny side at all.” Apparently the day before, some of the team had dressed up as a police horse.
Still no answers on the APEC dressups, but Peter Walker posting in the Guardian Blog noted my blog entry about it recently, and thinks The Age’s suspicions of Driza-bones and Akubras is on the money.
Update Monday morning: So it turned out to be Driza-bones and Akubras… and The Chaser’s escapades made the news worldwide: Google News / Video from BBC and Fox, as well as the Chaser’s own raw footage.
September 7th, 2007 at 8:25am
I have six clients in the exclusion zone, every one of them is working from home for the entire week.
September 7th, 2007 at 8:51am
Daniel
I thought motorcade was an energy drink used by racing car enthusiasts?
Rog.
September 7th, 2007 at 10:27am
Apparently the Chasers group used Canadian flags on their motorcade. Made it into the mainstream Canadian press http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2007/09/06/apec-comedy-motorcade.html
Yes, I very much pity any Sydney people having to go into the CBD. A real nightmare.
September 7th, 2007 at 11:49am
So would that make the daily Sydney commute better or worse than the Melbourne train system?
September 7th, 2007 at 6:44pm
“but Peter Walker posting in the Guardian Blog noted my blog entry”…
Thats AWESOME!!!