Stupid and Uninformed Drivers

[Timmy]

Geez Boogo, look on the bright side mate, its not that bad over in SA:

NSW drivers the worst in the country: survey

 

[nunthewiser]

Yes i find many uniformed drivers very stupid , especially the uniformed ones that fine me everytime i find a nice straight on the highway in the old v8

 

[Boggo]

Heck, two new posts while I was typing my last one

 

[drsmith]

Yes, but many drivers do not realise, that it also alters the perception of distance.

I recall on one car a warning near the bottom of the mirror to that effect. The car itself was a 90's Daewoo.

 

[Awesomandy]

For me, driving is just an exercise in collision avoidance. Just assume that everyone around you has no regards for the road rules, and always be ready for a safe evasive move.

 

[Boggo]

Geez Boogo, look on the bright side mate, its not that bad over in SA:

SA is a close second though Timmy, we will get first place eventually...

"South Australian drivers were dubbed the second-worst drivers in the country in the state-by-state breakdown, followed by Queensland drivers."

 

[veni_vedi_vici]

The other day I was driving home from university and theres about 1-2km of this road heading out of the uni. I had 4 VERY close near misses within 1-2km of road (in QLD). One of the ladies was driving in the middle of the road and the others just kept trying to come accross and were drifting very dangerously. I'm just stating facts here not being racist but they were all asian drivers and by the 4th one I was quite irate.

Kind regards,

V

 

[Boggo]

not being racist but they were all asian drivers

V

V, what a coincidence, mine too

 

[glenn_r]

I didn't have these problems when I was driving my trusty old Army R model Mack gun tractor with an 8 tonne M198 gun hanging off the back .

I remember one of my drivers doing a left turn from the right lane in a Mack Gun Tractor with a gun on the back and this chinese lass driving into the left lane in her Daewoo, her car ended up with the gun wheel running over her bonnet completely writing off the car, luckily I saw the incident and the investigation cleared my driver....

 

[Boggo]

I have a mate in the country who likes nothing better than coming to the 'big smoke' in a 20 year old 4 WD, never has any problems with city traffic apparently, biggest problem he has is that he has to push start it with the tractor or a ute if it hasn't been run for a while.

He has offered to lend it to me, I may take him up on it :nuts: :southpark

 

[Timmy]

SA is a close second though Timmy, we will get first place eventually...

NO WAY Boggo - not if I can help it

 

[Boggo]

NO WAY Boggo - not if I can help it

I reckon that if I borrow the 4WD I can get us over the line in a week

 

[awg]

I didn't have these problems when I was driving my trusty old Army R model Mack gun tractor with an 8 tonne M198 gun hanging off the back .

I remember one of my drivers doing a left turn from the right lane in a Mack Gun Tractor with a gun on the back and this chinese lass driving into the left lane in her Daewoo, her car ended up with the gun wheel running over her bonnet completely writing off the car, luckily I saw the incident and the investigation cleared my driver....

funny you should mention that

here is a pic of a truck i own ( 1944 GMC CCKW-353)

people stay well clear of this on the road

it is a 6 wheel drive, and can literally drive over a car and crush it

 

[Smurf1976]

Any Tasmanians on here? Those drag lanes on the Brooker have got to get a mention somewhere...

For the uninitiated, 3 lanes going into 2 at several intersections on the major road running north from Hobart CBD with the "extra" lane being on the far left and ending just past the intersection. Sounds reasonable in theory, to allow more traffic through the intersections, until the inevitable race car comes screaming past to the left practically every time I drive on that road. What's the big hurry? I thought those signs said 80, not 800.

As practically everyone I know has said at some stage, there's going to be a horror smash here someday. That they do it at Risdon Rd, the intersection through which literally every petrol tanker in southern Tas must travel (plus trucks carrying the entire output of the zinc smelter) is what worries me. It could end really, really badly someday...

Pay attention, slow down and follow the road rules. It's really not that hard.

 

[drsmith]

I copped a bloody speeding fine in the mail today.

:hide:

 

[Happy]

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Pay attention, slow down and follow the road rules. It's really not that hard.

I find it icreasingly difficult to follow frequent speed limit changes.
Surprise, today it was on TV and many more drivers have the same worry.

Sydney to Brisbane 750 km and 117 speed changes (roughly, as not sure if I remeber it right)

Australia has 8 different speed limits and imagine UK can survive on 3 speed limits with 3 times the population on 1/32 size of land.

I cannot believe it is possible!

 

[white_crane]

Geez Boogo, look on the bright side mate, its not that bad over in SA:

NSW drivers the worst in the country: survey

Qld 3rd. Come on fellow Qlder's pick your game up - we're losing to NSW and SA!

For the uninitiated, 3 lanes going into 2 at several intersections on the major road running north from Hobart CBD with the "extra" lane being on the far left and ending just past the intersection. Sounds reasonable in theory, to allow more traffic through the intersections, until the inevitable race car comes screaming past to the left practically every time I drive on that road. What's the big hurry? I thought those signs said 80, not 800.

We have them in Qld too and yes, they are treated the same way by the same type of people.

I find it icreasingly difficult to follow frequent speed limit changes.
Surprise, today it was on TV and many more drivers have the same worry.

Sydney to Brisbane 750 km and 117 speed changes (roughly, as not sure if I remeber it right)

Australia has 8 different speed limits and imagine UK can survive on 3 speed limits with 3 times the population on 1/32 size of land.

I cannot believe it is possible!

Been watching ACA?

 

[nunthewiser]

Any Tasmanians on here? Those drag lanes on the Brooker have got to get a mention somewhere...

For the uninitiated, 3 lanes going into 2 at several intersections on the major road running north from Hobart CBD with the "extra" lane being on the far left and ending just past the intersection. Sounds reasonable in theory, to allow more traffic through the intersections, until the inevitable race car comes screaming past to the left practically every time I drive on that road. What's the big hurry? I thought those signs said 80, not 800.

yep and trying to turn left into bunnings from the brooker when u got a mini brocky up ya bum certainly makes for intresting emergency braking on there behalf

 

[glenn_r]

This is the Rig...

 

[wayneL]

This is the Rig...

I want one.... WITH the gun.