Comments on: Australians don’t know road rules

By: Sue @ Used Cars

Sue @ Used Cars — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:58:36 +0000

To be quiet honest I don’t think its just Australians that don’t know the rules of the road we have the same problem here in South Africa, especially with BMW drivers.:)

By: Cupid Stunt aka No Name

Cupid Stunt aka No Name — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:58:36 +0000

Suck – nah thats your small minded opinion Shazza

By: Shazza

Shazza — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:24:10 +0000

But its in UK, so it still sucks!!

By: Cupid Stunt aka No Name

Cupid Stunt aka No Name — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:59:59 +0000

He He. how I love thrashing round the UK in well disciplined lanes at 145kmh. Just love it.

By: David

David — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:11:39 +0000

Oh come on! I spend a lot of my working life in Vietnam. You want to see road rules? Well none here at all. When I get back and drive in Aussie its paradise.Sure there are some idiots but vast majority of road users are just fine.Its mainly common sense but all levels of Govts. are trying to do away with that. In a lot of traffic take it easy let the person in front change lanes if he wants etc, a smile and a wave does wonders.Let the state Govts. bring in random road rule checks… look at the money it would raise and it would do nothing to improve overall road safety.

By: Trump

Trump — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:52:52 +0000

In relation to Badwolf’s comments: i dont know why more car manufacturers dont have a pension for turbo charging. A 1.6l turbo’d city car will deliver similar economy around town as 1.6l NA and still have the power on the hwy when you come on boost to do all the over taking you like.

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:59:34 +0000

I know the road rules much better when I’m driving my Golf than when I’m driving the Jackaroo.

Rule number 1 – always give way to larger vehicles.

Rule number 2 – learn and observe rule number 1

By: Badwolf

Badwolf — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:57:37 +0000

Tony Says:
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
FACT – Driving at 110km/h for any longer than 15 mins will put you in a coma.

At 130km/h you are alert and driving with so much more attentiveness.

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While I believe that most interstate HWYs could have thier speed limits rasied to 130KPH safely, I dont agree with saying you are more alert at 130k, While it may be true for the first hour or so, after that you become imunne to the sensation of speed and you still end up with the same HWY stupor.

I have lived in the NT for a few years and found that even with the speed limit set to 130k most people still sit at 100/110k, its been drumed into peoples brains for so long that travelling any faster will make you immediatly crash and burst into flames, that most people have a aversion to travelling at those speeds.

My biggest issue on the HWYs, other than the already mentioned falure to keep left is the inabillty of people to overtake. Many times I have come up behind a convoy of cars sitting behind a slow lead car, all having to crawl behind all because the second car wont or is incappable of overtaking even when safe.

While I think part of the cause is the driver, I also want to lay blame a the type of cars people are driving, now that economy is the the new catch word, cars are being made that are bearly cappable of pulling thier own wieght let alone being able to overtake out on the HWYs.

Case in point my GF auto 2003 pulsar, great car around town but get it out on the HWY and its usless, if you try and overtake by putting your foot down all you get is more noise and bugger all else, so you end up sitting in that damm convoy, praying that the next overtaking lane comes before you loose your sanity.

I just wish that people would understand that saving a buck fifty per hundred ks is nice, but not if it comes at the cost of automotive competence.

Performance is not a dirty word.

By: SumoDog

SumoDog — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:07:54 +0000

Stephen you are right about Ivanhoe..I haven’t seen such disregard for road rules anywhere else.
As for overtaking drivers who drive much under speed limit and than accelerate when in overtaking lane i use following system. I identify the driver type and once i establish they are “overtaking lane racers” i stay fair distance behind them to lull them into false sense of security. I let first overtaking lane pass without trying. Than as they believe i am quite happy to sit behind while they drive at 80 in a 100 zone i wait for another overtaking lane. From fair way behind them i accelerate fully so when i am next to them the speed difference is at least 50 or more.They hardly ever try.That is if i drive a car that has no power.
If the car has got power i just pass them anywhere i can as soon as i can.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:54:19 +0000

Folks,

You should visit Ivanhoe in Melbourne to observe “drivers” who are largely ignorant of road rules.
Consolidated revenue would make a killing from the number of “drivers” who don’t indicate, giveway, use mobile phones and practically everything else which is against the law.
Apathy runs rampant in Ivanhoe!

Stephen