Thread: What is it with Tojo/Patrol drivers??

Merging as told by Vicroads website.

If you cross lane markings, then you must give way. If there are no lane markings, then the vehicle in front has right of way.

In Vic if your lane is the one that runs out but your vehicle is ahead of the one in the continuous lane, the vehicle ahead has right of way. This was a new rule introduced a few years ago.

Dave.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

Tombie can you link to that?

every driving test Ive had to take has the main lane with right of way when both vehicles are level pegging, or when the merging lane terminates but if its an open merge then the vehicle leading has right of way.

The rule of thumb that most instructors I know use is "if you can see their headlights then you are in front."

There's often that other rule of thumb,the bigger vehicle seems to have right of way,no matter what the real rules are.

Originally Posted by Frenchie

Hey Andrew, I have the BD chip, which is better than stock but I've never been that impressed with it. What do you have, Tombie's?

I bought a flashable Defender ECU NNN from a Perth specialist,it had a TRS upgrade.He couldnt get it working correctly and installed a D2 map,supossibly a second level Auto Logic item.
It goes REALLY well and I got my economy and some back.
I have a realy big $1200 ASE intercooler sitting in the shed awaiting me being ablle to find the coin for the rest of the cooling system upgrade
Andrew

I don't insight the stupidity performed by the 'others' but far out!!!! on the way home nearly everyday some tard will force me to accelerate far beyond the speed limit in order to overtake their previously slow car ...freaks!

Originally Posted by ScottW

If you think it's bad getting muscled in a big Landrover, try driving an MX5.
I almost wore out my horn.

Gee scotty you must LOVE that MX5 !!!

Did you wear out the cars warning device too?


(sorry I couldn't just let that go!)

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***and now Ive read the rest of the thread I see someone else beat me to it! (sorry!)

AS TO ROAD RULES:-


http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/...999.219.UN.PDF

This is SA site, but I believe rule is same all over Aus.

Rules 148 & 149 (i think thats them, if not try 158 & 159...sorry )
should have diagrams etc indicating rules for merging.

basically as I understand it:
If you are in left lane as lanes merge, and at the merging point of the lanes there is NO dividing line marked
between those lanes then whoever is in front has right of way (doesnt say by a headlight etc etc its whoever is in front)

But, If you are in left lane as lanes merge, and at the merging point of the lanes there IS dividing lines marked
between those lanes then whoever is in right hand lane has right of way.

fairly straight forward IF everyone involved understands it!

The confusion in SA is because there was a very badly set up ad on tele etc when the 'scissor' rule first came in,
the ad (by govt!) was such that it confused people who previously understood the rule!

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

In Vic if your lane is the one that runs out but your vehicle is ahead of the one in the continuous lane, the vehicle ahead has right of way. This was a new rule introduced a few years ago.

Dave.

Wrong Dave.

Here is a quote from the Vicroads website.

Changing lanes
Whenever you change lanes from one marked lane or line of traffic to another, you must give way to vehicles already in that lane or line of traffic. This includes crossing over any broken line marked on the road which indicates that a lane ends, for example when merging into freeway traffic.

Zip merging
If you are on a road without lines marked and two rows of vehicles merge into one, you must give way to any vehicle which has any part of its vehicle ahead of yours. Note: If you cross any lines marked on the road, then you are not zip merging but changing lanes and you must give way accordingly.

What's been giving me the ****s lately is the idiots who drive right up behind you when you're trying to reverse park Indicator on early, spot picked, brakelights on, reverse engaged - then some **** drives right up your bum

In the last month I've had 4 instances of this happening: 2xTerritory's, 1x Tarago & 1x Commodore. Each time I just keep the Defender in reverse and crawl slowly back. I've had horns honked and everything; but just keep on chugging backwards - They soon get the picture The steel bar on the back of the Deefer seems to have 'get out of my way' written all over it

I have never failed to park in the spot I picked out