Some drivers out there, its really getting scarey

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Originally Posted by Redback

Here's the thing, those towing 10k under know they don't have the ability or the confidence to do the faster speeds, the one's who do 10k over, only think they have the ability to do those speeds.

Most of the time, it's the halfwits following that contribute to the problem, not all caravanners are a menace on the roads, there many more drivers on the road worse than them.

Baz.

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As with anything it's the worst that create the reputation.

As to your 10k over thing. I drive Sydney to Wollongong daily, 140kms return. Almost everyone is doing 120, the police don't even bat an eyelid to it.

It's those doing 90-100 that cause major disruption to the traffic flow, especially when trucks need to over-take (although they sit on 100).

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Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

As with anything it's the worst that create the reputation.

As to your 10k over thing. I drive Sydney to Wollongong daily, 140kms return. Almost everyone is doing 120, the police don't even bat an eyelid to it.

It's those doing 90-100 that cause major disruption to the traffic flow, especially when trucks need to over-take (although they sit on 100).

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I do Helensburgh to Sydney every day and the Highway Patrol between Heathcote and Helensburgh certainly do, watch out as they sit on the offramp from Waterfall station almost every day.

I think you have just been lucky;)

Oh and do the old Hyw, it's much more fun:burnrubber:

Baz.

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Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

And most caravaners are in cars that have over 600Nm of torque these days. They can mostly drag their mobile chicanes anywhere at the speed limit. However for those of us that haven't sold our house to buy the tow rig, we can't overtake in the tiny gap we get, usually on a hill anyway...

And then there's the fact that its usually more like 20 cars stuck behind a caravan, pull over sometimes, especially if there's a whole line behind you and you're sitting below the limit.

Slow drivers are more dangerous than those doing 10 over IMHO, if they don't have a legitimate reason (such as driving a 300 Tdi) then there should be a penalty for driving dangerously slow.

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i might just keep quiet in this thread! :wasntme:

40kmh up victoria pass out of lithgow. :angel: :D

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Originally Posted by Yorkie

i might just keep quiet in this thread! :wasntme:

40kmh up victoria pass out of lithgow. :angel: :D

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We pull that on that hill in the Td5 when towing the old cars, it's the ones that can go faster that are annoying!

Cheers
Will

I've got to stop reading these scary threads. I haven't driven anywhere busy since 2011 and I'm starting to dread the idea.

Could be worse. You could be driving in Russia.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSm5lXUCsoY]Car Crash Compilation HD #28 | Russian Dash Cam Accidents NEW JULY 2013 - YouTube[/ame]

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Originally Posted by disco2hse

Could be worse. You could be driving in Russia.

Car Crash Compilation HD #28 | Russian Dash Cam Accidents NEW JULY 2013 - YouTube

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Absolutely. They've done the world a real service by putting dashcams on so many cars and posting the results everywhere. I never could have guessed how bad things are over there.

Caravans': Most of them are fine, call them on the UHF & let them know your coming around. Also between here & Atherton there is about 20k of narrow winding road, most van towers will pull off where they can to let the held up traffic around. Most the van folk I have uncounted do their best not to be a pain, I have followed a few though that I'm sure didn't know I was there till I came round them.

Scary Drivers: I was driving the wife's Delica home from Cairns at night, with misty wind lashed rain & patches of fog. In that 3 hour drive 2 cars overtook me over double white lines on blind bends - puts the wind up Ya!
I'm sure 1 of these had a few, or more, he/she came up behind me with high beam & 3 spotties, dipped them, put them back up, then dipped them as he overtook & didn't put them back up. Once around me he went like the powers, then stopped in a right turning lane, then put his lights up as I passed him. Drunk or insane?

I'm far from a perfect driver, especially in cities, but I always try to acknowledge my errors, learn from them & sure as hell not repeat them.
Jonesfam

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Originally Posted by mikehzz

I put forward a further proposition....people without bullbars on the front of their cars are LESS likely to hit a kangaroo. Proven beyond doubt in my mind.

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Hmmm, not too sure on that logic... I am on my 3rd D2 plastic bumper thanks to various suicidal skippies.

Terry

Re Caravans and other slow vehicles, I've just returned from 2 weeks in South Africa and was interested to see how their traffic works on the open road. When you close on a slower vehicle they almost invariably move well to the left to let you past. Oncoming traffic even moves across to the right to help as well. Almost everyone seemed to do it as a common courtesy. Couldn't imagine this happening in Australia.