Thread: Some drivers out there, its really getting scarey

Originally Posted by jonesfam

n that 3 hour drive 2 cars overtook me over double white lines on blind bends - puts the wind up Ya

When on a fast motorbike, double white lines are merely advisory!

Originally Posted by p38arover

When on a fast motorbike, double white lines are merely advisory!

What double white lines?

I must say although we do drag a van about we do try not to impede others in their head long dash to where ever they going in such a hurry unlike some caravan clubs out wild flower spotting etc.
We saw one such group of about 20 vans up near Mullewa all with big grins on their sun kissed gobs doing about 30 kph holding up a 3 trailer truck and chattering incessantly on ch18 false teeth clicking as they boasted about how they were stopping him from overtaking "dangerously"!!! The only danger on the road woz them rude idiots.
AlanH.

Not to encourage stereotypes but the holier than thou attitudes of some of the older drivers I know is atrocious.

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Not to encourage stereotypes but the holier than thou attitudes of some of the older drivers I know is atrocious.

DM, I neither want to encourage stereotypes, but; I've driven professionally for over thirty years, covering more than seven million kilometres. From that time on the road I have gleaned that 75-80% of the bad driving that I've seen first hand has been displayed by sub 25 y.o.s.
I don't want to get into a verbal/print stoush with you, but you need to shut-up and listen at times. I don't know anything about you, but from your posts I'm guessing that you're 19-21......the age of arrogence? We've all been through that period, the pinicle of knowlege. You will be amazed in ten years, at how much smarter older people will become.
I urge you to read my latest thread.

Everyone needs to read this.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

DM, I neither want to encourage stereotypes, but; I've driven professionally for over thirty years, covering more than seven million kilometres. From that time on the road I have gleaned that 75-80% of the bad driving that I've seen first hand has been displayed by sub 25 y.o.s.
I don't want to get into a verbal/print stoush with you, but you need to shut-up and listen at times. I don't know anything about you, but from your posts I'm guessing that you're 19-21......the age of arrogence? We've all been through that period, the pinicle of knowlege. You will be amazed in ten years, at how much smarter older people will become.
I urge you to read my latest thread.

Everyone needs to read this.

Thanks mate. Very sobering.

Alan

Originally Posted by V8Ian

DM, I neither want to encourage stereotypes, but; I've driven professionally for over thirty years, covering more than seven million kilometres. From that time on the road I have gleaned that 75-80% of the bad driving that I've seen first hand has been displayed by sub 25 y.o.s.
I don't want to get into a verbal/print stoush with you, but you need to shut-up and listen at times. I don't know anything about you, but from your posts I'm guessing that you're 19-21......the age of arrogence? We've all been through that period, the pinicle of knowlege. You will be amazed in ten years, at how much smarter older people will become.
I urge you to read my latest thread.

Everyone needs to read this.

The problem with youngsters these days is that they also question their elders!

I, for one, would never have done that! I wouldn't have dared question how anyone could drive "more than 7 million kilometers" in "over thirty years".

I would never have said anything like:
Even if you say "over 7,000,000" is 7,000,001 and "over 30 years" is rounded up to 40 years, that is still 175,000km a year. Or, over 3365km a week for each and every week of the year. Or 480km a day for if you're at it for 7 days a week.



Anyway, let's not drift off topic

Originally Posted by sam_d

The problem with youngsters these days is that they also question their elders!

I for one would never do that these days! But, even when I was younger I wouldn't dare question how anyone could drive "more than 7 million kilometers" in "over thirty years".

I would never have said anything like:
Even if you say "over 7,000,000" is 7,000,001 and "over 30 years" is rounded up to 40 years, that is still 175,000km a year. Or, over 3365km a week for each and every week of the year. Or 480km a day for if you're at it for 7 days a week.



Anyway, let's not drift off topic

We're out there 'makin' a mile', not on a Sunday drive. 480 kays is not even halfway on Sydney/Brisbane. Truckies are doing three Syd/Bris trips a week. I had a brand new Western Star that I clocked up 201,048 km in 11 months.
You need to get out more Sam.