Did someone mention something about grey nomads pulling up in their caravans and watching tv...
...I swear it was this thread
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Did someone mention something about grey nomads pulling up in their caravans and watching tv...
...I swear it was this thread
I think most of them watch TV while driving!
isnt that what cruise control is for?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner
Top Gun - cruise control
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I have been following this thread, but up until now I have chosen to remain silent as I did not like the way it was heading, nor did I want to be involved in a fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ausfree
From what I have observed here is what I see as a major reason as to why this has happened, this being that we all type our thoughts, and some times taking the P*** out of another person through type can be taken the wrong way.
Had this been a live discussion around the camp fire over a few beers, I am sure it would not have got to this. Had it have headed that way a simple agree to disagree, change subject and get on with it.
I have not met a lot of people from this place but the ones I have met have all been top people, and I feel that these people are now friends to some degree.
I have never met Tombie so I can not comment about him but, for some one to be around as long as he has pushing towards 7,000 posts, he can't be half bad.
It saddens me to read what has happened in this thread as I regard us as one big family, and it should not happen as we are all adults here.
So Toombie, if your decision is final I bid you farewell, if it is not as others have suggested I hope to see you back.
Now for the record. The (off)topic in question about towing speeds. To a certain degree I agree with a lot of what Tombie says, but I can also understand others point of view. I too hate being held up, and I have done some long haul truck driving and it annoys me no end some times.
Having said this, I do under stand others going slow. My self when towing my caravan. Behind my Disco's I struggle to do 100kph. If cars get stuck behind me I tend not to worry as they can easily overtake. If it is an area where this could take some time I will pull over every now and then.
If I have a truck approaching I get on my UHF and talk to the driver and we arrange an outcome to get him past.
Well said (typed? :) ), Dave
For those of us with slower vehicles, I too would like to believe that we all take into consideration the needs of others.
I seem to remember that many years ago there was a road safety campaign slogan "Courtesy is Catching" and there is no doubt that in general, a little courtesy can go a long way.
Anyone travelling faster is going to want/need to pass us - help them to do it in the spots that are safest for all parties (with due regard to oncoming as well).
There is the opportunity for faster drivers to also show a bit of courtesy, consideration or at least some appreciation when a slower driver does the right thing.
Last week while filling in time between events at the Australian Masters Games, I came across several appreciative faster drivers. On the Great Ocean Road and more particularly on the climb up the range from Lorne, I was able to find spots to pull over to let faster drivers past on four or five occasions.
The point of my story is not that I let them past, but that almost all of those drivers expressed their appreciation through a wave or a flick of the indicators. I know it was a friendly wave and not a rude gesture because on every occasion, the opportunity to pull over came almost as soon as i needed it.
I don't feel that I have to be thanked every time I do the right thing, but a little courtesy from faster drivers doesn't hurt.
Looking through this thread it is clear that people expect other people to drive and act as they do - that is if they consider that they should drive at the speed limit then all people should drive at the speed limit - those who like to potter along wonder why others drive faster - a generalisation I know and is typical of human nature - likewise if one person wants to be out camping it roughing it they often do not understand why would people would the want to watch TV - we are all different and do things for our reasons.
On the road I do tend to drive at the limit, unless I am late for something I do tend to be tolerant of slower drivers and grey nomads but what does get up my nose a bit is that if I drive slower and hold up a truckie, earning a living I am bad - sorry the roads are for all of us not just for the truckies. What really gets up my nose are not the caravaners but truckies going up who seem to have no regard for others - I drive on the the Hume a lot and have them tailgating when I am doing 110kph and then have them going up hill on a multilane highway - side by side one doing 60kph and the one in the outside lane doing 60.05kph with no regard to anyone else and blocking everone on the multilane highway - give me a grey nomad any day.
Garry
If this is happening on the flat, slow down and let them past. Then take the rego number and report him, as they are governed to 100 kph. Just make sure that your speedo is correct though.Quote:
Originally Posted by garrycol
I had a time not long after I got my D1, and I was struggling to pass a truck on the Hume(2lanes 110 limit) when I was doing 108. I got on the UHF and politely told the driver to get his limiter checked, only to later find out that at that speed my speedo is reading 6 KPH fast.
One point that might be worth noting is that up until about fifteen years ago, in NSW trailers over 750kg were limited to 80kph. Used to be a nice little earner for the state with Victorians heading for the sun in winter. (NSW continues to maintain this sort of restriction with learners limited to 80 and red p-plates to 90, struck this myself (both) on the Mitchell Hwy yesterday - 2 lanes, speed limit 110, and enough traffic coming the other way to make overtaking chancy, especially in the 110 with a 55kph headwind as there was yesterday!)
It is quite possible that a lot of these grey nomads got the habit of travelling slower when the lower sspeed limits applied.
John