Thread: Speed + Stupidity = ?

Originally Posted by bob10

Can some one explain , with a speed limit of 100 kph, two lanes. Stay in the left lane unless overtaking, the left lane sticking to 100 kph, does that mean you have to all stick in the left lane? Or can the left lane stay at say, 70 kph, if they feel comfortable with that, & the 100 kph drivers pass, but have to shift to the 70 kph mob when finished passing? When did we become obsessed with speed, the only sensible driving in Australia is on gridlocked city roads. Bob

My opinion is if your driving abilities or your vehicle's roadworthy-ness can't keep over 20% less than the speed limit you shouldn't be on the road.

Look like normal everyday WA driving to me. We have keep left rules applying when the limit is 90 or above but there's very little policing of the roads except when there's been an accident or unmarked cars catch minor speedsters.
Nothing much suprises me on the roads but was tad annoyed when a bloke driving an ageing Rangie pulled out from the left in front of me on Shenton Ave this arvo.
His pulling out wasn't the problem, it was the about 8 metre trailer he was towing behind him.
I gave him a cheery one fingered wave and got a gob full of foul abuse back and when we stopped at the roundabout just ahead he took his seatbelt off as if he intended to get out and remonstrate with me.
The Cook said not to hit him as it was obvious from his driving (and his little goatee beard) he wasn't a full quid so I let it go. ....just stuck my head out with a questioning look on my gob and he buckled up again.
If you're on this forum, please don't threaten me mate, I don't take kindly to those who are ****house drivers who then think they can bully others because of it.
Happy motoring amongst the morons.
AlanH.

Originally Posted by Landie333

. On the same token, undertaking on roads posted 80km/hr and above is illegal.

I don't think that is actually the case anywhere in Australia, although I am happy to be corrected.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

The truck is travelling significantly faster than the ute and trailer and about to pass.

Fair enough the car driver was driving way beyond his skill level but without seeing more
video the truck could have been in that lane for miles which is pretty anoying
AM

Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

Fair enough the car driver was driving way beyond his skill level but without seeing more
video the truck could have been in that lane for miles which is pretty anoying
AM

It's pretty obvious that the truck was actively overtaking, not just hogging the right lane.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

The truck is travelling significantly faster than the ute and trailer and about to pass.

At the beginning of the video, the truck is somewhere around 80 odd metres behind the vehicle in front. The truck is well and truly in the right hand lane in the beginning. So based on that, you can take a guestimate and say the truck probably started to move into the right lane 150 metres from the vehicle in front to be completely in the right lane 80 metres out. Based off the speed of the truck and taking the assumption he was in the right lane to pass that vehicle.

Don't know about you, but I don't change lanes on highways that far out. I do a fair amount of highway driving and I would say most truckies and car drivers don't pull out that early either. That's how I've calculated he was traveling in the right lane.

Originally Posted by bob10

Can some one explain , with a speed limit of 100 kph, two lanes. Stay in the left lane unless overtaking, the left lane sticking to 100 kph, does that mean you have to all stick in the left lane? Or can the left lane stay at say, 70 kph, if they feel comfortable with that, & the 100 kph drivers pass, but have to shift to the 70 kph mob when finished passing? When did we become obsessed with speed, the only sensible driving in Australia is on gridlocked city roads. Bob

My understanding is the posted speeds are limits. Not requirements. Although, there is a certain percentage underneath the posted limits that is the 'minimum' you can travel. Because driving too slow to the rest of the traffic is considered dangerous and I think it falls under dangerous driving.

Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

Fair enough the car driver was driving way beyond his skill level but without seeing more
video the truck could have been in that lane for miles which is pretty anoying
AM

Providing that the truck was not doing the speed limit or very close to it.
Trucks have also the right to overtake slow traffic.

Originally Posted by BigJon

I don't think that is actually the case anywhere in Australia, although I am happy to be corrected.

I read the law a long time ago and I would have to trawl the RTA laws to try and find it again. NSW freeways post signs that state "Keep left unless overtaking. $110 fine"

Who knows, it may have changed...

Edit: So if you can get booked for travelling the right lane, it makes sense to me there would be a fine for undertaking