Thread: Sorry- Gold Disco

If you are heading NE, send up a warning flare please .

I occasionally have one on mine too. But the kiddo wants to learn a manual, so she learns on the Subaru more.

And just wait Nick.... Won't be long until you have one too

Mr L plater doing 5 under the 110kph speed limit in left hand lane, Red porsche merging onto free way at 90kph. MR L was told to "slow down" Mr L decided moving to the right at the same micro second as indicating right was a better idea

The poor Audi in the right lane at about 2 metres from our right rear wheel overtaking us at speed limit was not impressed nor was I - (sorry sir and family).
turn your head and indicate before changing lanes
30+ times told. Mr L can sit in the back seat for a week while my heart rate recovers. No contact thankfully, just far to close for anyone's comfort

The joys of not driving myself.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

The poor Audi in the right lane at about 2 metres from our right rear wheel overtaking us at speed limit was not impressed...

Audi driver not real smart anyway, overtaking a vehicle whilst another vehicle is merging, especially with one an L-plater. Maybe he/she learnt something too.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Mr L plater doing 5 under the 110kph speed limit in left hand lane, Red porsche merging onto free way at 90kph. MR L was told to "slow down" Mr L decided moving to the right at the same micro second as indicating right was a better idea

The poor Audi in the right lane at about 2 metres from our right rear wheel overtaking us at speed limit was not impressed nor was I - (sorry sir and family).
turn your head and indicate before changing lanes
30+ times told. Mr L can sit in the back seat for a week while my heart rate recovers. No contact thankfully, just far to close for anyone's comfort

The joys of not driving myself.

Hardly anyone turns their head anymore, it is scary once you start noticing it. The only cure for it is to get a motorcycle licence. Now whenever I'm driving I find myself automatically head checking for a lane change either left or right.

IMHO, removing your eyes from the general direction you are travelling is not a good idea. If your mirrors are set up correctly and you are aware of your surroundings (which means checking your mirrors regularly), I don't believe you should take you eyes off the road ahead. The practice is not possible in (most) heavy vehicles and they live by their mirrors.

And before I get flamed, there are exceptions to most rules, but I think new drivers should be taught to not only use their mirrors more often, but be a lot more aware of their surroundings. Bike riders would appreciate it at the very least.

Mine regularly has the same ND.

Despite putting him through peak hour traffic and the back streets of Richmond, nothing too exciting to report so far.

A few years back when the daughter was on L's and I had the D2a, I had somewhat more exciting time.

We were travelling on the Western freeway coming home from Ballarat, a clown in Commadore ute, came down an on ramp seriously fast, he picked the gap in front of us, then lost it - spinning, hitting the armco and bouncing back out onto the road.

I must say the she handled it beautifully.... giving me great confidence that at least her reflexes work just right.

However I would DEFINITELY rather been in the other seat at the time.

Sounds like maybe we should keep the gold disco and the white disco apart. at least until one of us looses the L