VERY CLOSE CALL ,TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

I think that a lot of that attitude comes from the way young people learn to drive.
Not talking about the 100 hours logbooks, etc, but the Playstation/X Box/PC games they all excel at, where there are no real consequences for anything you do, as well as movies like the Fast and Furry-tongued, etc.
I think I'm joining you in the Old Farts' clubhouse, Lionel! :p

Perhaps its time to mandate the 12" spike in the middle of the steering wheel, help focus attention on the consequence of stupidity.......

I couldn't be a commercial driver, navigating an ocean of imbeciles.

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

Yes red lights and those funny double unbroken lines. Don't they signify that it marks out of bounds for us plebs. Also the that the two solid lines delineate the territory of the chosen few; a place where they apparently have special approval to overtake someone else.

It is something I hardly ever used to see. Now each time I travel on a highway it seems a daily occurrence - rules only apply to mugs apparently.

God I have turned into an old fart :eek:

Kind Regards
Lionel

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I think the young have always driven with bravado, you've only seen it since you got your new contract lenses, Lionel. :p

oh it surprises me the OP wasnt in Perth....

We surely have the biggest percentage of ignorant arrogant pig drivers in the country...

Hence my belief in a Land Rover Defender with a bullbar is by far the best traffic vehicle to drive, not because its the safest or easiest to drive, but it generally gets more road respect than other vehicles do. :p :p

Regards
Daz

Yes, I've seen similar things. I guess it explains why under 25 males have such a terrible crash and fatality record. They don't think that driving stupidly has consequences, for others and themselves. Young females have far fewer crashes.

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Originally Posted by DeeJay

I'm seeing around Melbourne an attitude that if there is no red light camera then it's OK to go thru after the red.
Chances are pretty good for getting away with it.

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Yes, but if we put red light cameras everywhere, then these unsafe driving morons will claim it's a nanny state and pull the "it's just a revenue raising line"

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Yes, but if we put red light cameras everywhere, then these unsafe driving morons will claim it's a nanny state and pull the "it's just a revenue raising line"

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Just about every GPS system has red light camera alerts. Only the morons run the red lights, and they should be caught. Any revenue raised should be put back into more cameras. But we know that doesn't happen.

After a couple of near misses I have installed a Blackvue in the D4,to cover my ass if there is a prang.
The other nite I got stuck on Albany Hwy behind somebody who obviously suffers nite blindness.80kmh in a 110 zone in the dark.A road train approaches and they stand on the brakes and swerve off the road,then straight out in front of me again.WOW.
Andrew

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

P platers all seem to be on a mission to see who can lose their licence quickest.
I had one overtake my B-double, using a left-hand turn lane, yesterday. He also tried to pass the quad-dog in front of me, but ran out of road. Further up the narrow, winding and hilly road he made a desperate and dangerous attempt to pass the truck and trailer. As he crossed to the wrong side of the road, traffic approached and he accelerated hard. Halfway past he had second thoughts and braked, changed his mind and throttled on again. A collision was avoided by myself, the truck in front of me and the oncoming traffic braking heavily, allowing the idiot back onto the correct side of the road. Both the truck in front and myself were travelling at the speed limit.

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"B Double"?..What sort of rig do you drive,..make,, engine, transmission etc. Are you an owner driver?
Had a bit to do with "Truckies", particularly owner drivers, during my career, ... Hardest working people on the planet.
Pickles.

I only drive a couple of times a week and almost every time I do I see appallingly unsafe driving ranging from speeding , poorly secured loads , not indicating, overtaking on blind spots - you name it. This from all age groups - not necessarily the youngsters. I think its a combination of feeling over secure in modern cars , lack of police, lack of punishment. I advocate for the car to be squashed and the cost of it born by the perpetrator in the form of a fine. Its never going to happen of course - I don't understand why - its almost as though someone somewhere has mad a conscious decision to tolerate it.
cheers,
D