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You're OK, the problem is the ones who keep right, dawdle and refuse to move over when someone comes up behind them.
If you flash or beep them, as is the custom in countries with advanced driving skills, they get all offended and often refuse to make way for the faster vehicle. BMW drivers seem to be the worst.
Like to see the cops enforce the keep left unless overtaking rule.
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They shouldn't need to enforce it! And there are signs to advise people. It's just common courtesy really.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
You'd think Canberra, being the roundabout capital of Australia would enable Canberrans to get that one right but you'd be very much mistaken.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
The worst crash spot in Canberra is the big roundabout on the Barton Hwy near Crace and Gold Ck.
They've just spent a fortune really ****ing it up by installing lights on every lane, including part way through the roundabout, so yes, you can be stopped by a red light while you are in the roundabout !
It's a bloody nightmare.
Canberrans are also unable to merge onto any major arterial road such as any of the Parkways without coming to a dead stop first.
Zipper merge ??!!
Impossible !
How there aren't more rear ender crashes I'll never know....
Actually I do, our public service friends are unable to go faster than the posted limit, or even approach it half the time.
You can always pick the out of staters, we're, err, they're the ones doing minimum 10% faster than the posted limit. :angel:
And don't get me started on the traffic light sequencing in Canberra.
Three intersecting roads with cars banked up and not a car to be seen on the one with green, and there's hardly any cars here. (relatively)
For all Sydney's traffic congestion, for the most part it flows, (except the M4 carpark of an evening) they really do manage the lights well and most everyone knows what each other are doing, even though it looks like an all in cage fight to any out of towners.
It's been Dawinian evolution in terms of driving style, but it works.
Nah I forget on the odd accassion.....Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
The roads heading north, south and west of Brisbane are always busy and cars pretty close to each other in all lanes, I generally sit a couple of km/hr 'gps' over the speed limit which eliminates most car from coming up behind me.
In peak hour closer the the city where in/off Ramp come up frequently it makes sense to sit in the right lane when it peak hour......as in the left people are either backing off before they hit the exit (exit are too short or traffic is building up) or wanting to merge into the freeway which again the left lane need to adjust it speed.
As soon as the hi-way isn't traveling at the sign posted speed it doesn't matter which lane your in.
Another problem seems to be with people going straight ahead on a roundabout, but who signal a right turn, and then a left to get off, which confuses other drivers. I think they should not signal at all entering, and just signal to exit. Is that right?
Yep that is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
I saw a ripper the other day going into town. Dual lane roundabout on the main highway. Car in right lane indicates left approaching, then indicates right when he enters and then fails to indicate left as he exits going straight ahead. Had everyone else stumped as to which way he was going to go.
Signs, signs, signs, they're everywhere, not many can see all these signs when their eyes are on their phones and texting.:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by numpty
We had a lane hog the other day, driving slow in the overtaking lane with head down
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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares
Umm up here not many signs!on the 2, 3 or 4 lane motorways and generally these roads are busy all day I.e. Cars in all lanes. If everybody stuck to the left lane to the Gold Coast 4 lanes each way seems a big waste of three lanes. It what I observe traveling to Sydney and Melbourne for work.
If for some reason I'm not traveling at the posted speed when everybody else is traveling at posted speed (would never happen) than I would utilize the left two lanes.
On overtaking lanes on single lane hi-ways I keep to the left unless the overtaking.
Oh and I'm generally courteous to those that are traveling over the posted speed I.e. 105 and 115 GOS in 100 and 110 zones to be gaining on me.
Using all available tarmac as some one else once said.
https://www.facebook.com/DashCamOwne...0606005665703/
Last time i checked that was the law in NSW. Not sure if they changed it back cos its confusing on a standard roundabout.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Actually it does work on 5 way roundabouts where you're taking the third exit. Tells people at the second exit that your going past them, then indicating off at the 3rd tells those people you're leaving.
Theres one down the road from me, but who else has driven on a 5 way roundabout lately?