Not just truck drivers,i was overtaken a couple of days ago by a D4 fanging along the gateway going South just before the bridge.
A good few minutes later,a well marked police car, sirens blaring flew past me.It had 'road command' or something written over the back of it.
Sure enough at one of the exits,a long way on,i think it was Old Cleveland rd,the drivers of the two vehicles were on the side of the road having a discussion.
I have seen road workers in all 4 lanes a few times deliberately slowing down the traffic with work utes.Quote:
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I don't know the full reason why they were doing it,maybe to block off lanes for roadworks but surely they don't need to block all lanes.
Have seen this while travelling in the opposite direction.
Can you explain, for those of us who are hard of hearing, what it is you are trying to say? We have one incident at Beenleigh you have experienced. We have no context. I se no news items. It's difficult, under those circumstances, to judge what your point might be. Were the trucks simply blocking the road because they could, or was there something going on that you could not see? Or, were you just having a bad day?Quote:
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I'm not taking the ****. Serious questions.
On the M1? Fairly common, they call it a rolling blockade and use it to remove debris from the road. Debris can be anything from blown tyres, stuff fallen from tradies' utes or furniture lost by DIYers.Quote:
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Work utes are not generally described as B-Doubles. Just sayin...Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
In that part of the world? Usually it's a Black Mitsubishi Lancer that works there..Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
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I was explaining this to Paul.Quote:
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Not this time,i recon they were tipped off somehow.Maybe the D4 shot past an unmarked vehicle and they radioed the other....DunnoQuote:
Originally Posted by johntins
If you look real careful,the red and blue lights inside the rear tinted window of those Lancers are visible when not on.
Really?? You surprise me..... not. Lol, I'm absolutely staggered by how many they catch. Most of the folk who travel that road would do so every day, and yet they don't get it. It's hardly subtle. There's a particular spot, where the M2 turns onto, well, the M2, rather than the Logan, if you see what I mean. Right there, where those in the left lanes are trying to get across to go South, and those on the M2 are trying to turn left and go North. That's where they sit.Quote:
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I've driven around a bit. That place is by far NOT the worst I have experienced, but in NOW terms it is one of the worst. I would often find myself around there, at maybe 7 AM, trying to get to Lytton, after driving all night, dealing with madness. Brisbane has come a long way since I lived there. That interchange shows just how much further they have to go.
[Edit]. That the police sit there, rather than a million other places, says a lot, IMO.
This happens ALL the time on the Great Northern Highway and on some of the Freeways in Perth.Quote:
really? today at 1pm near Beenliegh on the M1 there were 8 trucks , 4 being b-doubles spread over the 4 lanes over a distance of about 400 mtrs.
it was causing serious chaos with traffic and the drivers I'm sure were enjoying it.
I called them up nicely on the cb and suggested that they slide into the two left lanes and allow the traffic to flow through....I got promptly told to get ****ed.
Its interesting that there were no police around and they would known that.
It us usually because the loads being carried are too big to let anyone pass them safely and there is usually a heavily marked police traffic patrol car in front of the convoy.
The loads are usually very heavy mining equipment, Hallpac's, Loaders etc. and NO I don't think the truckies are "Enjoying themselves" so although not very diplomatic the bloke that told you to ***k off over the radio was right as he couldn't pull over just to let you through.
What we are discussing here isn't Bad driving like what was originally posted here, It is an example of responsible and SAFE use of the highway.