Thread: Truckie reckons his penalty was too harsh, what do you reckon?

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

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.

I have seen road workers in all 4 lanes a few times deliberately slowing down the traffic with work utes.
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.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

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.

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?

I'm not taking the ****. Serious questions.

Originally Posted by scarry

I have seen road workers in all 4 lanes a few times deliberately slowing down the traffic with work utes.
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.

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.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

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.

Work utes are not generally described as B-Doubles. Just sayin...

Originally Posted by scarry

A good few minutes later,a well marked police car,

In that part of the world? Usually it's a Black Mitsubishi Lancer that works there..

Originally Posted by scarry

I have seen road workers in all 4 lanes a few times deliberately slowing down the traffic with work utes.
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.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

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.

I was explaining this to Paul.

Originally Posted by johntins

In that part of the world? Usually it's a Black Mitsubishi Lancer that works there..

Not this time,i recon they were tipped off somehow.Maybe the D4 shot past an unmarked vehicle and they radioed the other....Dunno

If you look real careful,the red and blue lights inside the rear tinted window of those Lancers are visible when not on.

Originally Posted by scarry

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.

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.