Truck Driver Tailgating?,...in the "Nanny State"..Yeah right.

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Originally Posted by trout1105

Surely the car driver could also be charged with failing to keep left as well??

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Keeping left means not allowed in the outside lane unless overtaking. You can still be in any other lane. And in that road the left lane is for slow vehicles, the middle lane where the car was is for normal speeds and outside lane is for overtaking - pretty common all over the country. Driving at 20kph in the centre lane might be considered impeding traffic but driving at 70, 80, 90, up to the speed limit in the centre lane is not impeding traffic - the truck driver was a total douche and should be penalised as such.

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Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

No such law. How could the car driver be charged for doing nothing wrong?
Refer to my earlier post on road rule 130.

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I have seen signs, "Keep Left If Not Overtaking",..I cannot remember if I've seen them on Geelong Rd?
Pickles.

I cannot speak for Vic but in most states the law says you must keep left (not in the right lane) unless overtaking where the speed limit is 90kph and above or where there are signs saying keep left unless overtaking. So signs are not always there.

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Originally Posted by Pickles2

I have seen signs, "Keep Left If Not Overtaking",..I cannot remember if I've seen them on Geelong Rd?
Pickles.

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Point me to the law that states the driver must drive in the left most part of the left most lane i.e. where the cyclists should be.

Read rule 130.

As part of the conditions for holding a Victorian drivers licence, you are required to have an understanding of the road rules. If you have a different understanding of this road rule, maybe it's time to hand in the licence.

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Originally Posted by Pickles2

" Apparently the car was doing the speed limit"?....where did you learn that?,..I haven't been able to CONFIRM what the car's real speed was.....but I'd like to.
Pickles.

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"By watching the Ch7 video" , the commentator said that the car was doing the speed limit and that the truck tailgated , i would asume from that that the truck was speeding , also it was reported that the truck driver did the same thing again a bit further up the road to another car .
I can only go on what was reported as I was not there , there was also another car in the left lane a bit further up the road doing what looked like the same speed as the car bieng tailgated and the car taking the vidio looked like it was in the left lane as well but just behind the truck which was in the middle lane . Cant really see why everone wants to hang the car driver but there you go .

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Originally Posted by garrycol

I cannot speak for Vic but in most states the law says you must keep left (not in the right lane) unless overtaking where the speed limit is 90kph and above or where there are signs saying keep left unless overtaking. So signs are not always there.

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You'll notice I quoted from the national road rules. This same road rule should also apply in all the states and territories of Australia.

This is for WA, I am not sure what weird rules apply in other States.

Road Safety Commission - Keeping Left

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Originally Posted by trout1105

This is for WA, I am not sure what weird rules apply in other States.

Road Safety Commission - Keeping Left

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Nice graphic. Only two lanes shown. The driver on the video was keeping to the left of the r/h lane as your graphic depicts.
What is the problem?

Where is that road rule written in WA? That will either support or debunk your argument.

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Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Nice graphic. Only two lanes shown. The driver on the video was keeping to the left of the r/h lane as your graphic depicts.
What is the problem?

Where is that road rule written in WA? That will either support or debunk your argument.

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That page is from the road safety commission of WA website.
It doesn't state stay in any lane other that the right lane it states stay in the LEFT lane , Simples [thumbsupbig]

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Originally Posted by trout1105

That page is from the road safety commission of WA website.
It doesn't state stay in any lane other that the right lane it states stay in the LEFT lane , Simples [thumbsupbig]

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Yep. The left lane. Being the one left of the right lane.
I have no issue with that.

And the actual WA road rule with respect to the situation being discussed?

http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/media...SafeFull_f.pdf

Ah, yes, and the appropriate disclaimer.

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This handbook is a guide to safe driving and an interpretation of the law.
It is NOT the law, but a simplified version of the road law as defined in the Road Traffic
(Administration) Act 2008, including the Australian Road Rules that apply currently in
Western Australia. It does not include all the traffic regulations and is not intended to be
used as a legal document.

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