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

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Just seen a news clip on TV,.. a truck driver SAID to be tailgating a car, down Geelong Rd???
There's a small car driving down Geelong Rd, in the MIDDLE lane, a truck immediately behind him. The left lane is vacant, but the car does not move over, although He could,....but He just sits there with a big semi about 6' behind him, obviously wanting to overtake, so WHY wouldn't the car driver move to the left. ....

Been there, done that(except the 6" behind) .. far too many times.
Bloody annoying and I agree the car driver should be charged. (or else remove the right lane restriction).

The problem is as always about awareness ... the car driver isn't aware that the truck can't use the right lane legally.

Originally Posted by AK83

Been there, done that(except the 6" behind) .. far too many times.
Bloody annoying and I agree the car driver should be charged. (or else remove the right lane restriction).

The problem is as always about awareness ... the car driver isn't aware that the truck can't use the right lane legally.

I think the the statement of being "aware" as far as trucks go in the right hand lane is not really right. You can be damn sure if the truck was in that lane,, every man and his dog would be up in arms about it,, including the clown he tailgated.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Travelling at 6k under the speed limit is Not impeding traffic, However here in the West travelling in the left lane is enforced and old mate should have been either In the left hand lane or moved into it to let the truck through.
Old Mate is in the wrong But If trucks are banned from the right hand lane on this stretch then he is also in the wrong as well.
Common curtesy Should have prevailed with the car moving to the left But it didn't But that doesn't excuse the truck driver from using the right hand lane out of frustration.
In reality both drivers did the wrong thing.

Yeah !!!!!

I'll call bull**** on that statement. Never seen it enforced in more than 30 years of driving in this state. Perth drivers on the freeways down there are probably the worst I've ever come across in this respect - it's common knowledge that the left lane is the fastest lane to travel in - the slow ******* are always in the right lane.

Originally Posted by Denzo

The truck apologists on here always make me laugh. I travel +50,000km / year and occasionally drive HR trucks, and see intimidation on the road constantly.
While the average car driver can be a jerk, they invariably are conforming to their "speed limit" - usually rigidly enforced by the nanny state highway patrol. I realise that this can vary due to speedo error. I usually have my GPS going, and generally see Bdoubles at 103-105km/hr in pedal to the metal mode.
I drive mainly in rural NSW, where there is usually a bit of latitude with the rozzers < 10km, but in Vic that leeway is usually not there. I tell my family that the only way to share the road with trucks out here is to travel at 110km/hr. or 90km/hr, and let trucks pass. The speed differentials are too small to allow for safe sharing the roads if you are not to come under notice of the revenue collectors.
I also drive in Europe, and feel much safer there than Aus. Much more intuitive (and fast) driving, BUT the trucks there are limited to 80km/hr, and the system works great for Autostrade and provincial roads. Dont worry about the cops on a multi lane road - get in the road of an Audi or Beemer driver on the LH (ie fast lane), and you will soon know about it.
If I was running the show, the trucks would all be limited to 90km/hr, (I can hear the howls now!!) and all car drivers would have to do the kind of licence process that they do in Europe. I notice in SA that road trains are legal at 100km/h. I consider myself a reasonable driver, but find myself white knuckling it on the Stuart Hwy, especially in a Land Rover.
The sense of entitlement from both sides of this debate needs to be educated out.

You need to get out and about a bit more. Your idea might work alright in Europe where distances are short and roads are very much different to what they are here (yes - I've driven there too), and maybe even between Brisbane / Sydney / Melbourne. When you've driven across the Nullarbor at 90km/hr, or from Perth up to the North West at the same speed - come back and tell us about it................

Originally Posted by BMKal

You need to get out and about a bit more. Your idea might work alright in Europe where distances are short and roads are very much different to what they are here (yes - I've driven there too), and maybe even between Brisbane / Sydney / Melbourne. When you've driven across the Nullarbor at 90km/hr, or from Perth up to the North West at the same speed - come back and tell us about it................

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I think the problem is these web experts have never driven or been for a trip in a big real truck yes a hr is a real truck
Reducing the speed on truck`s to 90 or less is just Dumb and Dumber thinking .
Take a trip in a single or double any where any time and take note of the stupid spanker car drivers and the plan stupid things they do on the road with out any consideration for themselves or anyone else for that
I have noticed the quality or behaviour of drivers on the road`s has taken a massive downward shift over the years , I have my theory on this so dont start me on that one

Does anyone know what speed the car was actualy doing ? , hard to comment without that piece of vital info .

Originally Posted by Fatso

Does anyone know what speed the car was actualy doing ? , hard to comment without that piece of vital info .

I would like that info too.
Surely it'll come up on the "Media" somewhere!
Pickles.

Just googled this matter,..located it on Ch 7's Facebook page, where it has already generated around ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED comments, overwhelmingly in favor of the Truckie, which is of course my view.
Pickles.