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

Originally Posted by Chops

I've always pulled over,, even in the D4. If I'm on a go easy drive, (a Sunday drive, which could be whenever) if traffic starts to build up behind me, or a faster vehicle wants to overtake, I always give them room, one way or another.
It was something taught to me by my father,, common sense, manners and courtesy,, he was a truck driver.

Thanks Chops, that is EXACTLY what I do, also taught to me by my Mum & Dad.
Pickles.

Go to Bali or Thialand and when you see a scooter weaving in and out traffic or trying to beat everyone else , 9 times out 10 it will an Australian , traffic is chaos over there and sometimes very slow but everything seems to flow and fit in with each other in a non aggressive way , well most of the time anyway .
Why is it that in Australia everyone has to be first or go off thier bannana when things dont go thier way ? , driving used to be reasonably safe and a pleasure once , what the hell happened ?.

Much the same in India too. They use their horns all the time too, but not in an aggressive way.
On the back of all the trucks over there is the phrase "Horn ok" or something similar. It helps you know what everyone's up to, be it overtaking or undertaking

It doesn't mean there are no problems, but I think with the caos they live in as far as driving goes, it works well,,,,, even if it is scary to be involved in

Was the left lane blocked or clear?
If the left lane was blocked then the car driver couldn't go left, so was entitled stay in the centre lane at a reasonable speed. So the tailgating trucker was wrong.
If the left lane was clear then the driver could have gone left as a courtesy, but didn't have too as long as doing a reasonable speed. I probably would have moved left ad a courtesy.
But if the left lane was clear the truck could have gone left and the problem was solved.
Speed limits are a maximum not a minimum. Safe responsible driving is the number one priority, not speed.
That said, I know some trucking companies put their drivers under unreasonable time pressure.

I love these traffic related threads. There are two things that are guaranteed to follow.

1. Mick Marsh will always copy in the relevant Road Rule/legislation.

2. The person in the other car is always the idiot.

We are so lucky none of those idiots are on this forum.

Originally Posted by stealth

I love these traffic related threads. There are two things that are guaranteed to follow.

1. Mick Marsh will always copy in the relevant Road Rule/legislation.

2. The person in the other car is always the idiot.

We are so lucky none of those idiots are on this forum.

Sorry to say, the one in your first point is.

Dont think you are Pat Malone there Mick

Originally Posted by trog

If you can't find the necessary controls without looking in a controlled environment , what will happen when needed in a situation. Part of the driving instruction I had was to find these controls with my eyes closed , and to practice this in any other vehicle. If you can't find the lights wipers or even the radio volume controls get off the road.

To a certain extent, but he also had the sense never being shown the demisters whens asked pulled over safely so he could find. His own car is 1 button only (D2), this stupid car you had to activate 3 buttons/knobs and had never been shown them by the instructor as rarely assessed for the test. That aside he reckons the windows were not even fogged.