Road Rage, who gets it?

**vnx205** · 26th August 2008, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

Last night I asked Dad how he got his truck licence. He went to Auburn police station and told them he needed it. The copper asked why. Dad said he was a mechanic at the abbatoir. So the cop said "Alright" and wrote it out.

A friend of mine turned up at the police station in the mid 1960s to get his motorcycle licence.
The cop said, "I'm not going out there. It's raining. Can you ride that thing?"
My friend said,"Well I got here didn't I."
The cops said, "Fair enough", and wrote out the licence.

On the other hand at about the same time a friend of mine had been driving the LWB Series I even before he could reach the pedals. He had strapped wooden blocks to the pedals to reach them. A young cop failed him because he had to do a five point turn instead of a three point turn to reverse direction on a narrow dirt road.

Hand up anyone who thinks they could do a three point turn in a LWB Series I even on a normal road.

**carjunkieanon** · 26th August 2008, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by solmanic

And what is it about the words "Form One Lane" that is so hard for people to understand? If I am in the left lane and someone is behind me in the right, I often get flashed or tooted at for merging across in front of them. It's not the same as "left lane ends" FFS! No-one indicates, you just move in turn and the car in front automatically has right of way. I could just as well insist that they should have indicated left.

Just checking on this...As I understand it, when the left lane merges into the right (or visa versa) and there are those sort of thick dashed white lines, then the car in the lane that ends has to give way (even if in front) - that giving way might mean changing lanes in front if safe to do so, but technically they have to give way.

When two lanes merge with NO DASHED LINES, i.e. both lanes just become one, then the car IN FRONT has right of way. This is what you're saying isn't it? There are heaps of these in the city.

I gave up on road rage after traveling with my dad a few years ago. He used to get so heated up over petty things ppl did I decided it wasn't worth it. I'm sure I've accidently done dumb stuff other's could've been furious about. I figure as long as no-one crashed I'll stay calm.

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**landy63** · 26th August 2008, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

On the highway, I'm usually 10-15 km/h over the limit. I hate getting behind people who travel at or below the speed limit.

How can you get peeved at people doing the speed limit , you are exactly the sort of driver i cant stand ,
Me first
Me first
Me first
Tailgate
Tailgate
Tailgate

Gee i bet you get some agro your way .

**p38arover** · 26th August 2008, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by landy63

How can you get peeved at people doing the speed limit , you are exactly the sort of driver i cant stand ,
Me first
Me first
Me first
Tailgate
Tailgate
Tailgate

Gee i bet you get some agro your way .

Well get over into the left hand lane so I can pass. Don't sit beside the car next to you whilst both of you travel at below the limit.

**solmanic** · 26th August 2008, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by carjunkieanon

When two lanes merge with NO DASHED LINES, i.e. both lanes just become one, then the car IN FRONT has right of way. This is what you're saying isn't it? There are heaps of these in the city.

That's how I understand it. There is one "form one lane" spot near me where the right hand side regularly gets blocked up with traffic banking up from a right turn lane just past where the lane markings run out. I ALWAYS follow the left lane through the intersection before because in peak hour it is guaranteed that those in the right lane will get stopped. It's amazing how many fools get caught in this tailback and just pull left with no warning totally oblivious to the fact that there is traffic streaming past them on the left hand side - even when the queue goes back to where the two lanes are still separated by linemarkings.

**landy63** · 26th August 2008, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

Well get over into the left hand lane so I can pass. Don't sit beside the car next to you whilst both of you travel at below the limit.

People who do that erk me as well , but if they are doing the limit what the hell i will just sit in the left lane and do the speed limit.

After all its not like i am late for stamping on bushfires or anything.

**Xavie** · 26th August 2008, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by solmanic

Wow! I usually stop for them

!

left.

I don't think you actually quoted me

it seems to be someone else with my name!

**B92 8NW** · 26th August 2008, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

On the highway, I'm usually 10-15 km/h over the limit. I hate getting behind people who travel at or below the speed limit.

I like it.

Moi aussi.

**Bushwanderer** · 26th August 2008, 04:14 PM

Hi Jock the Rock,
Ignore tailgaters. They cannot do anything to you where they aren't in the wrong. Just relax and drive as you know you should. If you allow them to intimidate you, you are likely to make a mistake.

Hi Carjunkieanon,
Your interpretation of the "merging" rules is correct, but you are probably well-aware of how few people know the rules.

Just like with roundabouts, where most people operate on the "give way to the right" principle whereas the correct rule is to "give way to vehicles who have entered the roundabout before you".

**SenatorKang** · 26th August 2008, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by solmanic

One thing that many people fail to realise is that when there is a broken centre line on your side you can use the centre overtaking lane for oncoming traffic if it's safe to do so - even if there are cars in the oncoming far left lane. I always take advantage of this when there is a long column of traffic behind someone slow with no-one making any serious attempts to overtake except in their own direction overtaking lanes. You invariably get dirty looks from the people you are passing who must think that the one or two cars coming towards you are going to randomly change lanes at any time, even though there is a keep left rule and no other traffic. Or else they are just p!ssed off that they didn't think of it.

I don't get it

OK lets say you're travelling northbound on a dual carriageway. your kerbside lane and fast lane are chockers - are you saying that you can go into the southbound fast lane to overtake your traffic?

--OR--

You're travelling northbound on a single carriageway (is that what its called? one lane north one south) and the southbound traffic has an overtaking lane. can you go into their overtaking lane to overtake your traffic?

--OR--

None of the above, just leave it to the people who know what they're doing

EDIT:
Just ignore me, it helps if you read things a couple of times when you don't get it. I get it now

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