clutch-monkey Posted 21January, 2015 Report Share Posted 21January, 2015 it's actually dangerous. i don't think L platers have that limit in qld thankfully. or at least i haven't seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 21January, 2015 Report Share Posted 21January, 2015 Ah Australian driver education. I do hope someday they take a book out of Finland's driver ed program or at least look at the other transportation formats such as the flight training. Then again driving in Australia is a right not a privilege *sigh*. GC9911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 22January, 2015 Report Share Posted 22January, 2015 Agree ^^ it's just dangerous! Easy math says so: 110 - 80 = 30kph collision... It is still 80 for L's & 90 for P1 right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 22January, 2015 Report Share Posted 22January, 2015 Agree ^^ it's just dangerous! Easy math says so: 110 - 80 = 30kph collision... It is still 80 for L's & 90 for P1 right? L is 90, and I thin P1 is 90. Stupid. Especially dangerous for the L driver when being overtaken by three B-Doubles in a row. And they were not 100kph limited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 22January, 2015 Report Share Posted 22January, 2015 everytime i used to drive down the F3 to work i'd pull over and take my P plates off, and when i got off the freeway i'd pull over and put them back on - it was way too dangerous to be doing 90 in a 110 zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 22January, 2015 Report Share Posted 22January, 2015 Even though I had two goes at my P plates, I still didn't have to wear the badge of shame. Showing my age. Restricted speed limits for P plates are stupid. I do agree with zero alcohol, curfews and one passenger only, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 25January, 2015 Report Share Posted 25January, 2015 Same as Barry today. A man wandered over and asked if I was giving the car to my son (who is 2). Then when I said it's 42 years old.....He asked if I've had it all that time I'M NOT THAT OLD tony1 and Doish13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 25January, 2015 Report Share Posted 25January, 2015 When i see a P plater cutting an L plater off because they took a corner to slow. Mate.. I bet you went that great at driving when your mama instructed you at the wheel. Show some respect! Harvs11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 25January, 2015 Report Share Posted 25January, 2015 We had case of L plater rage tonight. Hero in a Camry blasted past my son (who only got his L plates last week) for not getting up to speed quickly enough. Really setting a great example by speeding and crossing solid centre line to do it. Why is there such contempt for learners? Pauly and Carrera28 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 25January, 2015 Report Share Posted 25January, 2015 And how can P platers be such an extreme opposite? Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 25January, 2015 Report Share Posted 25January, 2015 Everyone thinks it's all about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1 Posted 26January, 2015 Report Share Posted 26January, 2015 silly old people who have no idea how to drive let alone park without driving into my Boxster , bout time he gave up his licence, if you continue driving after someone honks you to stop you dont deserve the driving privelege, off to the panel beaters yet again ByronBayChris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 26January, 2015 Report Share Posted 26January, 2015 What a shame.... There wouldn't be many drivers on the road if I was assessing their worthiness for the privilege. Hope the repairs are done well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveF Posted 26January, 2015 Report Share Posted 26January, 2015 Sorry to hear of your accident. I hope that all will be okay and a minimal cost to fix. Good to catch up today for a drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamWolf Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 At the risk of being told "I told you so", Pelican posted my order to Switzerland. Orion03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 Bugga........Austria I could "sorta" understand...Switzerland WTF..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 For all those (and by that I probably mean "everybody") who find it infuriating having slow drivers sitting in the outside lane on a 2/3/4 lane freeway, I actually saw a Highway Patrol pull someone over for it!!!! Karma bitches.... The car was sitting out in the right hand lane not even doing the speed limit (and overtaking nobody) and the police car caught up to him/her and was sitting behind him for some time (with the sign on the roof flashing keep left unless overtaking...LOL)...until the cop decided to make everything go red and blue in their mirror. It was good to see JV911, Orion03, StephenS and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 We had case of L plater rage tonight. Hero in a Camry blasted past my son (who only got his L plates last week) for not getting up to speed quickly enough. Really setting a great example by speeding and crossing solid centre line to do it. Why is there such contempt for learners? When I was teaching my daughter to drive, we had a woman sitting right up her ar5e, weaving left to right, trying to hurry her up (even though she was doing a little over the speed limit anyway...). Fortunately the car we were in had a sunroof and a console full of change....yeah, I was firing coins out the sunroof, bouncing them off the womans bonnet and windscreen...still didn't get the message though...until we stopped at an intersection and I jumped out and asked her if she had ever used her brain while driving. Orion03, Harvs11 and Dusty 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 People who don't let you overtake or go under the speed limit on a mountain road. What signs do you need for me to give so you know when i want to over take? JV911 and Mike737 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 When I was teaching my daughter to drive, we had a woman sitting right up her ar5e, weaving left to right, trying to hurry her up (even though she was doing a little over the speed limit anyway...). Fortunately the car we were in had a sunroof and a console full of change....yeah, I was firing coins out the sunroof, bouncing them off the womans bonnet and windscreen...still didn't get the message though...until we stopped at an intersection and I jumped out and asked her if she had ever used her brain while driving. Sir, I want to meet you & shake your hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 still didn't get the message though...until we stopped at an intersection and I jumped out and asked her if she had ever used her brain while driving Should have asked for your money back. Dusty, Harvs11, Doish13 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion03 Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 People who don't let you overtake or go under the speed limit on a mountain road. What signs do you need for me to give so you know when i want to over take? They are already at the limit of their driving ability while going slow... so they cannot comprehend how anyone else can go any faster. And .. they need a brain to be able to look in the rear view mirror and understand that they are holding people up. And .. they need a brain to use the slow vehicle pull out lane too. So what they are missing is a ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 They are already at the limit of their driving ability while going slow... so they cannot comprehend how anyone else can go any faster. And .. they need a brain to be able to look in the rear view mirror and understand that they are holding people up. And .. they need a brain to use the slow vehicle pull out lane too. So what they are missing is ..... ...Some spare change? Orion03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 People in Australia take it as a personal insult if you flash the lights asking to overtake. Men consider it equivalent to declaring their manhood is tiny, and women take it as a declaration that they are a bad mother. In other countries it's taken as a notification that the person behind is travelling faster than you are, and no slight on the ego is implied nor taken. Arrogance, impatience and anger are defining attributes of Australian driving. Getting let into traffic is a rare event, especially if driving a car not sufficiently 'cheap'. I. wish we could sentence offenders to driving a diesel hatchback to the English seaside on a sunny long weekend, or to a month worth of commuting across LA, or to a year worth of airport pickup and drop off in New York. Hogging the right lane, tailgating and worst of all, car park rage, really don't end to be something we experience on a daily basis. And yet we all do. JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 I don't get the aggressive nature of lots of Australian drivers.. its just so uncalled for and gets nothing done in the end. Actually if people learned to be courteous and just allow people to merge into freeways and A holes didn't push their luck by going ALL THE WAY TO THE END of the merge lane cutting in at the last moment (who doesn't hate these fools?) I'm sure lot's of traffic congestion could be relieved. I could go on for days.. but I won't. I don't get road rage, I can't be bothered for it.. I just accept that Australians as a whole are terrible drivers and just maintain my distance... defensive driving is the best method for staying out of trouble. JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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