Bogans with cars

I must get my bumper sticker idea printed: “Warning: driver follows speed limits” – perhaps the NRMA could even fund it?

I hate the bastards that tailgate through road works, esp. when I seem to be one of the handful of drivers in ACT that *actually* slow down for them (i.e. actually doing 40kmh along Ginninderra Dr under GDE roadworks) – got a line of cars sitting up my bum…

vg: would it be illegal to hold an old remote up to your ear and ‘pretend’ to be on a mobile (a la the comedy spot on 104.7)…

andy – you want to try driving to work at 4am along Hindmarsh – stop at a red light and you’ll inevitably be ‘overtaken’ by speeding drivers who don’t even *slow* to check there is anything coming across…

Interestingly, I used to worry about being late to work, speeding, changing lanes etc. One day, I just decided to ‘chill’ (i.e. let others in, did the speed limit etc), and you know what? I was about 2 minutes later than usual (West Belco to City). I have been a mellow and chilled driver since, because it ain’t worth the stress. Besides, why was I in a hurry to *get to work*? So all you tragically agressive drivers, take note – give it a try and see… Chill, be courteous and see the suprise on their faces 😉

VW restoration. Is it going to end up a Herbie special?

I had a plan a couple of years ago to try to restore an MG. Problem is I don’t have the mechanical skills to try. Thought I might be able to teach myself then did a recheck and binned the whole plan.

I can see 7 people talking on their phones and driving as I drive to work. In a marked car I’d be lucky to see 1 in a shift. Take out the unmarked….now there’s a different scenario

On one hand I’d like to see more marked police cars to deter some of the loutish driving, but on the other hand I’d rather see more unmarked police cars to catch the bastards.

VG, is it amusing to drive in a marked car and be surrounded by a bubble of suddenly perfect drivers?

Amen brother

“secondly people tend not to do it when there’s a marked Police car around”

Call me crazy but having more marked police cars around would probably do wonders for driving behaviour around the ACT.

“Nice change VG, the petrol bills getting to you with the turbo V6?”

The salary package ran out and I’ve always wanted a VW. The wife has a family truckster so I saw my window and jumped. Own both cars outright now. I will miss the XR6, but the extra money back in the hand may well fund the VW restoration project.

With the changes in tax brackets salary packaging isnt as attaractive as it once was

Exactly Dan, well said. What goes around really does come around in a vehicular sense

VG – I stand corrected – **bows**

As much as I get impatient with people driving neck a neck in the dual lanes – I dont tailgate and certainly dont abuse people – If I was to do that I would get a swift one across the chops from Mrs Danman.

I find impatience is fine – its a human trait – its how you filter it that may be the problem.

me – Ill kick back and let karma do the work.

“I find it interesting that police are not instructed to crack down on the many types of discourteous behaviour described in this thread – I guess it’s just easier to try to book all and sundry for speeding.”

Quite easy really. No-one actually goes into a station to make complaints about what you are talking about, and secondly people tend not to do it when there’s a marked Police car around.

Danman, wrong champ. Kept left unless overtaking on specified roads over 80km/h (e.g parkway). If they’re doing the speed limit then they’re fine, as annoying as you may find it. It’s that sort of impatience that makes things worse. In fact the mark of a bogan driver is impatience.

2 cars and neck is discorteous, but one car in the right lane doing 80 in an 80 zone is fine.

…..but what would I know?

I have a theory about the right-lane-hog thing. I don’t think it’s maliciousness or even selfishness. I think it’s a result of half the drivers in Canberra being terrified of merging or changing lanes because the other half of Canberra’s drivers take the attitude that “This is my lane, and I’ll be damned if you’re going to merge”.

Thus, the more timid drivers tend to grab a lane (left or right) and stick to it, rather than risk not being let in and missing their turnoff. More timid drivers tend to be slower drivers and they end up clogging the right lane.

Thoughts?

technically it is legal (last time i read the book) to use the right lane when the the speed limit is 80 or less. but its just being a prick to sit there doing 70 when you are getting passed on the left by all and sundry. i dont usually have such a problem with it as i ride a noisy motorcycle, and the robots on the roads about here usually get out of my way when im in the the black dead cow outfit and giving them a reason not to be in front of me. as for merging…no idea they have. northbound monaro hwy at canberra ave in the morn. 3 into 2 into 1. pure genius from the traffic planners. you see some wild moves there!
you used to be able to tell the dickheads by the hat. now it is crazy bitches in hyundais.

bah – get in teh left lan allowing them to pass – typo – sorry

regardless of speed – its common sense that if you are in the right lane (and goin speed limit or less) and there is a person wanting to get past you – get in the right lane allowing them to speed past you and be on their merry way. What shits me to tears is 2 cars neck’a’neck on a dual carriageway going the speed limit. The law says keep left unless overtaking – wake the f**k up canberra. Its my perogative if I want to go around you and – in the course of doing that go 10km over the speed limit.

i detest people in the right lane doing exactly the suggested speed. why cant they move to the left lane.

let people travelling at the normal traffic flow pass and let the whole system work as designed.

they are selfish.

VY interesting that you point out the ‘use of right hand lane for no reason’, can anyone confirm that it is perfectly legal (albeit not practical) to be able to use the right lane if the speed limit is up to 80km/h?

I find it interesting that police are not instructed to crack down on the many types of discourteous behaviour described in this thread – I guess it’s just easier to try to book all and sundry for speeding.

The comments about merging are spot on – most drivers in this town couldn’t merge effectively if their lives depended on it. I can’t believe how many people can’t follow the simple one-for-one approach to merging 2 lanes into one.

That and the constant use of the right hand lane for no reason.

Im with KaneO i do the same. tailgate me and i’ll start driving slower. its the most dangerous thing that act drivers do, more dangerous than speeding.

except for that idiot yesterday that changed from the l to r lane at about 40km as i was doing 80km and then drove 25 meters before changing back again.

as i drove past i expected to see a bong.

Now I would have asked her for a Bogan-English dictionary to translate.

JB, it is? Oops. Guess I was too busy worrying about my car being rear ended.

Got abused by a skanky bogan chick in a crappy little black car in a maccas carpark on the way back from Sydney on Friday night.

Apparently I stole her car park, the one she claimed from across the carpark while driving in the out lane against the arrows.

It was loverly language to let loose in front of the kids.

its stnadard in canberra to drive above the speed limit by at least 10KM.
try drivin down william hovell at 630 in the morning, its Tradey Hell. THey all have their yellow vests on, and i can only hope they don’t build as irresponsibly as they drive.

Winnie Blues are an ‘a class’ ciggie these days – she must surely have been puffing a holiday, only real working people smoke Winfield, cubs or non-cubs certainly would not!

Nice change VG, the petrol bills getting to you with the turbo V6?

Bogans on Forbes St. Who’d have thought it? Take a look at the flats that run either side of the main drag into Canberra – The rest of the beautification doesn’t cover those shitholes up.

Tailgating is the car behind me’s way of saying that they want me to cease driving at the speed limit and instead drive well below the speed limit. Had lots of fun doing this. If people want to sit up my arse when I’ve slowed down to 30km/h that’s their choice I suppose.

Also just got a new car from work, and it’s the size of a rollerskate, but less powerful. I have noticed that people (esp sheilas) will tailgate smaller cars more often.

If you don’t give in to intimidation these lackwits get the hint eventually and drive at a safe distance. Sometimes the hint is going from 5th to 3rd gear (or killing the OD depending on what car I’m driving) at random intervals. Or I ‘stall’ at the lights, and the problem suddenly corrects itself the moment the light goes Orange and I (but not McTailgater) have enough time to get thru the intersection….

very true, el.
They smack on the brake, sit there indicating furiously, and if you give them the 2 second window like they do in Sydney, they don’t take it!
Merge situations in Canberra often result in traffic coming to a dead halt, like at the airport roundabout.

Yep. But they make sure *never* to use the accelerator when merging.

Tailgating is how people drive in the ACT region it seems. Unless there’s a curve in the road, they drop right back then. They are great drivers, provided the road is straight. They can really show off their skillful pressing of the accelorater then! Yep oh boy. And then the brake! And then the accelorater again. Great drivers.

BTW Nyssa, the speed limit down Forbes street is 50.

So even 10k over you were still too slow.

the amount of terrible drivers out there is quite scarey.

the picture of someone waving from a beetle after copping a mouthful from someone is absolutely cracking me up. funny stuff

You’ve run into one of the approximately 90% of ACT drivers who couldnt drive a greasy stick up their bot bot.

My new mobile is a slight downgrade in power. I’ve gone from a turbo 6 cylinder to a 1974 VW Beetle. The Beetle is a joy to drive as it struggles to exceed the speed limit so I tend to drive at the speed limit. For some reason most people behind me can’t cope with it and do the traditional sit up my ass and gesticulate.

I wave back, the joys of being a VW owner…always happy