Smashing Great Time On Athllon Drive

[i]…I was somewhat disappointed on Thursday night that I didn’t have to slow quickly for the other traffic as I would have scored a motorcyclist through my back windscreen after he pulled into a gap of less than 2 metres on the parkway he just sat there for kms, before I nearly knocked him off as he swerved to overtake (in the same lane) Lucky I saw him in my headcheck just before I changed lanes….[/i]

The Antichrist remembers well, only 12 months ago, how you mocked the death of 3 motorcylists.

The Antichrist sees that you still wish harm to motorcyclists.

The Antichrist knows that you drive a tray-back ute.

The Antichrist says – Drive carefully and respect other road users.

bd84 said :

I was somewhat disappointed on Thursday night that I didn’t have to slow quickly for the other traffic as I would have scored a motorcyclist through my back windscreen

I feel for you mate, I’m always disappointed when I don’t manage to kill or maim a fellow road user.

bd84 said :

after he pulled into a gap of less than 2 metres on the parkway he just sat there for kms, before I nearly knocked him off as he swerved to overtake (in the same lane) Lucky I saw him in my headcheck just before I changed lanes.

So after observing him for several kilometres you nearly knocked him off as you saw him go for an overtake, and you reckon the guy was lucky you headchecked for him?

Sounds more like he was lucky to escape attempted murder.

Maybe the drivers used some common sense and parked on the grass after the lights instead of stopping in the traffic lane and blocking all and sundry.

is it just me, but looking at the photo it seems the accident happened after the traffic lights?? does a 3 car pile up AFTER a set of traffic lights concern anyone? i thought they usually happen before the lights, ie pulling up on yellow and others ploughing through the back of your car etc etc

AG Canberra said :

30% of all crashes in the ACT are rear enders….but what is our Gov doing to reduce that percentage?

Ever heard of the phrase ‘personal responsbility’?

30% of all crashes in the ACT are rear enders….but what is our Gov doing to reduce that percentage?

ant said :

It’s very hard to hit stuff on a road unless you get too close to it.

lol hard not to agree with this one.

Actually the first accident (which was the one in the picture above) involved about 4 cars. When I went past about 2.45pm (going opp direction northbound) all 3 emergency services were in attendance and the right hand lane was blocked.

When I headed back the other way about an hour later after my adventure to Woden, the 2nd accident had occurred and all 3 services were in attendance. I only saw 2 cars but they were well surrounded by the firies and I didn’t want to cause another accident by going too slowly. One car was a Territory, probably explains the large damage though strangely most of the leakage looked like it was on the road shoulder.

As I went further up the road the remnants of the first accident were still there with the police and 2 vehicles still on the side of the road (looks like about the time that pic was taken too). I’m guessing it must have been a busy day for tow truck drivers for it to take that amount of time to get rid of the cars.

As for tailgating, it’s pretty stupid. Though in Canberra, any gap in the traffic (or even no gap) is something other drivers just pull into with the presumption of the other driver just letting them in (by slamming on the breaks to avoid them).

I was somewhat disappointed on Thursday night that I didn’t have to slow quickly for the other traffic as I would have scored a motorcyclist through my back windscreen after he pulled into a gap of less than 2 metres on the parkway he just sat there for kms, before I nearly knocked him off as he swerved to overtake (in the same lane) Lucky I saw him in my headcheck just before I changed lanes.

+ 1 at #5.

See a recent post for tips on sorting out tailgaters – in short, a light touch of the brakes, or use the handbrake (which does not light up your tail-lights) for added hazard/fun, depending on your preference.

My theory of tailgating is that people do it because
1) they are impatient;
2) if you leave the slightest gap, some tool merges into it; and/or
3) they assume that the future will be like the past – “those cars in front will keep going forward at a predictable speed and won’t do anything unexpected, therefore I can sit up close”.

monomania said :

Those careless drivers! Was the photo taken by the driver or a back seat passenger?

I took the pics while in the drivers seat, trust me I wasn’t watching the camera screen, I didn’t want to cause a rear end right next to another rear end.