Three drivers handed driving charges over one weekend

Only if they book people holding up traffic by doing well under the limit for no reason as well, often hogging the right lane.

I pretty much never get tailgated because I don’t drive well below the limit and I stay out of the right lane unless overtaking, or coming up to where I need to turn right, regardless of the posted speed limit.

Whilst police should fine people for driving significantly below the limit or in the right hand lane when not over taking on roads at speed limits above 80, there is no excuse for tailgating regardless of conditions Ken. Learn the road rules.

There’s no excuse for it, but frustration with people who can’t drive leads to people doing stupid things. Just take a look at how many accidents on the Monaro highway are the result of trying to get round somebody towing a caravan and backing up hundreds of meters of traffic behind them. Every time I get on the parkway I see a heap of inconsiderate road hogging too.

The “I’m entitled to sit in the right lane till the speed limit is iver 80” thing is an indication of whether or not somebody is an inconsiderate tool, really. If you don’t need to be there, get out. Learn common courtesy.

People are entitled to sit in the right lane at 80 and below that’s the rule and I agree police should fine people for sitting it the right lane at higher speeds.

But tailgating is the cause of something like a 3rd of all accidents. It’s why they’ve brought in the AEB technology as a reequipment on all new models….it’s estimated that will save around 120 lives a year alone.

But it won’t stop accidents caused by hard core tailgating and overly aggressive driving. The only way to do that is get tailgaters to stop it, there’s no excuse, even if someone ahead of them is doing the wrong thing.

Most nose to tail happen in heavy traffic. You won’t be doing the speed limit and which lane you’re in is irrelevant in Peak hour when it’s obviously sensible to drive in any lane.

Seano, your last paragraph rightly contradicts your first. It is correct that there is no obligation to hold to the left lane if not overtaking when the limit is 80 or below, but there is an offence of unreasonably obstructing traffic flow at any speed.

None of this is enforced of course.

You’re on a roll today Ken M! Let’s all forget about road rules and anyone sitting in either lane of the highway and city streets, going about their business, following the road rules and doing the speed limit.

Let’s make them feel that sense of entitlement many Canberra road users demand, that frustration and anger, the flashing lights, sitting on their tails to get around them and blasting our horns; just to give them an idea of how maddening their law abiding behaviour is!

Our children and those Learners and P platers, bike riders, our mums and dads, those transporting children or those tourists or grey nomads visiting Canberra and others, every one of them with a legal right to drive on our roads in safety without being harassed or intimidated.

Welcome to Canberra!

Seano, I’m aware people are “entitled” to sit in the right gand lane and be an inconsiderate bellend at speeds below 80. They are also “entitled” to fart in elevators full of other people, but doing so makes you an inconsiderate tool. Sometimes “entitled” doesn’t make it right. Causing frustration on the road by being an entitled knob leads to plenty of accidents, and it just isn’t policed at all.

@Elf Heavy traffic is no excuse for tailgating. Fair dinkum how do some people get their licenses?

@Roger, it’s correct though. If it’s 80 or below and you’re doing the speed limit or there abouts you can be in the right hand land. Above 80 unless unless you’re over taking you should not be in the right hand land.

You can be fined for driving excessively slowly causing traffic obstructions at any speed limit AFAIK. Not sure that it’s enforced often either. I have seen people on the parkway doing 60.

https://roadsense.org.au/fines-for-driving-too-slow

Sigh Ken, yes keep left unless over taking. But typically 80 zones are in urban areas where people are turning off to the right. If the traffic is doing 80 you’re not being inconvenienced.

Sigh Seano, I very explicitly stated that I was talking about people travelling below the speed limit. A direct quote from my initial reply:

“Only if they book people holding up traffic by doing well under the limit for no reason as well, often hogging the right lane.”

Nowhere did I mention being inconvenienced by people doing the speed limit.

Sigh. All you’ve explicitly stated is that you seem to think you have the right to harass people if you don’t like their driving. Pro tip: You don’t.

Ahh, so now you are back to making things up that have never been said. Pro tip: Hand back your license if you are unable to drive at the speed limit. If you are constantly tailgated, the problem is you.

Lol..talk about making things up, I’ve repeatedly stated people should be fined for driving below the speed limit, you’ve come out and argued that there are times when tailgating is valid. It’s not. Neither should your license be. All entitled, tailgating menaces should lose their licenses on the spot.

You continue to imagine things that were never said, in a weak attempt to justify your poor comprehension. It really is hilarious to watch how riduculous you are.

Once again, it was you who came out with excuses for tailgating. There are none.

Tailgaters are idiots, they’re also breaking the law and should have their licenses to drive revoked.

Further comprehension fail from Seana. Giving a reason for why something happens isn’t an excuse.

they will as soon as they find a camera that can do that. When is the last time you saw a police car.

True! Literally, everytime I drive I see someone breaking the speed limit and tailgating.

Because being disqualified is a temporary license condition not the removal of a license.

I thought that was a suspension. Don’t you need to re-apply for a license at the end of a disqualification period? I’d assumed that meant it had been removed/revoked.

If it’s court ordered you have to reapply. But otherwise you can start driving again once your ban is over.
https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/driving-transport-and-parking/licences/licence-classes-and-conditions

On that page it only says “If you want to return to driving after a court-imposed licence disqualification, you will need to apply for a probationary driver licence.”

It’s just above the section in restricted licenses. Reading that, it sounds like you have to re-apply for a license after any court ordered disqualification. Which sounds like it means your license gets cancelled. I’ve never looked into it before, because I have never really needed to.

You don’t.

The source you provided says you do.