Trucks banned from Right hand lanes

[minux]

Victoria bans trucks from right-hand freeway lanes

About time. Now to police the people who sit below posted limits in other lanes.

This works great in the UK, no reason it cant be great here.

[S.T.K.E]

If only this was federal................

[VzVzVz]

Thank god. I'm sick of coming to a wall of trucks with no place to get through. Does it include busses aswell? coz they're the worst.

[stocky]

Thank god. I'm sick of coming to a wall of trucks with no place to get through. Does it include busses aswell? coz they're the worst.

I'm sure soon enough those buses will have their own lane. A busy 3 lane major road near me has just been converted to two lanes because they changed one to a bus lane. As Jeremy Clarkson said "Why do poor people have to get to places quicker than I do?"

[Grennan]

Yeah about time. Now only if police, policed the keep left unless overtaking rule which kept the people doing 90 in the right hand lane...elsewhere.

[kane88]

We need this in QLD.
That's a bloody good idea

[Cobez]

I don't generally have problems with semi's, most of them are going faster than everyone else on main roads anyway so they overtake everyone. Very dangerous though obviously.

[ClairBear]

Hopefully this gets adopted here too. Last week going to work I was stuck (as were others) behind two trucks for about 10ks who were travelling side by side. Instead of the one in the right hand lane dropping in behind the one in the left lane, he tried to get ahead but both kept getting caught at the lights. Then we all had to endure that slow take off as these two B doubles got up to speed again till the next lights.

[S.O.S]

I was doing a cruise not long ago, side by side were 2 b doubles on the highway @ 100 and they almost touched. 3 lanes and they stick to the right sides.

It's been a habit of late people sitting in the far right lane all the way down highways. Worst is they all sit below the speed limit, and their speeds fluctuate up and down as they pass under suspicious overhead contraptions that might house speed cameras. When coasting on cruise it's the most annoying thing.

[naf33n]

This works great in the UK, no reason it cant be great here.

if only this was the case, truck drivers over here are just as bad as australia, and most highways are 4 lanes around the london area, lucky they dont seem to have B doubles over here

[TVR-190]

theyre trying to bring this in at N.S.W also

[Lumps of cheese]

I always sit in the left lane anyway so it won't affect my trucking much but it's a great rule to bring in, long overdue.

[danja]

I've never really had a problem with trucks in NSW, most of them seem sensible enough to know to stay in the left-hand lane. It's car drivers who are the real offenders IMO.

All that said, the law makes sense, and I have no problem with it.

The best law they have in the UK is the "don't pass on the left" rule, which most people obey religiously. Everyone keeps left, highways are great, people are courteous to other drivers and don't engage in the petty crap they do here like blocking people from merging.

People wonder why the laws keep getting tighter and we don't get roads with unrestricted speed limits etc, it's because as a population we're too bloody immature to have them.

[Cúl-Báire]

A great idea, and about time really; but why wait until July, and why roll it out on only a few roads first?... Trucks, Buses, and Cars sitting in the right hand lane on freeways and marjor arterials whether it be below, or on the speed limit is dangerous to those around them that wish to overtake.

It's a case of too little and too late in my opinion!

Just police it already!

[the_trademarc]

About time. Now to police the people who sit below posted limits in other lanes.

Plus 1 to that.

It kinda sucks that if one tries to follow the speed limit, and ends up right behind someone else, their considered 'un-social' and 'irresponsible', yet the same doesnt apply for the offending driver.

[HoldrodeoLT]

theyre trying to bring this in at N.S.W also

I thougt it already was, as of a few years ago.

[Acclaimed VS]

I've never really had a problem with trucks in NSW, most of them seem sensible enough to know to stay in the left-hand lane. It's car drivers who are the real offenders IMO.

All that said, the law makes sense, and I have no problem with it.

The best law they have in the UK is the "don't pass on the left" rule, which most people obey religiously. Everyone keeps left, highways are great, people are courteous to other drivers and don't engage in the petty crap they do here like blocking people from merging.

People wonder why the laws keep getting tighter and we don't get roads with unrestricted speed limits etc, it's because as a population we're too bloody immature to have them.

I read an article not long ago (I think it was in topgear magazine). Basically it was saying how when we get behind the wheel our attitude seems to change we become much more inconsiderate and rude.

When a lift or a bus comes people will let others in first without thinking twice. But two lanes change to one and it's "get f**ed ur not getting in front of me.

[Rufus®]

This sucks, the left lane is the fastest between the WRR and the Westgate Bridge, now keeping trucks out of the right lane will slow the left lane down, woo ****in hoo.

[SS 1998]

soon as i read this i was thinkin bout if ppl where tryin to get off the freeway and you were in the middle or right lane and you had 10 or more trucks in peak hour traffic lining up in the left lane. this could happen on sydney rd in campbellfield coz theres a lot of trucks out that way coz its the way to country vic. dont get me wrong im all for it, coz im sic of gettin caught behind trucks in peak hour.

[Jesterarts]

Doubt this is going to make any change, considering most truck driver I've encountered on the roads around melbourne have a blatant disregard for the speed limit, safe following distance rules, keep left rules, etc.

This will be just another rule for them to ignore.

The issue is not that there isn't enough laws, the issue is the mentality of road users in Australia.

Having driven a considerable distance around Germany at the beginning of this year, the way people drive here is appauling. It really is amazing how the road system works there and it's not because of laws, its because of the difference in driver mentality.

We'll see how it goes I guess.

[danja]

I read an article not long ago (I think it was in topgear magazine). Basically it was saying how when we get behind the wheel our attitude seems to change we become much more inconsiderate and rude.

When a lift or a bus comes people will let others in first without thinking twice. But two lanes change to one and it's "get f**ed ur not getting in front of me.

Certainly sounds about right. You think about all the people you see abusing transit lanes, or pulling out of a line of traffic into a lane which ends 50m ahead, just to jump a few cars in front. If people did the same thing in the queue at Coles they'd get punched in the dick, but somehow there are some pathetic people who think this kind of thing is Ok on the road.

[DannyboyDS]

I see it all the time, my new job has me on the road 90% of the working day, people going down a service lane to jump 10 cars ahead, and people actually think they are comming from the shops, look in thier rear view mirrors, feel sorry for them and let them in.

As was said above, people jumping into a lane thats about to end, forcing there way in, or the people who refuse to merge when you leave them a massive gap, they go beyond the end of the lane up the emergency stopping lane and push in between two cars.

It's not just trucks it's everyone, however getting caught on Sydney road, with a truck in every lane, and about 10 sets of traffic lights is fricking annoying.

[TheForgotten]

If only this was federal................

take a drive down kessels road. we're definitely getting it on the arterial roads

Certainly sounds about right. You think about all the people you see abusing transit lanes, or pulling out of a line of traffic into a lane which ends 50m ahead, just to jump a few cars in front. If people did the same thing in the queue at Coles they'd get punched in the dick, but somehow there are some pathetic people who think this kind of thing is Ok on the road.

pretty common to see people sitting between 2 lanes to avoid that on my work commute, I'm guilty of doing it occasionally myself. But I'm more worried about the people that would ram you to get past

[Calaber]

As already mentioned, NSW is looking at introducing similar legislation. However, they want to observe how it works in Victoria for six months before making a decision.

Bloody typical. Wouldn't want to move too quickly on this, would they? It's a sensible rule and long overdue and yes, should be in force nationally, not just state by state.

[danja]

pretty common to see people sitting between 2 lanes to avoid that on my work commute, I'm guilty of doing it occasionally myself. But I'm more worried about the people that would ram you to get past

I wouldn't feel guilty at all, fight fire with fire.