Fed up with traffic rant

[adamc11]

Excuse my rant guys, i just couldn't help myself! I am so so so so sick of traffic and with other drivers. Today, i was driving home along the ringroad, north bound from the westgate. Traffic was moving at 100km/h, then banked up for a few kms to 10-40km/h. The reason? Well, a car had broken down and was on the side of the road, and a few metres up the road there was a tow truck with another car. After this, traffic instantly went to 100km/h. What is it with people slowing down from 100km/h to 10-40km/h to look at a broken down car with it's bonnet up and a tow truck? It is not even on the road, not in anyone's way. Too add to this, some idiot cruised for kms along the ring road after this, in the right lane at 80km/h.... wish they'd get the idea when everyone is up their arse. Most people (90% of drivers) should not be licensed, and i am just so fed up with so many people out their that just can't hold speed, change lanes, signal properly rahrahrahrah.... the list goes on, i'm just fed up

[vsl67]

I feel your pain

[VS_Pete_1]

Happens in brizzy too mate.
U are not alone

[Cobez]

Buy a push bike then.

[VicCop]

I'm sorry but I disagree. There is nothing wrong with slowing in order to be able to pay due care and attention. Around a broken down car there are pedestrians. People walking around and freeways don't mix. I have stood out on a freeway with lights flashing and had idiot motorists continuing to barrel towards me at 100 km/h with no indication of slowing down.

For all you know, the banking back traffic could have been because the tow may have had to drive out and use a lane or two to manouvre into position prior to you getting to a point where you could see.

I agree however with your rant in relation to people sitting in the right lane. If the speed limit is above 80 and traffic is not congested, you're to stay left unless overtaking. I give tickets for this stuff, especially if I see them sitting there and cars are going around to pass them on the left.

[soop]

Would you fine the person passing on the left too?

I wouldn't.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

move to adelaide
traffic jam or rush hour are bassically non exictant

[Swordsy]

This is why i'm glad i don't live or work in or around a major city

[vy_storm]

I don't complain about traffic to anyone any more after having suffered day to day travel in china for a couple of months.....

[Joe Peeps]

they have studied this - its actually because everyone brakes something like 10% harder then the guy in front which is why traffic slows right down and then once past the accident/roadworks etc its smooth sailing, so its not people being stupid at all,

[IEVLV8]

i just gunna say it


TRY DRIVING A SEMI-TRAILER IN THAT TRAFFIC

[faroogoo]

Been a passenger in a semi...wouldnt take a job driving one though,seems stressfull at the best of times.

Adelaide is pretty good apart from the peanuts that sit on your bumper in a 50kmh zone but wont pass even with no oncoming traffic.

[vlv8vic]

i always find adelaide much better to drive in. People are not as toot-happy and everything flows better because comparatively everyone seems to punch off the line which keeps things moving better. waited a looooong time for green lights sometimes though (sturt rd onto beach road with name i don't recall)

[soop]

Meh, if they don't get out of your way, power to 'em.

[walesy]

move to adelaide
traffic jam or rush hour are bassically non exictant

thats because noone wants to live there

[STEALTHY™]

thats because noone wants to live there

Yeah, cheap insurance sucks

[walesy]

... ... ... SNAP meh aww well i dont wanna go back there in a hurry... if fact cant wait to get out of wa too

[STEALTHY™]

... ... ... SNAP meh aww well i dont wanna go back there in a hurry... if fact cant wait to get out of wa too

Haha, to move to the eastern states, where insurance is more expensive again!

[walesy]

yet my lifestyle was so much better and all my family and friends are there... i do like the fact that wa custom plates are 800 one off fee for life and u can have 9 letters

[Troy711]

To the OP:

Sorry, deal with it. People who are idiots will always remain idiots. Just prey that they don't breed

[calais_304]

feel your pain man, especially in the first instance you mentioned...but humans being humans just have to slow down and have a peek...nothing to do with being safe and cautious at all...who the hell walks around next to a freeway!! just plain stupid.

and for my own satisfaction, if i have to go into the left lane to pass someone i make sure i cut back in as close as i possibly can while first giving a flash and a good ol toot toot :P usually get the hint and move over for the next person behind them.

my absolute biggest gripe though is people who merge onto freeways/highways...anywhere really and they do it at a bloody snails pace...

[PaulSV6]

i know exactly what u mean adam. Dont get me started on Sydney drivers!
Some of them, shouldn't go near a car let anlone drive one!

[Stressball]

my absolute biggest gripe though is people who merge onto freeways/highways...anywhere really and they do it at a bloody snails pace...

I may be one of those people this saturday. Until I get my car back from the mechanic I've been borrowing another car, a 1983 ford meteor. 1.5L 4cyl, carbies... automatic >.<

Usually I take the motorway for 5 minutes on the way home from work, as is I've been driving the long way around to avoid trying to merge onto it.

But this saturday the drags are on... And it's the only car I will have available to me, so I guess I'll just have to do it once

[Emackulation]

I'm sorry but I disagree. There is nothing wrong with slowing in order to be able to pay due care and attention. Around a broken down car there are pedestrians. People walking around and freeways don't mix. I have stood out on a freeway with lights flashing and had idiot motorists continuing to barrel towards me at 100 km/h with no indication of slowing down.

For all you know, the banking back traffic could have been because the tow may have had to drive out and use a lane or two to manouvre into position prior to you getting to a point where you could see.

I agree however with your rant in relation to people sitting in the right lane. If the speed limit is above 80 and traffic is not congested, you're to stay left unless overtaking. I give tickets for this stuff, especially if I see them sitting there and cars are going around to pass them on the left.

I totally agree with what you said, just because they are out of direct traffic flow dosen't mean that its safe for ppl to travel at 100km/h when people are loading a car on a truck, they need to secure it down so its good that people slowed down.

[STEALTHY™]

I'm sorry but I disagree. There is nothing wrong with slowing in order to be able to pay due care and attention. Around a broken down car there are pedestrians. People walking around and freeways don't mix. I have stood out on a freeway with lights flashing and had idiot motorists continuing to barrel towards me at 100 km/h with no indication of slowing down.

For all you know, the banking back traffic could have been because the tow may have had to drive out and use a lane or two to manouvre into position prior to you getting to a point where you could see.

I agree however with your rant in relation to people sitting in the right lane. If the speed limit is above 80 and traffic is not congested, you're to stay left unless overtaking. I give tickets for this stuff, especially if I see them sitting there and cars are going around to pass them on the left.

Do you have the same opinion if the crash is on the OPPOSITE side of the concrete barrier?