FMD, how stupid are NSW drivers!

[matchan]

Leaving work this evening, I waiting for the lights to change so I can turn right at an intersection in town, as the lights change to amber for the traffic approaching the intersection on my right, I notice the car in the middle lane is a fully marked police car, he slows to stop for the anticipated red, as the light then changes to red, some clown in a 4x4 which has likely never even seen so much as a dirt driveway passes said police car on the left and proceeds to turn right (across the front of the police car) through the now red light. Not surprisingly, the police fireup the lights and siren and pull the dickhead over.

I was mightily tempted to pull over and listen to his explaination, but I'm pretty sure it will be something along the lines of smidsy

careful out there folks

Matt

[Nelso]

I think Sydney drivers are in a world of their own when it comes to stupid.

[DaBigfella]

So very true, almost worst in the world i reckon...

[waynemorgan]

FMD? Thanks but no thanks Matt

Most of them certainly seem to be in a world of their own once they get behind the wheel......

[Smitty]

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Most of them certainly seem to be in a world of their own once they get behind the wheel......

NOT in a world of their own
they think they are still in the kitchen ... or bathroom or at the dinner table maybe even at their desk
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thats the problem...........coz they believe that 2tonne of metal can steer and control itself once they get it rolling
stoopid phukkers

[Strika]

I think Sydney drivers are in a world of their own when it comes to stupid.

I have lived in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth for a long enough period to know that Sydney actually has the best drivers, with Adelaide having the worst.

[Phil]

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Most of them certainly seem to be in a world of their own once they get behind the wheel......

NOT in a world of their own
they think they are still in the kitchen ... or bathroom or at the dinner table maybe even at their desk
and
thats the problem...........coz they believe that 2tonne of metal can steer and control itself once they get it rolling
stoopid phukkers

BUT, they beleive the Gumbyment's propaganda that if they wipe off 5 they will be schweet - still drive like a fuckwit, but be safe.

Like the 50 year old woman that nearly took me out 2 weeks ago while I was just selecting 1st to move away from the lights, I was on the inside lane and she went up the inside of me (on the Zed - its bright orange FFS) and then just kept going. I dont think she realised what she had done. Went and reported it (i 'd had a bad day already) to the cops. They said they cant do anything so I asked if someone could ring her and tell her 'WHAT THE FUCK SHE HAD JUST DONE"

Its is a bloody joke and I blame the "dont learn to drive properly - just dont speed" mantra the pollies insist on.

[Strika]

I know lots will boo hoo me for saying this, but the legal system does not work in this area, hence I for one, have always and will always, where the option presents itself, take matters into my own hands.

There may, or may not be, as is the case, motorcars driving around several states of Australia with one or two boot marks in it's doors, or possibly, missing a rear vision mirror. I still believe, this is a far more effective manor of education than anything else, apart from the police actually doing there jobs. Now that would entail them actually looking for dickhead drivers rather than concentrating on revenue collection opportunities. Dreamland hey!!!!

[GTRlover]

And those goobers at the RTA didn't get the internal memo that said make the electronic signs useful. obviously they don't ride bikes either.....
Driving along the freeway and those wonderful electronic signs are flashing up at you and say "Look Twice for Bikes" Look Twice? FMD I would be real happy if they would just look once...... So I installed a two tone air horn in the GTR instead. Even Volvo drivers stop trying to change lanes in front of me now.

[mike-s]

A world of their own, you ain't kidding. There's a lot of "if it doesn't affect me negatively, i don't give a damn" in the attitudes around this place. Combined wit a distinct bit of arrogance.

I admit i have a bit of it myself, but most of it is learned driving in this shithole they call Sydney traffic. I have expectations of others on the roads to do their share, if your slower, and have someone hooting up your arse, move out of the way IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. I don't expect you to keep right on the limit, especially if your vehicle's playing up or if your wearing coke bottles for glasses, but at least TRY to be aware of those around you and periodically look about & also check your mirrors for those whom may want to go faster than you, even if it's over the limit, it's none of your goddamn business, the sooner your out of the way and let them through, you can trundle along and the headache is now over for everyone concerned.

If you are approaching an intersection, at least LOOK to make sure the lights are the right colour and you aren't going to take someone out. Try to at least have SOME spatial awareness and be aware of whats happening immediately outside your vehicles, how many car lengths behind the car in front are you, how much space do you have behind you in case you have to reef on the brakes, is there anyone beside you you might hit if you had to swerve (being aware of one side being ok, but not the other this has saved my bacon a few times) so on so forth.

Oh and merging. Please try and keep an approximately close speed to the traffic your merging into, If i see traffic merging ahead i will either try to make space for the impending traffic, or get the hell out of the way into another lane so I'm in a different lane and not concerned with the merging.

I will make way for merging traffic if I am in a situation where i have to merge, but if you decide that waiting in stop start traffic and trying to merge smoothly isn't your cup of tea and it is giving you the shits and you zoom past the end of the merge lane and wait behind a parked car with your indicator on after PLENTY of opportunity to merge, you can get fucked you impatient little c*nt, you had your chance at merging. However if i see someone has been trying for ages to merge and has ended up stuck behind that parked car because none of the dozen cars behind me would let them in at all, i think it's fair to let them in.

It's all about give & take, I'm not expecting too much, am i?

[lifeofcrimeguy]

Yeah! Let's rant and rave! I love it. On this issue of speed. Aside from losing traction round a corner, or hitting a car on the wrong side of a road around a blind corner, I can't think of a single type of accident that speed CAUSES. Certainly makes things worse. But accidents are caused by and large by a lack of vision. Of course if the corner is blind, then slow down so you can see. VISION. Not speed. Did you hit a kid at a pedo crossing or a car pulling out of a drive way? didn't look and see that you couldn't stop if that eventuality came up, did you?. Rear ended a car that suddenly hit the breaks? Guess you couldn't stop in the space that you could SEE. Honestly, I WANT to think of more situations where it's speed causing the crash and not vision. Someone help me out. I might be more likely keep my licence if I truly thought speed played the major factor. Anybody else hearing about this rumour of the cop bikes currently have RFID testing on them? They wanna put them on bikes to nab speeding bikes (although it'll move to all vehicles soon enough) 2 streets over, and make us pay for the privilege of installing them? Some even say they wanna run off the speedo so it gets you for indicated rather than true speed. Can't see that part being true though. too easy to dodgy a speedo with a sprocket. Or just remove the cable.

[Sulli]

"Do you think the people who establish speed limits for local and state roads actually drive that slowly themselves?"
"Beauty fades, dumb is forever." --Judge Judy