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CheckShoo Wrote:westerndiamond Wrote:You think people who do not violate traffic rules dont crash??
anyways my point is, you can not brake the traffic rules but can still create chaos. Like drive too slow, and lead the jam :arrow:
not saying everyone follow the rules accident will not happen(and i am not only talking about speeding but everything they do on the roads e.g changing lane in double line, not inWakerleyating etc...), but it will minimize the possibilities...
minimize the possibilities? yes I totally agree with you on this.
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I passed my driving test out here a year ago and got to say the last piece of advice given me from the traffic cop when I asked what I do when I have some lunatic speeding behind me on finucane road when the limit is clearly 120, he told me to speed up... I mentioned the fact that I would get a ticket, he replied " Your problem madam"!!!
I do stick to the speed limit and yes, it does annoy alot of road users, but the limits are for safety.
A few weekends ago, some guy speeding through lights at Park and Shop hit a pedestrian, shopping as far as the eye could see and the windshield was completely shattered, doesnt bare thinking about!
I must say though that although Im a female driver, I have noticed an increase in good manners whereby when Im let out from a junction etc, the other driver happens to be a man!!!
And one Q, when your given the middle finger salute from another driver, are you so tempted to return the gesture?
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Does anyone else find it odd that a thread about rude drivers is in the Romance section?
Anyway one thing Ive noticed a lot more of, is when someone comes up from behind frantically honking and flashing their lights is more often then not a Caucasian women and when Im signaling to change lanes the person that makes a gap is more often a local.
There are definitely good and bad drivers in both the expat and the local communities and in both sexes. I just dont agree with the stereotype that women are more careful and courteous nor do I agree with the stereotype that all Australians are aggressively ignorant.
As for the single finger salute, Ive definitely done this a fair number of times in Brisbane but apparently saluting the wrong person can land you in a lot of trouble.
If you are going the speed limit that is totally kewl just stay out of the left lane, if everyone used the left lane only for passing the traffic would move a lot smoother, those people that are committed to speeding wouldnt be weaving between lanes (which is a lot more dangerous) and there definitely would be a lot less road rage.
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hahahaha i just noticed that when i typed S$XES in my original post it got changed to fun, i didn't realize this board had censorship.
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I dont agree with the stubbornness of u guys.
U should understand that people dont live your mood and causality. The guy behind you lighting for you could be in a hurry for serious thing, rushing for a job interview, speeding for his family waiting in the Airport with no body to drop them home, or many other reasons.
If others r breaching u DONT HAVE THE RIGHT TO PUNISH THEM. There is authority in charge can take care of him.
For me, in spite of my car is so fast 2 seaters one, I always give a way as soon as I notice a car approaching even if it doesnt light or horn.
When I started driving years ago, I had that mood of harassing everybody I dont like. I used to show my driving skills stupidly even with four-wheelers contain families.
But when one of the stupid guys did the same to me, and we ended up with an accident, I discovered how much stupid and loser I was in spite of it was his mistake and he was forced to pay for my car.
If u want to live safe, to keep in a good mood always, just learn to control your nerves in the critical moment and give a way for others even if they disturb u in warnings.
It is stupid to lose your time, effort, and money in an accident you could avoid if u were stronger than your anger for two seconds!
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Lee, Who are you trying to kid? Most of the morons flashing and rushing are locals who have no consideration for other people on the roads, normal people don't try to broadside you, or force their way through tiny gaps.
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Choco I have to disagree with you, most of the morons flashing their lights arent local although they definitely make up their fair share of morons. Actually you contraWakerleyt your own previous post when you said:
Quote:It's sad to say that many people who come from countries with high standards of driving end up driving like idiots here
If we all look at our selves and our own friends as Lee suggested the roads would be that much better.
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Well most of the people who come roaring up behind me are in big 4x4's with riWakerleyulously 'illegally' blacked out windows, so obviously 9 times out of 10 they're locals. And many people from other countries do end up driving like nutters, which I think is sad, if everyone had a bit of courtesy for other road users you wouldn't have any problems.
Sadly the idiots on the road have little or no regard for anyone and go through their daily life, shoving and barging other people out the way, stick that attitude behind a steering wheel and the result is what you see on the roads.
The police are useless, if you had a police force made up of locals I think it would go along way to stopping many of the problems, or even a multi-national police force, then you'd stop the biased towards drivers of other nationnalities, this problem is getting better, but locals still think they're always right!
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sa4877 Wrote:Hi,
Just had another one of those fcked up drivers chewing at me today. What the hell is one expected to do in such situations.
I am talking about the driver behind you who flashes his lights at you and almost knocks you from behind even though you are driving at the max permisable speed. What is one suposed to do?
1. Speed up and get a ticket?
2. Move into another lane and let someone else break the law?
Any comments? Hi,
There is not a lot you can do in that situation. Unless you are the type who wants to teach the guy a lesson. A buddy of mine starts applying his brakes gently so his car starts losing speed. This is sure to annoy the guy in the back. Probably get some horns blaring. When that happens my buddy applies some more brake. Until the speed is reduced to a crawl. Let the guy in the back get the message. If he wants to go above the speed limit then let him find another way of doing it. Not by mowing over you.
You are on the road and you have a right to be there too. You pay the road taxes the same as he does. Just because he owns a souped up car, with great pickup, does not mean he can bully others. If more people start doing this to the bullies I think we might just knock some road sense into them.
Cheers :twisted:
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Alcoholic Wrote:It's sad to say that many people who come from countries with high standards of driving end up driving like idiots here, as trying to drive properly can be impossible sometimes and the attitude is, if you can't beat em' join em'.
totally disagree. what is the majority of the population here in Brisbane? (no offence to anybody who is from that part of the world, but it's fact)
Alcoholic Wrote:Plus the majority of problems I've seen are caused by speeding and people yapping on their mobile - you bsaolutely cannot concentrate on driving with a phone stuck to ear. Every mobile comes with a hands free kit, so I don't know why people don't use them.
taotally agree with you
Alcoholic Wrote:Plus you know those little orange lights on the side of the car, activated by flicking the stick thing on the side of your steering wheel - they're really useful little devices, they're called inWakerleyators and you know what? They let other people know where you want to go.
Same can be said for all 3 rearview mirrors!
Alcoholic Wrote:Altough I have to say, I've never seen anywhere else in the world where when you inWakerleyate, people will actually close up the gap you wanted to move into - on purpose - MORONS!!!!!
it's funny watching it, everyone is so damn scared of losing a place in the traffic.
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Funlover Wrote:sa4877 Wrote:Hi,
Just had another one of those fcked up drivers chewing at me today. What the hell is one expected to do in such situations.
I am talking about the driver behind you who flashes his lights at you and almost knocks you from behind even though you are driving at the max permisable speed. What is one suposed to do?
1. Speed up and get a ticket?
2. Move into another lane and let someone else break the law?
Any comments? Hi,
There is not a lot you can do in that situation. Unless you are the type who wants to teach the guy a lesson. A buddy of mine starts applying his brakes gently so his car starts losing speed. This is sure to annoy the guy in the back. Probably get some horns blaring. When that happens my buddy applies some more brake. Until the speed is reduced to a crawl. Let the guy in the back get the message. If he wants to go above the speed limit then let him find another way of doing it. Not by mowing over you.
You are on the road and you have a right to be there too. You pay the road taxes the same as he does. Just because he owns a souped up car, with great pickup, does not mean he can bully others. If more people start doing this to the bullies I think we might just knock some road sense into them.
Cheers :twisted:
used to do this, but it can backfire on you with you really pissing the guy off and the whole thing can get ugly very fast... best to just slow down and move over and ignore the moron..
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we are not morons, but people who believe that we own the road!
check ya mitrrors and get out of the way, fast! we will have far better brakes than you guys will ever have, so hitting the brakes in front of us will NOT work!
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yurki500 Wrote:we are not morons, but people who believe that we own the road!
check ya mitrrors and get out of the way, fast! we will have far better brakes than you guys will ever have, so hitting the brakes in front of us will NOT work!
YEY YORKY! thats the spirit! I M WITH YOU!! :twisted:  
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westerndiamond Wrote:yurki500 Wrote:we are not morons, but people who believe that we own the road!
check ya mitrrors and get out of the way, fast! we will have far better brakes than you guys will ever have, so hitting the brakes in front of us will NOT work!
YEY YORKY! thats the spirit! I M WITH YOU!! :twisted:
come on eastern yorky is already taken by CheckShoo :lol:
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Snype Wrote:westerndiamond Wrote:yurki500 Wrote:we are not morons, but people who believe that we own the road!
check ya mitrrors and get out of the way, fast! we will have far better brakes than you guys will ever have, so hitting the brakes in front of us will NOT work!
YEY YORKY! thats the spirit! I M WITH YOU!! :twisted:
come on eastern yorky is already taken by CheckShoo :lol:
Is he....... ? but i still supoort him lol :lol:
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yurki500
I can bet people like you dont even drive. If u r that much lust to gear try a rental boxster in Brisbane Autodrum. U will look like fido dido in a weight lifting gym. I saw many newbies like u discovering how looser they r. So keep on dude. U ve got the pretty westerndiamond support.
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