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Hey all,
And to think Astronomy was supposed to get me away from all this!
Now, the dsiclaimer, I live in Victoria and as such abide by different road laws than some of you. My understanding of the law as it realtes to traffic use and safety, is a working understanding, I'm not an academic or social observer. I'm simply a bloke who gets out and about for about 10 hours per day in every sought of traffic you could imagine.
First, Driving lights, are the illegal = not in Victoria. All it states in the vehicle standards is that they must be clear as opposed to yellow fog lamps, in pairs and on a equal height, The actual standard uses another term but I can't think of it.
Do they annoy other drivers / road users, I say yes! but spending all day riding a solo, you'd expect that! Does the headlamp from my R12oo RT annoy tin top drivers = I bet.
As for attitudes, I agree with a lot of the comments, particulary oneofone, young female P plate drivers are more common to have, low impact, nose to tail, merging and failing to give way type collisions that we all find so annoying.
Younger males are going to hit you or an object very hard, for some reason they almost always kill themdelves but do untold horrors to their passengers, "NEVER BE BACK SEAT PASSENGER IN ANY VEHILCE".
In a sliding car, drivers will always attempt to get themselves away from the impact point, usually unconsciously, but they do a pretty good job of it in my experience!
I'm not sure about the other states, but have a look at the relevant road toll stats for 2007, they say numbers and stats can lie, try scewing these to show 18 -25 year olds in a better light!!!!
As for the rest of it, we can't chnage the kids of today. That's more of a societal problem. Keep your car in good nick! tyres, windscreen, brakes siganls and lights and practice those driving skills every know and then, no not going down the shops, go and have a play somewhere deserted and quiet, where you won't be embarrsed when you mess up.
And remember, it isn't the speed that kills usually, it's normally the sudden stop!
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