So, there i was driving to work, and some idiot comes up the back of me, so close that i cant even see his headlights, and starts gently accelerating and decelleration, so he is almost hitting the back of my car, but missing it by an inch or so, then moving a few feet or so back, then starts doing it again.
My partner in the car, looks out the back window and gestures to the driver that he is to close, and move back. He just lifts his thumb frantically to the side, in a gesture for me to get out of the way.
The road i am on, is the parkway, the main road from the South of Canberra into the city, its a dual carriage way, i dont want to move lanes, as :
1. The lanes split about 800mm's up the road, the left lanes goes north, and the lane i am on goes into the city, so i am doing the speed limit on the lane i want (need) and i cant move.
2. At that time in the morning, the roads are packed, and if i moved over, i would never get back into the lane i need.
He then starts to edge closer to me again, like something out of a movie, and just misses my bumper, when i am able to jump onto the lane i need to get into the city, the first thing he does is swerve at me as he passes me, forcing me onto the hard shoulder at 110K's. what was worse, was he had his wife and family in the car... i did get his license plate number, but what can i do about it?
Australia is a great place, and i am so very lucky to be here, i even went into the Dept. of Immigration yesterday, as its getting close to the time when i can apply to be a citizen!! Like i said, there are many great things here, but unfortunately, driving manners and habits are not one of them, i can honestly say, despite having some of the biggest, widest, best and emptiest roads in the world, i have never seen such attrocious speeding, tailgating, intimidation, and recklesness as i have seen here, and i just dont get it. Maybe i am generalising, i have heard Canberra is famous for its bad drivers, but to try and ram someone off the road?
hmmmm ....
