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Originally Posted by Hans Tucker
Ok, I'll chime in on this thread. It's Melbourne, the city of the truly uneducated driver. My pet peeves are the right hand lane hogs on the freeway and drivers that can't do the speed limit posted for the road. If it is signed 70 then do 70 not bloody 30 or 40.
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My current favourite, given that I live in the Snowy Mountains and travel to Canberra frequently, is the moronic parent that chooses to have their little "L" plate toting "Johnny" at the wheel of their 4X4 on the way to the snow.
This parent sits in the passenger seat totally oblivious to the fact that their little Johnny driving at 65kmh in a 100 zone has created a traffic snarl of about 50 cars behind him, all keen to get to the snow.
Not once have I seen one of the moving chicanes being directed by the 'responsible' adult to move over and let the 4 dozen cars by.
The frustration eventually becomes too much so we have the wonderful situation of an inexperienced driver at the wheel of a top heavy 4X4 being overtaken by several cars and many near head-on collisions are on the horizon.
Seriously 'Parents' what the H does little Johnny learn from this, and when one of those other cars gets too close, how will Johnny 'L' be at controlling the car in an emergency.
I am sick of having near head-on accidents due to this situation. Oh, I do know that Johnny is within the law doing what he does but then there is no point being in the right if you're under 2 metres of soil in a cemetery.
You would be horrified if you knew how many near head-ons I see each week during winter.