Driving - Your "pet hate" on the road

[ebv8]

trucks overtaking other trucks, i live at the foot of a large mountain and trucks are the major cause of accidents on the mountain, usually cowboy truck and dog drivers but my problem is overtaking uphill and down hill
trucks have their own lane so they can do there own speed (40 downhill) but you get trucks wanting to overtake uphill as 0.5kmh faster than the slower truck, takes them 5km to overtake... just sit behind ffs
also going downhill one truck might do 39.5kmh and another wants to do the full 40kmh so takes 5km to overtake downhill and then the truck lane finishes and there are 50 cars all held up because its 80kmh zone for them.
seriously is driving your truck 5kmh slower in certain areas going to really affect your run?

[.:4:.]

On kent street in Sydney there is a bike lane. Some cyclists pick up a bit of speed going down the hill where the car park/loading dock entry to a building i used to work in is. So trucks have to reverse out, typically blind. The building did have an external strobe and siren to indicate cars/trucks exiting, but the hotel accross the road complained to the council about the thing, so it was forced to be disconnected. Ive seen heaps of cyclists hit the sides of trucks and go sliding under and down the lane. Its not as if trucks dont have reversing beepers, and its not as if the building didnt attempt to do the right thing with a strobe and siren. On a few occasions police have done crackdowns on cyclists on that stretch of bike lane, but still, i dont believe this is right, its the truck drivers who get charged whenever it happens regardless.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

On kent street in Sydney there is a bike lane. Some cyclists pick up a bit of speed going down the hill where the car park/loading dock entry to a building i used to work in is. So trucks have to reverse out, typically blind. The building did have an external strobe and siren to indicate cars/trucks exiting, but the hotel accross the road complained to the council about the thing, so it was forced to be disconnected. Ive seen heaps of cyclists hit the sides of trucks and go sliding under and down the lane. Its not as if trucks dont have reversing beepers, and its not as if the building didnt attempt to do the right thing with a strobe and siren. On a few occasions police have done crackdowns on cyclists on that stretch of bike lane, but still, i dont believe this is right, its the truck drivers who get charged whenever it happens regardless.

That would be a potential big legal injury case.As I understand,it is illegal to,reverse out onto a road.The trucks probably should be reversing in( with the aid of a Stop go person) and driving out so the driver can see cyclists and pedestrians on the road or footpath

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

That would be a potential big legal injury case.As I understand,it is illegal to,reverse out onto a road.The trucks probably should be reversing in( with the aid of a Stop go person) and driving out so the driver can see cyclists and pedestrians on the road or footpath

Agree, thats what I was thinking. Have to be stupid to drive in. My ol man lives in the building behind the carpark (in Sussex st) and I've never seen a truck backing out.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

That would be a potential big legal injury case.As I understand,it is illegal to,reverse out onto a road.The trucks probably should be reversing in( with the aid of a Stop go person) and driving out so the driver can see cyclists and pedestrians on the road or footpath

As far as I can see, it is not actually illegal. You just need to make sure it is safe to do so, ala this site:

Is it illegal to reverse out of a driveway?
There’s no rule stating that it’s illegal to reverse out of a driveway, however you can’t reverse unless it’s safe to do so. When reversing ensure you give way to any traffic on the road and any pedestrians or bicycle riders on the footpath before you back out. This means checking all your mirrors, looking left and right, and backing out with caution. You can use your horn to warn others.

[anobserver]

Slow uber drivers, looking for something/someone.

Non indicating drivers, who drive from rest or stop without warning. Particularly annoying as a pedestrian, when you have no idea what their intentions are.

All caravans.

All volvo/audi/mercedes/bmw/renault/citroen drivers.

Suvs.

Groups of cyclists talking loudly.

All kitted out 4wds used as daily drivers.

Multiple stickers on the back window.

Doof doof music.

'My family' stick figures.

Unloved, unwashed cars.

Neglected modern classics, say all fgx falcons. Criminal.

Commodores with steelies.

Hsvs.

Teslas.

Most diesel cars.

Items hanging from the rear view mirror.

'I'm ..... and i vote' stickers.

Abc supporters.

Smug car show owners describing how cheaply they bought the classic car now worth six figures.

Stuffed animals protruding through the closed boot/hatch.

Driving 10 below the limit.

Driving right up my ginger because youre in a hurry.

Sharp braking in heavy 4wds.

Shattering glass.

Fast and furious, one hand on the steering wheel.

Slow merging on a freeway, at less than the posted limit.

Right land road hogs.

Middle lane road hogs.

Refusing to move to the left lane even when clear.

Parking right next to me when theres hundreds of other free spaces.

Parking so close i cant get into my car.

Speeding through car parks as a rat run.

Failing to stop at a pedestrian crossing, such as the ones in a car park.

Playing chicken with pedestrians already on a crossing.

Screaming up behind when im stopped at a red light.

Stopping 2 inches behind at a traffic light.

Tailgating to a standstill at a red light.

Aggressive lane changes.

Failure to merge correctly after an intersection.

Pulling out from a side road then dawdling.

Stopping an entire lane in peak hour so you can turn right rather than continuing to the next right turn slip lane.

Having to write a business case for a pool car, and being told theres no garage space in the building.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by anobserver

Slow uber drivers, looking for something/someone.

Non indicating drivers, who drive from rest or stop without warning. Particularly annoying as a pedestrian, when you have no idea what their intentions are.

All caravans.

All volvo/audi/mercedes/bmw/renault/citroen drivers.

Groups of cyclists talking loudly.

All kitted out 4wds used as daily drivers.

Multiple stickers on the back window.

Doof doof music.

'My family' stick figures.

Unloved, unwashed cars.

Neglected modern classics, say all fgx falcons. Criminal.

Items hanging from the rear view mirror.

'I'm ..... and i vote' stickers.

Abc supporters.

Stuffed animals protruding through the closed boot/hatch.

Driving 10 below the limit.

Driving right up my ginger because youre in a hurry.

Sharp braking in heavy 4wds.

Shattering glass.

Fast and furious, one hand on the steering wheel.

Slow merging on a freeway, at less than the posted limit.

Right land road hogs.

Middle lane road hogs.

Refusing to move to the left lane even when clear.

Parking right next to me when theres hundreds of other free spaces.

Parking so close i cant get into my car.

Speeding through car parks as a rat run.

Failing to stop at a pedestrian crossing, such as the ones in a car park.

Playing chicken with pedestrians already on a crossing.

Screaming up behind when im stopped at a red light.

Stopping 2 inches behind at a traffic light.

Tailgating to a standstill at a red light.

Aggressive lane changes.

Failure to merge correctly after an intersection.

Pulling out from a side road then dawdling.

Stopping an entire lane in peak hour so you can turn right rather than continuing to the next right turn slip lane.

Having to write a business case for a pool car, and being told theres no garage space in the building.

Looks like you are the only driver who should be on a public road.

[GasoLane]

[Tassie f100]

Sorry I thought it was illegal,but apparently not.However it has to be very dangerous to back 6-8 metres of truck out into a traffic stream,so if not illegal it would have to be classed as unsafe,and so shouldn’t be allowed

[FG50T]

If you're driving in the left lane on a 2 lane each way road there is no need to swing wide into half of the right lane to make a simple turn. Cars are designed to turn and it's not a B-Double. I've seen some people swing out so wide I could undertake them on the inside.

[JasonACT]

Intolerant drivers of any sort on the road? (or members in this forum! .. oh, no, I don't really mean that.)

But seriously, there was a QLD plated car in front of me this morning (and they ended up parking in my building's car park)... They did indicate right and then left to go straight through the 3 tiny round-about's on my way to work. Yep, those ones are so small, I could see the "ACT" drivers opposite stopping because the QLD'er had a right turn indicator on which on a small round-about was easily seen from their side.

I wish I was making this up.

But yeah, this thread was about a "pet hate", not a long list of them. I'd be more interested in hearing which of them "was the one". Since there's plenty round-abouts in the ACT, I'd say those drivers who hog the right-hand-lane in front of me, but don't end up overtaking the clearly slower car in front of us that actually stayed in the left lane. You really are an Anchor. (I didn't mean to write that word.)

[Junkyard-Dog]

Poorly adjusted/not fit for purpose aftermarket headlights that blind other road users.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Junkyard-Dog

Poorly adjusted/not fit for purpose aftermarket headlights that blind other road users.

HID kits in halogen reflectors or projectors is a great one for this as they direct light all over the place as they're not designed for this type of light, thankfully this seems to be on the fall.

Originally Posted by anobserver

Slow uber drivers, looking for something/someone.

Non indicating drivers, who drive from rest or stop without warning. Particularly annoying as a pedestrian, when you have no idea what their intentions are.

All caravans.

All volvo/audi/mercedes/bmw/renault/citroen drivers.

Suvs.

Groups of cyclists talking loudly.

All kitted out 4wds used as daily drivers.

Multiple stickers on the back window.

Doof doof music.

'My family' stick figures.

Unloved, unwashed cars.

Neglected modern classics, say all fgx falcons. Criminal.

Commodores with steelies.

Hsvs.

Teslas.

Most diesel cars.

Items hanging from the rear view mirror.

'I'm ..... and i vote' stickers.

Abc supporters.

Smug car show owners describing how cheaply they bought the classic car now worth six figures.

Stuffed animals protruding through the closed boot/hatch.

Driving 10 below the limit.

Driving right up my ginger because youre in a hurry.

Sharp braking in heavy 4wds.

Shattering glass.

Fast and furious, one hand on the steering wheel.

Slow merging on a freeway, at less than the posted limit.

Right land road hogs.

Middle lane road hogs.

Refusing to move to the left lane even when clear.

Parking right next to me when theres hundreds of other free spaces.

Parking so close i cant get into my car.

Speeding through car parks as a rat run.

Failing to stop at a pedestrian crossing, such as the ones in a car park.

Playing chicken with pedestrians already on a crossing.

Screaming up behind when im stopped at a red light.

Stopping 2 inches behind at a traffic light.

Tailgating to a standstill at a red light.

Aggressive lane changes.

Failure to merge correctly after an intersection.

Pulling out from a side road then dawdling.

Stopping an entire lane in peak hour so you can turn right rather than continuing to the next right turn slip lane.

Having to write a business case for a pool car, and being told theres no garage space in the building.

This pretty much covers everything

[MercuryT]

I also have a new one.

People using headphones in cars.

Ambulance with sirens behind this clown today and he had no idea (obviously wasn't looking in mirrors either for lights)

Should be illegal imo. He literally held it up for a minute or so - that could be the difference in an emergency

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by MercuryT

I also have a new one.

People using headphones in cars.

Ambulance with sirens behind this clown today and he had no idea (obviously wasn't looking in mirrors either for lights)

Should be illegal imo. He literally held it up for a minute or so - that could be the difference in an emergency

I can't believe the number of people that use headphones AND wear hoodies whilst driving! Talk about giving yourself no opportunity to be aware about your surroundings!

[MercuryT]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

I can't believe the number of people that use headphones AND wear hoodies whilst driving! Talk about giving yourself no opportunity to be aware about your surroundings!

Yep completely agree.

Police should crack down on it imo as being aware is part of being responsible driver imo.

[Franco Cozzo]

Not really related to driving, but those e-scooters and ride share bikes really give me the ****s.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-...bourne/9860314

Can't wait until we get ride share e-scooters in Melbourne so I can throw them in the Yarra River

[kevino]

Slight luck off topic
What about all the brain surgeons in the front passenger seat with their feet on the dashboard or better still feet out the window.

[MercuryT]

I run my Xenons daily just to be safer.

They aren't bright at all (look much better compared to the cheap white LED stuff imo)

But the 4wds with that long bar LED thing in bumper is WAY too bright. They like being 1 metre off bumber in traffic with it on.......

[b0son]

truck drivers that park all the way to the edge of a driveway, making it impossible to see whether it's safe to exit a driveway without ending up in the middle of the road.

[ivorya]

People speeding down the inside left lane, getting to the end where 'THEY' need to merge and demand that the car that has been waiting in traffic for 5mins, just allow them in by pulling their car across.

I call this the AR_EHOLE lane for a reason!!!!!

[onemanempire]

/Rant on
My number one pet hate is people who stop at an empty roundabout when there is nothing coming... Grrrr
It's a give way sign, not a frigging stop sign... Morons


Number two pet hate, when two lanes are designated to turn left, the driver on the inside always seems to wander into my lane causing me to brake heavily, running the risk of being rear ended...


Number three, drivers who don't know how wide there car is. IE, two lane road. Car parked on left. Car in front panic brakes cause they think they will not fit between the centre line and said parked car...
/Rant off

[EBSXR6]

So called Professional Driving Instructors not making their students drive in the left lane on multi lane roads.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by EBSXR6

So called Professional Driving Instructors not making their students drive in the left lane on multi lane roads.

When I was getting lessons prior to getting my license we were going up the Calder Freeway, I was in the left lane and another person was coming onto the freeway so I moved across to the right lane to let them on and my instructor went nuts over it, saying they have to give way to me and I shouldn't have moved over.

They got on then I moved back over.

We get to the next onramp, a semi is getting on the freeway, I deliberately don't move over........

Driving instructor goes, we need to move over into the next lane to let him on, hold up you said that I shouldn't move over? NOW ISN'T THE TIME FOR ARGUING!

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

When I was getting lessons prior to getting my license we were going up the Calder Freeway, I was in the left lane and another person was coming onto the freeway so I moved across to the right lane to let them on and my instructor went nuts over it, saying they have to give way to me and I shouldn't have moved over.

They got on then I moved back over.

We get to the next onramp, a semi is getting on the freeway, I deliberately don't move over........

Driving instructor goes, we need to move over into the next lane to let him on, hold up you said that I shouldn't move over? NOW ISN'T THE TIME FOR ARGUING!

Lol, sounds like old mate knows which fights are worth having and which arent when the enemy is aproaching from his side, personally i do what you did where possible, move over and give space.

[Citroënbender]

It’s a team activity. Nobody likes a player who hogs the ball.

[kevino]

It’s easier just to move over a lane to let oncoming traffic joining from a ramp.
1. The oncoming vehicles won’t be checking their mirror until the ramp dies
2 Most will have only got up to 80 kms hour and I ll be doing 100 or 110 depending on speed limit

Merge like a zip is the No buzz line
Merge like a drongo here in Qld

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Lol, sounds like old mate knows which fights are worth having and which arent when the enemy is aproaching from his side, personally i do what you did where possible, move over and give space.

Yeah, I do the same, move over or speed up to get past and create a spot for them to cleanly pull in behind me.

Most of the time it's speed up because it seems no one understands you're supposed to be doing the speed limit at the end of the ramp, not 20 under lol

[shedcoupe]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

etc etc

Driving instructor goes, we need to move over into the next lane to let him on, hold up you said that I shouldn't move over? NOW ISN'T THE TIME FOR ARGUING!

This situation reminds me that many steering wheel attendants have NFI.

I'm on the highway and see a car trying to enter the stream so I move into the right lane to give the poor sod a chance.
So the muppet does nothing and looks confused as I go by.
So now I don't bother. In the past most drivers would get it and do something about it.

These days I only bother to move right if a truck is trying to enter the stream from a side road or parking bay.
Those guys get it and give a wave as I go past.
They're professionals. Mostly.

[GCRXR6]

I had today did a run home from Cairns to just south of Rockhampton. Fair dinkum, people must htink overtaking lanes mean you have to drop the hammer. On nearly every overtaking section, I had Ma or Pa Kettle plodding along at around 10 or even 15k under the limit on perfectly safe roads. I set up for the overtake, and they drop the hammer and race me to the flamin' end. One dope even tried to tackle a B Double!! What are these clowns puttin' in their Bushells?