Vicroads - New Rules From 9th November 2009...

[adznight]

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/techno...91019-h4d0.html

[W0rp3D]

On that note...the video shot by a woman while ACA was doing a study on traffic in the tunnel, where the truck and a Merc changed lanes at the same time, and the truck hit the merc, twisted it sideways, and pushed it along for over a km till the driver of the truck stopped cuz he "heard a scraping noise" because he didnt know hed hit a car...horrifying. And unfortunately something i think about every time i go through the burnley or domain...

couple of points on that article, did you know that the police were investigating that story?? it turns out that the producers car was also in the tunnel and between the two of them they were manipulating the flow of traffic to get the story they wanted, also if you have a look on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTSSvOYiB0 the merc does what i see a lot of these days, he puts his indicator on to change lanes then turns it off then changes lanes (watch his wing mirror indicator).

Yeah Cassandra! That is how i feel when im near the trucks..

Truck stay in the middle lane, and u are allow change lanes if the truck is going slower then the speed limit. Simple.

Basically the only real blind spot for a truck is on the passenger side next to the front door and a car length or so back from the front door, easy way to tell if your in there blind spot is to look in there mirrors, if you can see then they can see you, from where that merc is i dont think he saw him because he was 2 lanes across.

Without some sort of workable solution truck drivers are going to be hindered by cars and cars are going to be hindered by trucks, unfortunately our government has a habit of sitting in there office and making a decision that a pen pusher that has never been a truck see's as a good solution from a car drivers point of view and is not workable for us so it wont be followed, just like the law that is in place that on a highway of more than 2 lanes trucks are not allowed to use the right hand lane, if one of the other lanes was doing 100 i would be happy to use it and often do but when you 4 lanes of traffic doing 90 becuase everyone wants there own lane im not going to sit behind them and wait.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/techno...91019-h4d0.html

I think we all knew that would happen, even if it didnt i think you would have to piss a cop off for them to book ou for it.

[BeEnAr]

WOW WOrp3D!! way to pick posts apart. Do you need a tissue, it seems we may have hit a nerve.

[NickR33]

I think anybody in the right hand lane not doing at least 5km/h over the speed limit should be shot immediately by government employed snipers

people with cruise control who pull into the right hand lane with it set 1km/h faster than the person they are overtaking and then proceed to take 4 hours to get past them should also be shot

that is all

[KamikazeNinja34]

At the same time Nick i dont believe that any driver actually doing the speed limit should be bullied by a speeding driver tailgating them. Theyre trying to do the right thing. fair enough.

So if im in a hurry i change lanes and go around. My pet peeve is people who tailgate me when im already speeding, when in normal traffic.

Brett...while youre making valid points, fear is not a rational thing. I avoid trucks, busses and trains where at all possible. If that means putting the foot down to overtake, i will do so. Just so that i feel safer on the road. Many others are the same.

Also...while i appreciate the points youre trying to make, trucks have tailgated me when i was doing over the speed limit, and over what theyre claimed to be limited to.

This scares the shit out of me if i have to brake. Therefore, i do not feel charitably to these sorts of drivers.

[bombtrack]

Middle lane... left lane, no real difference. The idea of designated slow vehicle lanes is to allow faster traffic to move on and avoid situations where you may have 3 trucks or 2 trucks and a nanna blocking a whole 3 lane road, ultimately improving congestion conditions. It's not just about getting shitty with doing 40km/h in an 80km/h zone... it's also got to be about relieving some of the pressure on our congested infrastructure.

The same needs to be done for trains and trams. Victoria/Melbourne has expanded too quickly and we do not have the infrastructure to cope.

Cassandra, you should try doing the Melbourne to Sydney/Brisbane run... trucks are crazy scary on that run. They own that road and they don't mind letting you know that.

[NickR33]

At the same time Nick i dont believe that any driver actually doing the speed limit should be bullied by a speeding driver tailgating them. Theyre trying to do the right thing. fair enough.

So if im in a hurry i change lanes and go around. My pet peeve is people who tailgate me when im already speeding, when in normal traffic.

Yeah I'm referring to freeways/highways... I don't care how fast your going if your in the right lane and someone comes up behind you move over... your not the Police its not your responsibility to ensure people stick to the speed limit and why would you want someone up your arse (so to speak)... move over to let them past then everyone's happy

In normal traffic 60, 70 zones, there's no point in tailgating and getting frustrated as people are often in the right lane to turn right... and unless its 2am your just going to get more traffic or a red light even if you do manage to get past

a big fireball out the exhaust usually backs off any tailgaters... clutch in and bounce it off the limiter a couple of times

[KamikazeNinja34]

Yeah I'm referring to freeways/highways... I don't care how fast your going if your in the right lane and someone comes up behind you move over... your not the Police its not your responsibility to ensure people stick to the speed limit and why would you want someone up your arse (so to speak)... move over to let them past then everyone's happy

In normal traffic 60, 70 zones, there's no point in tailgating and getting frustrated as people are often in the right lane to turn right... and unless its 2am your just going to get more traffic or a red light even if you do manage to get past

a big fireball out the exhaust usually backs off any tailgaters... clutch in and bounce it off the limiter a couple of times

If im in the right lane its because my GPS has told me to be. That means, i aint moving.

You got a problem with that, go around.

*decisive nod*

[_Ryan_]

Middle lane... left lane, no real difference. The idea of designated slow vehicle lanes is to allow faster traffic to move on and avoid situations where you may have 3 trucks or 2 trucks and a nanna blocking a whole 3 lane road, ultimately improving congestion conditions. It's not just about getting shitty with doing 40km/h in an 80km/h zone... it's also got to be about relieving some of the pressure on our congested infrastructure.

The same needs to be done for trains and trams. Victoria/Melbourne has expanded too quickly and we do not have the infrastructure to cope.

best post of the thread

[W0rp3D]

Do you need a tissue

No

it seems we may have hit a nerve.

If you had i would pissed of and having a go at people and making reference to them have sex with there siblings but i have not.

WOW WOrp3D!! way to pick posts apart.

What do you mean?

[Astro Bear]

I'm with Brett on this one. You gotta have respect for truck drivers and trucks on the road, for without them, we wouldn't have our food and other goods delivered and the country's economy would surely crumble.

While as a general rule trucks are a little slower off the mark, who cares? Just take a chill pill and relax, and don't let it get to you.

Truck drivers do long hours and deal with all the arseholes on the road on a daily basis. Without them we would be f**ked, because they keep the country moving and keep us living the lifestyle to which we have all become accustomed.

Until next time, take care of yourself. And each other.

Sit boo-boo sit. Good dog.

[KamikazeNinja34]

I'm with Brett on this one. You gotta have respect for truck drivers and trucks on the road, for without them, we wouldn't have our food and other goods delivered and the country's economy would surely crumble.

While as a general rule trucks are a little slower off the mark, who cares? Just take a chill pill and relax, and don't let it get to you.

Truck drivers do long hours and deal with all the arseholes on the road on a daily basis. Without them we would be f**ked, because they keep the country moving and keep us living the lifestyle to which we have all become accustomed.

Until next time, take care of yourself. And each other.

Sit boo-boo sit. Good dog.

Yes. All the more reason for one of them to accidentally not listen to enough techno or drink enough redbull, fall asleep, and crash into me as im going along my merry way.

I don't trust it and i never have.