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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Emuone on June 21, 2014, 02:11:32 PM
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Reading the Topic "Is it expected we tow our camper at the speed limit??" has me raising another road etiquette question.
It is sharing the road when it is narrow and approaching each other, we must have all seen the oncoming vehicle sit on the crown and expect the other to move off the road for them.
I do pull over and often stop for large vans, and trucks through to road trains. Seems a sensible thing to do to me.
One time we were in a convoy where the oncoming vehicle was travelling quite fast, throwing gravel and expecting all to get out of there way, the first in our convoy warned us.
Soon he was on us so I steered straight at him, then pulled back to my side and we shared the road at a reasonable pace like the gentlemen we are!
My wife gave me a whack in the ribs and I copped a mouth full of abuse, but the message did get delivered LOL
The rest of our convoy commented he was fine and what was the fuss about, we all had a great laugh around the fire at his and my expense that night.
Another time a lady was complaining a 4x4 tour bus would not move off the road far enough for them, after all it was a commercial vehicle and it wouldn't matter if it got damaged!!! we didn't talk to her much after that little pearl.
I'm sure there are more tales to tell around a fire...
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Soon he was on us so I steered straight at him, then pulled back to my side and we shared the road at a reasonable pace like the gentlemen we are!
Hee Hee
Sounds like my godfather. Toughest SOB I ever met. Old man told me they were heading to Parabadoo, wherever the hell that is, when a bloke following them wouldnt turn his driving lights off behind them.
Stopped in the middle of the road, smashed all four with a tyre lever and told the bloke he fixed them for him as they were jammed on.
:)
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Sometimes mate you just have to punch the data in twice!
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Sometimes mate you just have to punch the data in twice!
I love that line.............
Can I borrow it? with full credit of course.
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Yep, hafta agree. Seems everyone is in a hurry for a rollover on the dirt. No one could be bothered slowing down when passing on dirt roads. Even if ya stop, ya still get showered with dust and rocks.
Generally give em an earfull over the uhf >:D
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I love that line.............
Can I borrow it? with full credit of course.
Consider it yours!!!
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There is still a fair bit of one lane black top in the far north/west of Queensland. My rule of thumb is if it is bigger than me (IE- truck, semi or road train) he/she gets the full road
The same size as me (IE Car , 4x4, car/4x4 trailer combo) he/she gets half the black top, unless the on coming car/4x4 drops all four wheels of the blacktop first I keep the whole black top to myself to avoid throwing stones.
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Agree with Duggie.
Pushing a semi, or road train off the bitumen onto the verge is fraught with danger. The biggest danger is that they won't move and will steam-roll the vehicle trying to push. If they do move, stones, dust, broken windscreens.
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We give people the room they need, provided they also show us the same courtesy.
HOWEVER we did have a problem with a large mob of bikies in western Victoria, they were returning from some funeral or something & were being escorted by many many highway patrol vehicles.. Anyway some were riding down the centre line, forcing vehicles [some with vans, CTs etc] off the blacktop throwing rocks up at the following vehicles, they seem a little upset when I decided to take back my side of the road & I got a number of "fingers" from them, plus one "Thumbs Up" from a cop on a bike!!!
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I got a number of "fingers" from them, plus one "Thumbs Up" from a cop on a bike!!!
That gave me a laugh, couple of great stories thanks people
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Some friends had a bad experience with this type of driving.
On a road in far north Queensland they were forced to pull right off the road for a 4B towing a camper, they were in a Defender with a roof top tent and packed to be self sufficient for a long lap of Australia. But not exceeding GVM.
Unfortunately something off the side of the road put them sideways and ended back on the road on their side, the other vehicle somehow ended up with both the 4B and camper on their roof!
I have not been told the full story nor the outcomes but a little courtesy in sharing the road may well have avoided this accident.
Luckily no one was hurt.
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http://www.marinebusiness.com.au/news/funny-video-boat-ramp-etiquette (http://www.marinebusiness.com.au/news/funny-video-boat-ramp-etiquette)
Another etiquette suggestion
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Some friends had a bad experience with this type of driving.
On a road in far north Queensland they were forced to pull right off the road for a 4B towing a camper, they were in a Defender with a roof top tent and packed to be self sufficient for a long lap of Australia. But not exceeding GVM.
Unfortunately something off the side of the road put them sideways and ended back on the road on their side, the other vehicle somehow ended up with both the 4B and camper on their roof!
I have not been told the full story nor the outcomes but a little courtesy in sharing the road may well have avoided this accident.
Luckily no one was hurt.
This time of year there are lots of people heading up that way, some travel WAY too fast.
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Hee Hee
Sounds like my godfather. Toughest SOB I ever met. Old man told me they were heading to Parabadoo, wherever the hell that is, when a bloke following them wouldnt turn his driving lights off behind them.
Stopped in the middle of the road, smashed all four with a tyre lever and told the bloke he fixed them for him as they were jammed on.
Its on the way to Tom Price (from the North West Coastal Highway) and alot of people on that Highway tend to love leaving high beams on regardless of oncoming traffic.
There is a stretch of the North West Coastal highway between the Minilya and Nanutarra roadhouses that is nice and narrow - i tend to hug the very outside if i see a truck approaching or in the case of wide loads just pull over as its too dangerous especially if we are towing the camper.
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http://www.marinebusiness.com.au/news/funny-video-boat-ramp-etiquette (http://www.marinebusiness.com.au/news/funny-video-boat-ramp-etiquette)
Another etiquette suggestion
Hahahaha that's a cracka :cup: I've seen so many people that needed hitting with a shovel its not funny.
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Hahahaha that's a cracka :cup: I've seen so many people that needed hitting with a shovel its not funny.
x2 lol....
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http://www.marinebusiness.com.au/news/funny-video-boat-ramp-etiquette (http://www.marinebusiness.com.au/news/funny-video-boat-ramp-etiquette)
Another etiquette suggestion
Those Americans can get away with all sorts of behavior - and then get locked up for some stupid stuff.
Re. the OP - wonder how you'd go with an auto shovel on the roof racks that flipped over (maybe hydraulic?) and smacked the oncoming car if they didn't move over?
Ooh, ooh, I know - you could use your new radar distance thingy factory fitted to your new car to operate it!