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Offline Emuone

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Sharing the road
« on: June 21, 2014, 02:11:32 PM »
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2014, 06:48:45 PM »
Quote from: Emuone on June 21, 2014, 02:11:32 PM

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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2014, 07:12:23 PM »
Sometimes mate you just have to punch the data in twice!
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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2014, 07:25:11 PM »
Quote from: Emuone on June 21, 2014, 07:12:23 PM
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2014, 09:01:50 PM »
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2014, 07:37:18 AM »
Quote from: briann532 on June 21, 2014, 07:25:11 PM
I love that line.............

Can I borrow it? with full credit of course.

Consider it yours!!!
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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2014, 01:33:29 PM »
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2014, 06:08:33 PM »
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2014, 07:49:41 AM »
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2014, 09:33:53 AM »
Quote from: HEM19X on June 23, 2014, 07:49:41 AM
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2014, 09:42:53 AM »
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2014, 10:29:24 AM »
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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2014, 10:09:11 AM »
Quote from: Emuone on June 23, 2014, 09:42:53 AM
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2014, 12:20:16 PM »
Quote from: dazzler on June 21, 2014, 06:48:45 PM
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2014, 05:00:17 PM »
Quote from: Emuone on June 23, 2014, 10:29:24 AM
http://www.marinebusiness.com.au/news/funny-video-boat-ramp-etiquette
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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.
 
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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2014, 05:30:06 PM »

Quote from: steve.j on June 25, 2014, 05:00:17 PM
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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Re: Sharing the road
« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2014, 11:45:35 PM »
Quote from: Emuone on June 23, 2014, 10:29:24 AM
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!
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