Which Roads in Queensland ?

[Pottsy]

You will be pleased to know that the Queensland Department for Wildlife have just released scientific proof that crocodiles in Queensland are actually vegetarians.  Years of research can,t be wrong.  Let all your Southern friends know of this breakthrough research and encourage them to swim in any waterhole, sea, pool, river or billabong they want to.

On behalf of all Queenslanders we welcome you all to enjoy our waterways to your hearts content.....

WTF? Maybe that's why crocs always say can I have fries with that.


 

[xcvator]

But back on topic......
That cranky old bugger that drove up from the freezer must have crossed the border by now, so we can bring those night time temps back up to double digits again....

Nope, I'm still herein Queensland, borderline weather 1 day, crap the next, talk about false advertising 

[Bigfish]

Nope, I'm still herein Queensland, borderline weather 1 day, crap the next, talk about false advertising 

hahaha....she,s bloody freezing in Cairns as well. couple of mornings of single digit numbers...brrr

[xcvator]

hahaha....she,s bloody freezing in Cairns as well. couple of mornings of single digit numbers...brrr

Must be this global warming thing   

[jclures]

I am in Cairns now, I can tell you it is not cold, it is just the lowlanders on the coast complaining.

[Bigfish]

I in Cairns now, i can tell you it is not cold, it is just the lowlanders on the coast complaning.

Its cold alright...now bugger off back up to the cold country and feed your penguins!!!

[BC66]

Feels like -2.7 where I live in Qld.
Too many Mexicans up here freezing the place. Go Home !!!


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[Jeepers Creepers]

Mexicans.... Go Home !!!


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I fixed ya post for you.... no need to thank me, just send me money.

[GBC]

I'd be checking temps just over the border in the death zone before whinging about QLD. Jesus punished the Glenn Innes Philistines with -9.2 c yesterday. Feel free to head South again.

[BC66]

Safely arrived in Gympie this morning , as usual Mexicans driving slow in the right lane grrr


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[edz]

Which roads in QLD....Hopefully ones that the Rubbernecked,  cant merge,  dont have a clue, its all about me, I will do what ever I want and we will slow four lanes of National highway to a stop start traffic jam  crawl for a 100 km's and P*ss interstate visitors off,  arnt on ..

[xcvator]

I fixed ya post for you.... no need to thank me, just send me money.

[Jeepers Creepers]

With the July edition of dash cam Australia due out any day, a certain Mexican wobbly box owner is bound to appear in several places holding up traffic at 80kph, doing u turns in stupid places and generally, just being hopeless on Qld roads.


 

[xcvator]

With the July edition of dash cam Australia due out any day, a certain Mexican wobbly box owner is bound to appear in several places holding up traffic at 80kph, doing u turns in stupid places and generally, just being on hopeless Qld roads.


 

Fixed it for you Jeepers 

[Jeepers Creepers]

ffffhhhttt, our roads are some of the best in the world. Look at India for example.

[BC66]

Our roads would be better with out P platers and Commodore ute’s on them.


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[alnjan]

I would just like someone to explain when travelling on the M1 through the Gold Coast from say the Smith Street Exit to the Palm Beach Exit why traffic on the inside lane comes to a complete halt, while the other lanes of traffic are still moving?  There should be no reason for the inside lane to be that affected by those wishing to merge onto the M1.   

[Fizzie]

Drove down the M1 from Burleigh to Currumbin yesterday lunchtime.

Joined it at Reedy Creek & it's at a crawl (30 - 40 kph, occasionally stopping altogether ).

Get to the back of Palm Beach, go under the 19th Ave overpass, & floor it to accelerate up to the 100k limit as the traffic all disappears in front of us.

Why

There was absolutely no reason for anybody to be crawling - no accidents, no breakdowns, no cops, nothing ...

[Rumpig]

That Goldy traffic is a reason i never visit the place....it's 45 minutes down the road on a good run and I haven't been to Surfers or anywhere around that Goldy region in a long long time.

[tryagain]

That Goldy traffic is a reason i never visit the place....it's 45 minutes down the road on a good run and I haven't been to Surfers or anywhere around that Goldy region in a long long time.

To be fair, people who live on the Gold Coast  don't go to Surfers either, I remember a conversation at a work function years ago and the average would have been 5+yrs since people had been there. Comparatively, when I moved up from Sydney I marveled at the lack of traffic, it has got worse since then but still isn't even close to what Sydney was 10yrs ago.

[alnjan]

Drove down the M1 from Burleigh to Currumbin yesterday lunchtime.

Joined it at Reedy Creek & it's at a crawl (30 - 40 kph, occasionally stopping altogether ).

Get to the back of Palm Beach, go under the 19th Ave overpass, & floor it to accelerate up to the 100k limit as the traffic all disappears in front of us.

Why

There was absolutely no reason for anybody to be crawling - no accidents, no breakdowns, no cops, nothing ...

Do the trip north takes about 20 minutes about midday, the trip back south about mid afternoon and it can take an hour with lots of stopping.  The roadworks is 80 and can slow you down but

[Rumpig]

To be fair, people who live on the Gold Coast  don't go to Surfers either, I remember a conversation at a work function years ago and the average would have been 5+yrs since people had been there. Comparatively, when I moved up from Sydney I marveled at the lack of traffic, it has got worse since then but still isn't even close to what Sydney was 10yrs ago.

it's not just Surfers for me though, I pretty much avoid the entire Goldy and will head over the border instead if I wanted to go to a beach down that way. I honestly can't recall how many years it's been since I visited a Gold Coast beach, would be 10 - 15 years minimum I'd say....i prefer to go North and park my 4wd on the beach instead,  atleast I don't need to carry anything or walk to the sand, and my fridge is super handy also...lol.

[GBC]

it's not just Surfers for me though, I pretty much avoid the entire Goldy and will head over the border instead if I wanted to go to a beach down that way. I honestly can't recall how many years it's been since I visited a Gold Coast beach, would be 10 - 15 years minimum I'd say....i prefer to go North and park my 4wd on the beach instead,  atleast I don't need to carry anything or walk to the sand, and my fridge is super handy also...lol.

Me too. I lived on the goldy in the late 80’s and loved it. Now I get up early to drive past it before all the tatoo’d legends hit the right hand lane with their heads up their arses. We take subbies down there from brissy rather than the inevitable Shitfight with the locals who couldn’t plan a pissup in a brewery much less show up in boots and have a swms in their top pocket.

[xcvator]

Oh I love this, even the locals admit they are crap drivers, while us Mexicans just trundle along, minding our own business     

[tryagain]

Oh I love this, even the locals admit they are crap drivers, while us Mexicans just trundle along, minding our own business 

Queenslanders do seem to take the keep left unless overtaking more as a suggestion than a rule

Me too. I lived on the goldy in the late 80’s and loved it. Now I get up early to drive past it before all the tatoo’d legends hit the right hand lane with their heads up their arses. We take subbies down there from brissy rather than the inevitable Shitfight with the locals who couldn’t plan a pissup in a brewery much less show up in boots and have a swms in their top pocket.

I was working on a very high-end residential site a few years back and was surprised at the level of workmanship I was seeing, especially since moving up from Sydney, as the standards here seemed much lower than there. After chatting to the other trades I discovered that literally all on-site at that stage did there trade in Sydney. As the job progressed to the finishing stages, I made it a point to ask about the trades that came onsite and their background, there were a few issues in the later stages of the job, all of them were from people who got there trade here. Thought it was mainly a laid back QLD thing but might just be a GC issue. I also knew some people who built a more modest house here on the GC, after many disappointments they made a point of asking people where they did there trade, if the answer was here then they were immediately ruled out, seemed to serve them well for the remainder of their build.

it's not just Surfers for me though, I pretty much avoid the entire Goldy and will head over the border instead if I wanted to go to a beach down that way. I honestly can't recall how many years it's been since I visited a Gold Coast beach, would be 10 - 15 years minimum I'd say....i prefer to go North and park my 4wd on the beach instead,  atleast I don't need to carry anything or walk to the sand, and my fridge is super handy also...lol.

 

Can understand heading north from Brissy for beaches, admittedly on long/hot weekends I give the local beaches wide berth due to the hordes that descend down the M1, other times though I find GC traffic much better to deal with than Brisbane, I guess it's a case of better the devil you know than the one you don't.