Perth Drivers

[Grunt]

Worst I ever saw was in KL.

I spent a week in KL and thought the driving was atrocious. I then made it up to Bangkok. Malasians drive like angels in comparison.

I spent about 6 months in Thailand and drove a number of times. The rules are simple. Give way to anything that is bigger than you and sound your horn to let people know you're coming.

I didn't have the nerve to drive in Bangkok tho.

[Driver]

...and sound your horn to let people know you're coming.

Definition of a split second: the interval of time that elapses between when the traffic lights in Madrid turn green and when every driver of a car that is not in the front row on the grid hits the horn. AyYEE! Carramba!!!!

[vsquizz]

Running across the road in Seoul once and my watch band broke. It was a $100.00 watch...I left it there...

Termite from my experience, when in Manilla, never ever steal a Jeepney

Surabuya is about the worst I've seen.

Cheers

[DavidG]

Went to Indonesia, Jakarta.
Saw the traffic. Tore up my international drivers licence.
There was no way I was going to drive.
Lane markings mean nothing.
Cars, trucks passing you on the footpath. :eek:

Have you ever seen a car crossing a 4 lane (6 lanes of traffic) highway by actually driving into the on comming traffic (I mean "INTO", front on, not across) I hid my head until we were clear.
Thanks for Drivers, at least they understand the system so I did not need to drive.

KL is reasonable in comparison. I would drive there.

[Caliban]

So does that means everyone in those overseas places drives a volvo then?
Or worse still wears a lawnbowls hat. My old man always said watch out for them. If they are too stupid to not understand that you don't need sun protection inside the car, then give them plenty of room.
When you see a volvo driver with a hat, pray.

[journeyman Mick]

......I always say that an added safety feature I've always wanted in my car is more power than the bloke next to me.


Ben-Manuel Fangio.

Personally I prefer a 4wd dropside ute (nice and high for visibility and intimidation factor) with a steel dropside body, and steel bullbar and brushbars. I had a lady in a brand new landcruiser wagon run up the back of me when I was driving this ute, broke one of my tail lights, damage to her car: whole front end crumpled, windscreen smashed and oil and coolant all over the road :eek:

Mick

[kiwigeo]

So does that means everyone in those overseas places drives a volvo then?
Or worse still wears a lawnbowls hat. My old man always said watch out for them. If they are too stupid to not understand that you don't need sun protection inside the car, then give them plenty of room.
When you see a volvo driver with a hat, pray.

Not as bad as teenagers in backwards baseball caps driving early model Nissan Skylines.

Most Volvo drivers are bald...thats why they wear hats.

[kiwigeo]

Personally I prefer a 4wd dropside ute (nice and high for visibility and intimidation factor) with a steel dropside body, and steel bullbar and brushbars. I had a lady in a brand new landcruiser wagon run up the back of me when I was driving this ute, broke one of my tail lights, damage to her car: whole front end crumpled, windscreen smashed and oil and coolant all over the road :eek:

Mick

Next time make sure you have a load of ball bearings in the back of your ute....should wake up the person running up your ar...e when the tailgate flips open.

[Ben from Vic.]

Not as bad as teenagers in backwards baseball caps driving early model Nissan Skylines.

Most Volvo drivers are bald...thats why they wear hats.

Standing up for Volvo drivers????? :eek:


You don't own a Volvo do you Kiwigeo?

[Alastair]

Alastair

It's a mistake to think that there is a preponderance of South Africans in Perth.
Col - the settled Sandgroper.

Col

The statement on the plethora of S Africans in Perth came more from a S A viewpoint. During the '80's and early '90's there was a constant exodus of economic 'refugees', and people of concience from SA to Oz. A very high percentage of these settled in Perth.

At that time the (white) political opposition to the government was the Progressive Federal Party, (PFP). With the above exodus, this was gleefully morphed into "Pack For Perth"

Some useless info

Alastair

[Driver]

Alastair

You're right, of course, there are plenty of South Africans over here. Two of our distinguished fellow members of this BB - Perth residents Derek and Joe (gatiep) are yarpies. I don't believe, however, that their presence has influenced driving standards in Perth. West Aussies have developed their unique abilities behind the wheel without outside help. :eek:

Col

[macca2]

Everthing that has been said about Perth drivers is true. We have the worst I have ever seen.
But that is not surprising when you consider that we don't do a lot in the driver training department.
We just issue a licence, let 'em buy a V8 and turn 'em loose. Then sit back and collect the millions of dollars from the Multinova speed cameras, while cleaning up the wreckage from our roads.

Frightening

Macca

[Driver]

Everthing that has been said about Perth drivers is true. We have the worst I have ever seen.
But that is not surprising when you consider that we don't do a lot in the driver training department.
We just issue a licence, let 'em buy a V8 and turn 'em loose. Then sit back and collect the millions of dollars from the Multinova speed cameras, while cleaning up the wreckage from our roads.

Frightening

Macca

Macca

Hear, hear! Couldn't agree more. This is the heart of the problem.

Col

[vsquizz]

Hey Col, Its rainin. Make sure you speed up on the roads and reduce your breaking distance accordingly. When in rome....


Cheers

[John Saxton]

The title suggests Perth Drivers, but there has been reference to W.A. drivers which is more suggestive of wide spread driving habits.

It appears that the manic depression :eekfor want of a better term) behind the wheel here is widely manifest across the state,often quite evident on the Old Coast road,and the North West highway.

On any holiday weekend try and navigate these roads with the expectation of arriving at your destination intact and see the madness that ensues irrespective of the drivers origin!

Cheers