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Thread: Current discussions in Victoria
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19th September 2012, 05:33 PM #1
Current discussions in Victoria
Lots of discussion in Victoria at the moment as to whether
aged drivers should be re-tested at various times for their
driving licence. It is with tongue in cheek that I submit
this one.
I've sure gotten old!
I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees,
fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear
anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications
that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have
boluts with dementia. Have poor circulation; can hardly feel my
hands and feet anymore. Have difficulty recognizing red, green
or amber lights. Can't remember what age I am, what my
telephone number is, where my house is located or the names
of my friends.
Thank God I still have my Driver's Licence.
AllanLife is short ... smile while you still have teeth.
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19th September 2012, 06:24 PM #2
That is fine. Chances are you won't find the car keys anyway.
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19th September 2012, 08:26 PM #3
having moved to Victoria from interstate a couple of years ago I was finally forced to transfer my rego and licence to Victoria earlier this year.
The Vicroads chick behind the counter who was processing my new license handed the new on over to me and the look on her face was priceless when I asked: "So now I have a victorian license does that mean i have to drive as badly as the rest of the victorian drivers or is that optional?"
I have driven in every state of Australia and in several countries around the world, including places like Bangkok and Jakarta and the only place I have ever driven where I fear for my life every time i get behind the wheel is in Victoria.
DougI got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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19th September 2012, 08:44 PM #4
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19th September 2012, 10:32 PM #5
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23rd September 2012, 10:06 AM #6
Perth Drivers
I tried to be normal once.
Worst 2 minutes of my life.
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24th September 2012, 11:53 AM #7
Try Brisbane.
Yep they don't know how to merge, but it gets better. They stop in the middle of busy roads for no reason, change lanes into you oblivious. They wait 30 second after the lights change to move off! they plough into roundabouts regardless.
Terrifying.I'm just a startled bunny in the headlights of life. L.J. Young.
We live in a free country. We have freedom of choice. You can choose to agree with me, or you can choose to be wrong.
Wait! No one told you your government was a sitcom?
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24th September 2012, 03:44 PM #8
Add in people driving on the wrong side of the road, failing to give way and tailgating and you have my daily 4.5km drive home from the train station in outer Melbourne. Come to think about it, I encounter most of that before I even get out of the station car park. And its EVERY day without fail.
DougI got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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26th February 2013, 02:07 PM #9
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Orange NSW was the worst, when all the bushies come to town in their big 4WDs on cattle sale days, and try and angle park in the main drag. Some driving at 10kph (proudly boasting never having had an accident in 50 years of driving, despite leaving a trail of carnage behind them) , others doing a dead stop in the flow of traffic when they spot a parking opportunity.
I think they have abandoned the reverse angle parking nowregards,
Dengy