Just a few of the many stupid little incidents I witnessed on a recent road trip. Categorised for convenience.
Tailgating
The normal hwy speed limit in Australia is 100km/h, now I know that seems slow to some people, but on a steep narrow, twisting two-lane road in an (admittedly baddass) thunderstorm with pouring rain and low vis, there is surely nothing wrong with me slowing down a little to drive to the conditions, and even take some of the corners at the 'recommended' lower speeds as the little yellow signs say. Surely there is nothing wrong with even, god forbid, actually obeying the 100 km/h speed limit. Filling my back window with a your Pajero's grill isn't going to make me go any faster. The fact that you were actually towing a reasonably-sized boat at the time makes me wonder how you haven't manage to completely toppled over or end up plunging down a hillside while taking this road before!
People who clearly shouldn't be on the roads
Old people driving 20 km/h below the speed limit in perfect conditions and making decisions to turn off the hwy at the last possible moment. People unable to maintain a constant speed forcing me to slow down constantly to maintain a safe distance = one bloody tired driver once at my destination.
The amount of people out on the roads who were clearly drunk / drugged / something else was pretty depressing. I guess it's a given for this kind of year. This includes you in the clapped-out Camry wagon driving the whole way with your high beams on despite oncoming motorists flashing their lights at you and wandering all over your lane, twice putting both left wheels completely off the road.
Running red lights
One seen when I was almost home on Sunday night. Red means stop dumbass, I don't think you even noticed just how close you came to cleaning up those two girls. One of them was so scared she was crying FFS. I went to see if they were alright and so did a woman who was parking her car nearby, thanks to whoever you were in the green Falcon for helping out!
Not paying attention
Nice job idiot in the small truck thing for not seeing me and pulling out of a side street right in front of me. However, thankyou to whoever invented ABS brakes (it was raining, and I'm pretty sure without them I would've slid under the back of him). When I overtook him where was an appropriate lane soon after I saw that he was he was on his phone.
I don't think I'll be as keen to do a Christmas road-trip next year. :?