Australians cannot comprehend keep left unless overtaking (and their attitudes are they absolutely do not give a single fuck about other drivers) so I can’t see this making any difference except potentially fining people who have enough of sitting behind right-lane hogs and go around them on the left, like I end up having to do multiple times on semi regular journeys to the outer western suburbs. I’ve actually spoken to someone before who said when they get on the highway they’ll just go straight over to the right lane because it’s “easier”. I see truck drivers doing the same thing on places like the Westgate. Not overtaking anyone… they just want to be in the right lane.
Nothing short of an actual crackdown on keep right unless overtaking will change this behaviour in my opinion. These people need to be pulled over, shot, have their cars crushed and their families sent a fine.
These people need to be pulled over, shot, have their cars crushed and their families sent a fine.
You have thirty minutes to move your family. You have ten minutes. Your family has been impounded. Your family has been crushed into a cube. You have thirty minutes to move your cube.
What are your thoughts on what the highways would be like, if we implemented the UK’s / Japan’s road rule, where you cannot overtake a vehicle in a lane left of it?
It would do a good job of keeping the right lane free, but knowing Aussie drivers, they would just hog the lane.
Australians cannot comprehend keep left unless overtaking (and their attitudes are they absolutely do not give a single fuck about other drivers) so I can’t see this making any difference except potentially fining people who have enough of sitting behind right-lane hogs and go around them on the left, like I end up having to do multiple times on semi regular journeys to the outer western suburbs. I’ve actually spoken to someone before who said when they get on the highway they’ll just go straight over to the right lane because it’s “easier”. I see truck drivers doing the same thing on places like the Westgate. Not overtaking anyone… they just want to be in the right lane.
Nothing short of an actual crackdown on keep right unless overtaking will change this behaviour in my opinion. These people need to be pulled over, shot, have their cars crushed and their families sent a fine.
You have thirty minutes to move your family. You have ten minutes. Your family has been impounded. Your family has been crushed into a cube. You have thirty minutes to move your cube.
Harsh but fair.
I kind of think a 30 minute detainment for speeding drivers would be an interesting punishment.
If you speed you are in a rush, and if your in a rush 30 minutes is everything.
It’s already the law here for roads over 80km/h (or when otherwise signed). Absolutely zero enforcement though.Misread your statement, realised you meant ‘undertaking’ and not just keeping left. Fully agree.
For what it’s worth, I can speak from experience and say that while the road rule may exist. Japanese people don’t always/necessarily observe it.