Ken & Stace wrote:

I would complain if the speed limit was 80KMH and the truck is sitting on 30
and there was room for me to get past if the truck just moved over a bit.

So would I. And what the truck is doing is ENTIRELY legal.
Don't like the law? Stop whining and do something about it.

If not, what *are* you saying about "people in their cars"? are you
saying that drivers on airport drive are not capable of changing
lanes?

No I'm saying it's a heavy traffic area and if a driver gets caught behind a
slower vehicle they may take risks to get around said slow vehicle,
especially if the slow vehicle is taking up a full lane when, just by moving
over to the left a bit, the driver could get past.
I say people in their cars the same as I would say "a person on a bike" .

Just like a slow bicycle is NOT the same as a slow truck?
Your contradicting yourself there...

I can't work out what the problem is.

I don't see the point of "It's legal for me to do something therefore I'm
gonna do it and stuff the rest of you" The federal police wouldn't have got
involved if all was rosy. What was the traffic situation? Geoff has not
enlightened us on that.

I'm sorry, were you expecting one cyclist to cause a holdup that was
worthy of something here? Nope. Only cars and trucks do that.

A bit of consideration for others doesn't hurt. I'm sorry if I have misread
Geoff's attitude, but going by the "mantra" I think not. It may be legal,
but it is not safe for either Geoff or the people in the cars around him.

Ah, so you've never spent any time on a bicycle then? We often said as
a requirement of obtaining a driver's licence, one should also spent a
bit of time on a bike first.
That'll put the fear of [insert favourite deity here] into you.

People who are late for flights are risking trouble anyway.
Breakdowns, slow trucks, crashes. THe problem is not a slow vehicle,
is it being late for the flight,

If someone is late for a flight, are they jsutified in doing 110kmh in
a 70 zone?

No you can never justify 110 in a 70 zone, You put the speed the driver was
doing at 110KMH. Not me. But a driver who is running late will get
frustrated and take risks they wouldn't normally take.

So you're saying it's mere "frustration" that makes people speed or do
otherwise stupid things?

The person who was late for their flight , however If they hit Geoff, it's
Geoff who will come off second best.
But as you said, ther are breakdowns slow traffic and crashes that make a
person late when they may have left home on time.

Boo Hoo don't cry for me Argentina. I was in the thick of it EVERY
FRIGGIN MORNING in peak hour. And it happens again at figgin night.
And if one of those morons in the traffic has an accident (the
inconsiderate prick) - they create one mother of a jam where no-one gets
home before midnight.

No really, if you don't like being held up that much, take the friggin
train. Then be sure to let me know how much fun THAT was...

In my experience, you will be laughed at.

They won't bother beating you up, because your disrespect isn't
important to them. You are a "citizen", and therefore irrelevant.

You know some nice bikies.

And you know NO bikies.

If I stand 4 metres back from the crossing and talk to friend and at the end
of the conversation suddenly run across the crossing without looking and get
hit legally the driver is at fault, but if it goes to court it may be
decided I didn't take due care.

Nope, that's lack of due care straight off the bat. Not that it'll
matter much to you, because you'll be lying in hospital. Or the morgue.

How about this one: At Glenbrook just past the M4 the speed limit is 80KMH.
I can legally go through there at that speed anytime I want. However from
5.00pm onward, there are a large number of cars, bikes and buses turning in
and out of Ross Street and the petrol station, therefore it is prudent to
slow down to 60 at that time of the day.

You really are clueless aren't you?

A speed limit sign is NOT a recommendation that you can actually drive
at that speed whenever you like.
It's a *limit*. You should drive to the conditions, while not
exceeding the specified limit.

Learn to read, use the internet, download the Australian Road Rules,
and READ them sometime. You might actually learn something.
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I'm a pessimistic cynic. I'm never surprised and never disappointed.