Originally Posted by chris955 (Post 9787439)

I can beat that, been here since 1962 on and off and it still annoys the hell out of me. :D

Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 9787496)

An unbeatable combination of aggression, over-confidence and stupidity around here.

Hold on, does this just apply to driving? ;) :D

Originally Posted by Turban Explorer (Post 9787451)

I'm an absolutely shite driver as I have the concentration span of a newt so I love driving here. I just jump in my automatic landrover and point - like a cruise missile. I think there's only Oz and Egypt where my driving would be acceptable.

Originally Posted by garys (Post 9787420)

The majority will refuse to slow down to let you in even when giving plenty of notice. Again most will refuse to stop to allow you out of a junction even when the traffic is crawling and most annoyingly if you let them in they simply refuse to acknowledge the favour. A minor gripe but hey have some manners on the roads folks.

Originally Posted by Turban Explorer (Post 9787451)

I'm an absolutely shite driver as I have the concentration span of a newt so I love driving here. I just jump in my automatic landrover and point - like a cruise missile. I think there's only Oz and Egypt where my driving would be acceptable.

Originally Posted by Tramps_mate (Post 9787549)

What colour is it?

So I know to steer clear of you in Mackay!! :)

Originally Posted by neil248 (Post 9787443)

I think that something like 75% of cars here are automatic which means people dont actually drive, rather point the car roughly in the direction they want to go and proceed completely oblivious to anything going on around them.

In the Uk the proportion is the other way round. With a manual car you at least have to pay some attention and be a little bit more aware.

In Qld at least the authorities really don't care how you drive as long as you are under the speed and alchohol limit. If they did care then driver training would be far more stringent. There would also be some sort of MOT test

Another thing is 4 litre standard car and 200 horsepower with rear wheel drive and 18yr old driver is not really a happy mix.

Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 9787432)

Driving is the single thing I dislike about living here.

It probably gets better in other places around Oz but here driving is a chore and a constant source of annoyance.

The thing is, most of the hassle is avoidable with a bit of patience, respect and common sense.

3 months eh? I've been here nearly 7 years and it still winds me up.

Originally Posted by bingobob777 (Post 9787628)

It fu**cks me right off that the "highways" have speed limits as low as 80km/hr, it fu**s me off even more when Bruce sits in the outside lane in his Toyota Prado dawdling along at 65km/hr obvlivious to the world.

As someone said, be sober and under the limit and no one cares what else you do.

Oh for the days of making sure you stayed under 90mph.

Originally Posted by bingobob777 (Post 9787628)

As someone said, be sober and under the limit and no one cares what else you do.

Originally Posted by Prudi (Post 9787545)

You'll like this...

When I learnt to drive in the UK, I was told "if in slow-moving traffic, try not to block junctions". When I mentioned this to the instructor when I was having refresher lessons here in Perth, I was told not to do that as, "It will make the people behind you angry and might cause road rage. Noone expects you to do it."

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9787629)

Sydney was an eye opener :blink:

Brisbane is tame compared to.