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Old May 1st 2003, 1:55 am
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Not really news to most of us here ,the Aussies are not the laid back types that you see on Home and away.
Given the amount of shite cars on the roads here , protecting your car from a bump does not come into play if you are behind the wheel of a 30 year old bomb.


A survey on road rage has found Australian drivers are among the most abusive and aggressive in the world, it was reported.

EOS Gallup Europe interviewed 13,673 drivers from 23 countries on their exposure to road rage and found Australian drivers are champions of aggressive or obscene gestures, the Sydney Morning Herald said.



http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...382018515.html



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I'll have to spend the next couple of months driving around Birmingham on the M6. That should hone my skills nicely!!
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Arghhh kevmitch.

Why not pop down to London? Its not bad here either....
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Originally posted by pommie bastard
Not really news to most of us here ,the Aussies are not the laid back types that you see on Home and away.
Given the amount of shite cars on the roads here , protecting your car from a bump does not come into play if you are behind the wheel of a 30 year old bomb.


A survey on road rage has found Australian drivers are among the most abusive and aggressive in the world, it was reported.

EOS Gallup Europe interviewed 13,673 drivers from 23 countries on their exposure to road rage and found Australian drivers are champions of aggressive or obscene gestures, the Sydney Morning Herald said.



http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...382018515.html



No road rage here! Everyone is always courteous and obliging. I hear the most courteous road users are white van drivers and HGV drivers. Mind you I did hear of an incident recently in Londinium where an old age pensioner on a mobility scooter raised his gnarled fist at a cyclist - made the front page of the Times I think.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by pommie bastard
Not really news to most of us here ,the Aussies are not the laid back types that you see on Home and away.


[Whats with everyones obsession with us pommies thinking "its not Home and Away" here you know?
Give me "Prisilla, queen of the desert any day!
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Take a drive to Thurrock in Essex (UK). Hasn't been a road rage murder in the last few years.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by h garrett
Originally posted by pommie bastard
Not really news to most of us here ,the Aussies are not the laid back types that you see on Home and away.


[Whats with everyones obsession with us pommies thinking "its not Home and Away" here you know?
Give me "Prisilla, queen of the desert any day!

By the sound of it, more "Mad Max" !!!
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Originally posted by kevmitch
By the sound of it, more "Mad Max" !!!

just more Mel gibson would be fine!
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Originally posted by h garrett
just more Mel gibson would be fine!
Bit old, now isnt he?

Still each to his/her own i guess!!
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