Kill Speed Kills

Madaya · 07-10-2015, 12:55 PM

Article on ABC Website. A good read...

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/...d-toll/6831300

It all comes down to driving to the conditions. Here most drivers think of the Weather as being conditions, but firstly, conditions is firstly the driver - is the driver competent (sober, alert, aware). The car, roadworthy? (tyres, brakes etc). The road, good vision, well maintained.

If all us drivers could give a nod to all of the above, the government could save a bucket of money by getting rid of speed zone signs.

Unfortunately, and this is one of my bugbears from the ABC post, I still have to pull up and stop behind a fellow driver, at a vacant roundabout. Someone, who is obviously incompetent and should not be behind a steering wheel.

All could be forgiven if the driver might be in their 80 plus years. Out of respect, I give these geezers a bit of room and they are driving as well as their reactions allow them. But I find that the worst offenders are folk in my own bracket (50's).

Cheers mates.