But, what can you do?

Nothing explains the girls in Excels. Now Accents.

Theo

 

Tarago to Mildura at 60km/h is a bit further.


BTH

 

Try riding while naked except for a Santa hat...

Scared Postman Pat

 

Not sure how it is down South, but here in NSW L 'permits'/licenses
aren't eligible for demerit points, so through the L period, go for your
life and leave the L plates behind. Enjoy the road without feeling too slow.

Getting busted just results in a <$80 fine, which I would rather take
than having to deal with assholes tailgating me everywhere.

 

Of course this does not guarantee idiot free riding.

Last friday I was riding along at the speed limit (80KPH) and some
monkey in a Dunnydore decided that I was going too slow for him to
follow. As is customary in my town, the driver sat RIGHT on my
tailpipe in an effort to speed me up.

In respose to his tailgating I firstly touched the rear brake a number
of times (flashing the brake light as a subtle 'Back Off' hint)

That didn't work.

I slowed down to 60KPH. My rationale being that
a) he would overtake me (albeit over double lines),
b) if I got hit I'd prefer to be going slow and
c) it would piss him off.

That didn't work.

I turned around in the saddle and made a non-offensive 'Back Off'
gesture to shoo him away (no, not THAT gesture - a non-offensive one!
True story!).

That didn't work.

I slowed down to 40KPH. See above for rationale.

After travelling about 500M @40KPH the idiot got the message and
backed off.

I waved 'Thanks', and sped back up to 80KPH.


Obviously he couldn't hear what I was saying to him inside my helmet,
but for all intensive porpoises [1] I was a sweet, innocent, law
abiding and courteous citizen doing his part to keep the roads safe.


BF


[1] I reckon he looked a bit like a sailor. But I might be wrong.

 

Might want to recheck that, I think you'll find that you have 4 points
as a learner motorcyclist if you don't already have a full car licence
(in which case you have 12 they don't differentiate between motorcycle
and car offences). They changed it quite a few years ago now.

JL

 

Careful Theo, not _all_ girls in Excels have accents, you might be
accused of racial sterotyping there...

big

 

Not all girls in Excels are girls too.

Boxer

 

Riding as far as practical to the left hand side of the road is bloody
dangerous, so clearly not practical.

The right hand wheel path is the best, out of the oil drop zone, out of the
cut up left shoulder zone, in the mirrors of the car in front, and
presenting a real obstacle to the nut behind you.

Boxer

 

This used to be the rule in Qld too but now it says "does not apply to the
rider of a motorbike".
Clem

 

On 24/1/05 5:17 PM, in article
41f493cb$0$2424$, "Yeowow"

When did that change?

It was that way some 10/15 years ago, I'd be amazed if it had reverted
back.

Hammo

 

Shit - can't even track who wrote that bit...

I think the term 'As near as practical' introduces an element of
subjectivity into the question.

ie. "It wasn't practical to put myself in a position where the
cocksucker in the Econoliner could get the idea into his head that he
could safely overtake me on double lines without running into oncoming
traffic, Officer."

BF

 

If you don't hold anything above an L class it says something along the
lines of "The L license class is not bound by the demerit point scheme,
but the license may be revoked by the discretion of the RTA".

I remember seeing it not that long ago before I decided to proceed onto
higher classes for car and bike.

 

I remember reading in the bike mags in the early 90s that in Perth the WA
police (and particularly motorcycle police) were actually targeting and
booking motorcyclists who failed to ride as far to the left of the lane as
practicable.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

Of course it does and that's because the alternative is to set a mandatory
distance.. and even the lawmakers realised that would be absurd.

(Actually I think the word used is "practicable" rather than "practical").

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

RTA website seems to be down so I can't check, oh well. Google's cached
copy of the Ls blurb doesn't say either way.

I can say for sure that what you say USED to be true - I racked up about
6 points on my Ls,and stayed on my Ls for 18months because of it, but I
could have sworn I heard/read they worked out the loop hole and changed
it. It's been 20 years since I was on my Ls...

JL

 

Moike, in south Aussie, driving rule is: "When driving on any unlaned

yeah?

NOTE...he sez UNLANED road...no centre line
single lane - 1 centre line, traffic each way
dual lane - 2 lanes each way, presumably grouped together

this one is weird...does that mean "keep left unless overtaking" does
not apply on 100 kph freeways in SA?

 

The national road rules have a specific exemption for motorcycles with
regard to keeping left on a road with one lane in each direction. The
keep left rule doesn't apply on multi-lane roads unless the posted speed
limit is *over* 80k/h or there is signage that says you must keep left
unless overtaking.

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/vrpdf/randl/part_11.pdf

The South Australian rules are the same in these matters.
http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Catalog/legislation/Regulations/a/1999.219.un.htm

Moike

 

Your understanding is incomplete. read the next paragraph in the SA
road rules.

Moike

 

Cool!

Theo