Can you beat this one
Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 15:56
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cobber
Driving on the duel carriage freeway yesterday sitting in the left hand lane doing the 100kms speed limit when a car sitting in right lane came speeding up and overpassed me doing around 110/115kms, it had 2 girls in it with a big L plate on the front and rear windows……and guess what they were both talking on their mobile phones, they stayed in the right hand lane for another 15kms until they turned right at a set of lights.
Reply By: Green Rv - Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 16:17
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 16:17
yep saw a bloke on a motorbike taking a phone call
after looking at it and tapping the screen a few times all one handed he pushed it upside his helmet
i let this one slide a bit as hes was in a side street and only do 10-15 kph
but its not speed that kills its the sudden stop
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Reply By: Ross M - Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 17:00
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 17:00
cobber
You of course wrote down the rego plate no. and the time and location/area, didn't you.
Then inform the
Police and they can easily
check time of calls etc and your report of it means a little chat with a Policeman/woman.
They may have been practicing their multi tasking ability. Women are better at multi tasking but their cars hit just as hard though.
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Follow Up By: cobber - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 00:51
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 00:51
Yes
Ross I did get their number plate it was a DE number Plate (
Denmark, Western Australia)
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Follow Up By: Ross M - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 20:07
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 20:07
Were the girls fighting on the "duel" carriageway.
ie, Smartphones at ten paces, turn and shoot?
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Reply By: Kazza055 - Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 17:07
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 17:07
Well how exactly do you expect them to talk to each other if not by the phone? ;=))
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Follow Up By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 19:56
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 19:56
At least they weren't texting. Maybe they're the smart ones.
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Reply By: Nutta - Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 22:27
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 22:27
If they were doing 10-15 kph more than you over 15 kms how did you see them turn off?
They should have been way ahead, unless you sped up to follow them?
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Follow Up By: ABR - SIDEWINDER - Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 22:36
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 at 22:36
Agreed.
Not that I am in favour of L platers doing more than the speed limit.
I was just this moment tiring to work out how many Km's ahead they would be.
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Follow Up By: cobber - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 01:21
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 01:21
Easy to explain even to you Nutta, by the time I got to the Traffic Lights they were turning green and their vehicle was down the road after it had turned right....................and ARB funny comment from you, your not in favour of L platers speeding but you appear not to have a problem with an L Plater talking on the phone!
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Reply By: Member - lyndon NT - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 07:51
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 07:51
Come to
Darwin, I get overtaken by at least one car by a week in the 80 km zones doing 100-110km/hr.
Not unusual to get given the finger here as
well, not to mention the arms and head out the window yelling.
Gotta love the top end :-)
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Follow Up By: cobber - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 14:51
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 14:51
Much the same in WA lyndon see it every day here, the main point I was making in my post was that the” L “Plater (Learner Driver) was not only staying in the right hand lane and over the speed limit, but she was also talking on her mobile phone, as was her so called driving instructor (talking on the phone also)
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Reply By: deserter - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 14:26
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 14:26
Was travelling down the Bruce from the Sunny Coast and passed a car where the female driver had a newspaper spread across the steering wheel and was reading that !!!
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Follow Up By: MUZBRY- Life member(Vic) - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 20:58
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 20:58
Gday
Thats so she doesn't spill her breakfast in her lap..
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Reply By: allein m - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 18:41
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 18:41
Returning from
Adelaide to
Broken Hill I was on the main North road I had to Drop some item off a Nuriupta so I did not use the new by pass road.
The main North road is a good road but it swaps between 3 and 4 lane s a lot so I sit on the left hand side and take my time I have a long 5 or 6 hour trip so why bust your gutts and stress out, and with so many traffic lights going over the speed limit is a wast of energy and time.
Lady came flying up to me but was not quick enough and got stuck behind me
well you did not need to be able to read lips to know what she was saying and I got the finger and she finally got past me and she had a
young 13 or 14 year old female in the passenger
seat and she went a few ks and went to left to the
shop s
Now all that to save minutes and how can she tell her kids off for bad manners or swearing ( I am assuming it was her daughter) when she has done it her self
are we as adults expected to show the kids what and what not to do as responsible parents and adults
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Follow Up By: Ross M - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 20:05
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 20:05
Nuriupta?
was
NURIOOTPA when I went through there last.
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Follow Up By: allein m - Thursday, Jul 24, 2014 at 08:56
Thursday, Jul 24, 2014 at 08:56
I should have looked it up thank you
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Reply By: Bazooka - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 21:14
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 21:14
Maybe they were worried about a guy in the left lane stalking them, too scared to stop and were calling for help Cobber?
I'm pretty sure I read that it's no longer an offence to display L plates when the L isn't driving? NSW, ACT? Can anyone confirm?
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Follow Up By: Member - P and JM - Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 22:33
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014 at 22:33
Bazooka,
I don't think that is correct.
The L plates are to be displayed only when L plate driver is driving in ALL states of Aussie.
Big fines are handed out if you are a fully licenced driver driving when L plates are displayed.
Cheers P&J
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