Wilbinga whinger.
Submitted: Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 19:32
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I don't often get Irrate at the stupidity of people but yesterday was just about the top of the list to get on my goat. My youngest grandson and I went for a drive up around
wilbinga just to try out the four wheel drive out and to see a bit of country that I had never been in before. I showed My grand son how to let down the tyres as he had never done this before, put up the sand flag, and away we went. We spent a couple of hours driving around the area and I even let him have a drive as he is only fifteen no traffic around, and all was good. Any way we head back down the track to the Wanneroo road no problems pump up the tyres and proceed toward
home, now this is what got up my goat, we were sitting on the speed limit, and were over taken by at least twenty vehicles doing around 120 klm/phr, a couple of the vehicles actualy chucked rubbish out of their vehicles at us, as if to say you are going to slow. three vehicles actualy over took one another on a bend, when we got to the 90 zone I slowed down again and once again we were over taken, by vehicles that were in such a hurry that they were dangerous to other road users. Not once did I see a police vehicle on Wanneroo road or a speed camera anywhere.
I don't know about the rest of the four wheel drive community but I want to live at least for a few more years, and most of the offenders were four by fours, and you guest it,the rubbish throwers were 4x4's driver passengers, that is my two bobs worth of whinging for this year
Reply By: Terry O - Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 20:09
Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 20:09
Last week driving along a country road that was 80km/h limit, land cruiser came towards me and the driver had a newspaper spread out on the steering wheel.
Yesterday driving in a 110km zone doing the sped limit and a car full of teenagers driven by a red P plater went past me like I was standing still and disappeared into the distance.
Then today a highway patrol car came towards me in a 50km/h zone. The officer was swigging out of a drink bottle as he was driving along. Wonder what would have happened if it was me swigging out of the bottle.
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Reply By: The Landy - Monday, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:25
Monday, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:25
Totally agree with the sentiment, but it is worth remembering that a four wheel drive is a type of vehicle, not a type of person.
Usually the perpetrators are the same personality type, vehicles may differ, anything from a sports car, SUV, 4WD, or large transport vehicle.
As someone else mentioned, welcome to the age of it is "all about me and get out of my way cause my need to get somewhere is greater than your need for road safety..."
Phew (it's only Monday), Baz - The Landy
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