Dust nothing but dust up the Cape

definately should be on 40 for the road. I know some clubs and mags push for ch10 for 4wdérs, but that is just plain confusing. We use 40 here, and personally always use 40 anywhere we go, as that way you usually get advance warning of trucks coming the other way for some distance before you reach them. Not only that, but everyone that works out here uses 40 (shire, trucks, passing workers etc), so will always have it on that channel.
On ch40 you can usually hear plenty of chatter about what is going on, with roadworks, dangers on the road, approaching hazards etc.. yes, it is usually very annoying when you hit the city, but then it doesn't need to be on in the city.
Just my opinion, but i am fairly ANTI all these different "allocated" channels.
Yes, if in a convoy, then pick a different channel, but still have someone scanning 40 as well.
Same with stations we worked, we would use a working channel, but always switch to 40 as soon as we hit the road, as do most others i know.
I'm not quite sure when the trend to have different channels for different class of vehicles started, but for safety, i'll always use 40.

end of rant .. LOL

Doesn't matter what channel people travel on as everyone should be driving like no one else is listening. If every car on the Cape was on channel forty, imagine the background noise and people talking over the top of each other. While great in theory, on a busy route like the Cape it would not work in practice. I often travel in a convoy of eight to ten cars and would find it impossible at times to manage the group without clear communication.
Cheers Craig...

Agree Crackles...I usually start out on 10 with 15 as the standby...and then often have to find another channel in the busy areas. I've certainly found 10 to be the best to monitor in 4WD "tracks" and use another channel for convoy chatter. Like I said earlier in tight areas when oncoming traffic could be a problem I have one radio on permanent scan. That said, there are lots of folks out there who have no radio in their car at all, and for the most part on the highways the caravan community are on 18. There are parts of the country where even the truckies don't operate on 40......can't be sure but I believe that the Pacific Highway Syd to QLD border the truckies use 29 or 19 or something with a 9. Like Tjhukayirla says can get a bit confusing at times but everyone on the same channel......well that simply doesn't work either. With the introduction of the 79 channel set we might get even a little more confused.