Stop to see the wild flowers, at what cost, how bad is this?

Hi Michael,
It's mind numbing at times and you have to be so vigilant these days.
It's the 'ME' generation. It's all about ME.
Unfortunately, I don't believe it's going to get any better.
Safe travels.

People switch to "holiday mode" and haven't got a care about anything... it's only them and the big blue world with no specific time to be some where, unfortunately they forget about other road users and being courteous and safe.

My favorite one,s are travelers stopped in the middle of a "T" intersections trying to work out left or right and the classic is they pull off a busy 100kph road 5mm's.... hell can't get the new tow tug dirty by driving it on dirt.

if thats the stretch of road im thinking of it has sighns that the wreath flowers are along near the road and from memory it warns of parked traffick as theres not much room to pull off

in other words heed the warning sighns and slow down

Michael,

the photo you attached is so small I can't make out any detail. Any chance of posting a larger version to the forum? Many an example of bad or careless driving these days. Hopefully it was just that, a case of poor driving. Had a lot do similar (like pull up on the highway to check the map rather than pull to the side) on our recent trip, particularly in the more tourist and easy access areas like the Merenee Loop.

I agree with a lot of the sentiment that H&F expresses but would dispute adding the word “generation” to it. Yep I have no disagreement with the Gen X generalisation of being self centred and wanting everything now but that’s Gen X, and they’re largely still kids. I think the issue is more widespread and is more an entrenched attitude that crosses all age groups from the young to our most senior. Sad but perhaps that’s what society is coming too.

An example from 2 days ago.Young girl broke down at a busy intersection during peak. Rather than assist, a bloke in his audi just sat on his horn behind her. When another woman got out to help and asked the audi driver to assist, the bloke just drives up onto the footpath around her followed by any number of vehicles being driven by people of all persuasions, gender and age. One minutes work by two blokes and the woman, the young lass is out of the way and life goes on. Finding the three to help was the hardest thing. No one wants to get involved these days. Perhaps we are all too self absorbed.

We lament the apparent self interest most times we head outback these days. This and other forums always mention the incidents where; people who didn’t stop to help, the people who set up next door at a remote location and then run their generator all night, the people who cut fences and pull gates, the people who leave litter where they’ve camped, the ones who bath in waterholes with shampoo and soap, leave fires going etc etc. It’s not just a recent generation, unfortunately it appears to be an across the board attitude.

My 2c worth on the soapbox ;-)

Cheers Mick

It actually looks to me as if they parked in an OK spot:
They are clearly visible from both directions

Much worse if they stopped just over the hill wouldn't it? Or aound a bend? Of many places to stop that one ain't bad

Bit harsh to say they didn't think.

CJ

Ah, the old common sense nugget.
To me it looks as though they parked at the top of the rise so that they are seen from both directions. Makes sense to me. Where would you prefer them to stop?

If common sense prevailed the approaching driver would slow down and pass them when it is clear to do so.

Looks OK to me as well.

how about stopping on a straight flat stretch of road and getting completely off the tar? if that's not available don't stop. Doesn't sound too much too ask for the supposedly smarter species on earth??

Well, I've got eyestrain trying look at the photo, but he does look to be over the fogline, if only by Olcoolone's "5mm". But safe....no way!!!

Only needs a vehicle with an extra coat of paint, to side swipe him... not worth it for a bunch of flowers.

Wonder what he's done wrong, to need to get the missus some flowers?

As others have said that photo is so small that it just looks like something on the road in the distance and means diddlesquat.

I cant see a vehicle?.....Let a lone people looking at flowers......LOL

I dunno, I could drive a b double past and not have to get over the centre line, No where near as bad as driving down Patrramatta rd.
Cheers Pete

BWAHAHAAAA,

No wonder you kept the first pic so small, "still on the tar" a picture tells a thousand words!, in this case it discounts just a few of yours.

Gee you got a lot of support too, apologies all round Michael.

Keep the dream real!

Cheers....Browny