What cheeses me off

[TheRealTMA]

How do you mean 'lock it'? We don't have digital DLs in WA (yet).

Aww. Come out of the cupboard, John.

 

[cove]

Go on the WA Department of Transport web site where you log in and follow the prompts. Yes you can lock your WA drivers licence so a hacker cannot use it to open bank accounts and open credit cards to defraud you.

 

[JohnM]

Go on the WA Department of Transport web site where you log in and follow the prompts. Yes you can lock your WA drivers licence so a hacker cannot use it to open bank accounts and open credit cards to defraud you.

I just checked mine and it's locked. It must be locked by default.

 

[cove]

Well @JohnM I won’t be able to get a new credit cards in your name at the moment…..

 

[JohnM]

Well @JohnM I won’t be able to get a new credit cards in your name at the moment…..

What are you worried about? - I don't think I'd get one in my own name at the moment, either...

 

[JohnK]

People that zip in and out of traffic and force themselves in front others. I leave a safe distance to car in front, if cars keep cutting in front of me I need to back off and leave safe distance.

Driving on Brisbane River motorway in the right lane to continue on M3 northbound while Coronation Drive continues ahead. Notice car behind speeding up to cut in front of me. Plenty of room behind me.

I get angry and pull out and overtake her and cut in front of car in front of her. I then veer left to turn off at Milton. I can see her speeding up again, put her window down and start screaming at me (I heard nothing) and she veers towards me and almost side swiped my car.

I know I should not have gotten angry but why the fu.. would she get angry at me? She cut in front of me but I didn't cut in front of her. Stupid people think they own the road and don't like a taste of their own medicine.

 

[Cruise Luxury]

My local Coles has erected the Great Wall of Cadbury Easter Eggs at its entrance, transforming quick visits into prolonged emotional affairs for my little ones.

 

[Pushka]

Websites where you need to log in/create an account and immediately you start typing in your email/password there's an error message saying that doesn't look right. Ah yeah. Really?

 

[anat0l]

Related to @JohnK 's post above about traffic...

Think a road with 2 or more lanes. The left lane is empty, because of one of these usual reasons:

• The lane ends soon and merges into the "middle" lane (usually a merge across a dotted line)
• There is a vehicle parked or other obstruction in the left lane which will compel someone to merge into the middle lane

Both of these reasons are obvious, so everyone avoids the left lane because doing so is mostly a waste of time.

But then you get some bub who decides to merge into the left lane, thinking, "woo, clear passage". They drive up to the merge and then expect everyone to let them in. Because no one wants to outwardly be an a-hole, even if the law allows them to do so, the errant bub is allowed to merge in. Net effect is that the bub has jumped the queue.

Some here may believe that is completely legitimate (it is legal, whether it's ethical or not)... of course, you get some who also try this on when the left lane isn't a real lane but rather a street shoulder (or parking area).

 

[Pushka]

Related to @JohnK 's post above about traffic...

Think a road with 2 or more lanes. The left lane is empty, because of one of these usual reasons:

• The lane ends soon and merges into the "middle" lane (usually a merge across a dotted line)
• There is a vehicle parked or other obstruction in the left lane which will compel someone to merge into the middle lane

Both of these reasons are obvious, so everyone avoids the left lane because doing so is mostly a waste of time.

But then you get some bub who decides to merge into the left lane, thinking, "woo, clear passage". They drive up to the merge and then expect everyone to let them in. Because no one wants to outwardly be an a-hole, even if the law allows them to do so, the errant bub is allowed to merge in. Net effect is that the bub has jumped the queue.

Some here may believe that is completely legitimate (it is legal, whether it's ethical or not)... of course, you get some who also try this on when the left lane isn't a real lane but rather a street shoulder (or parking area).

Same with any traffic obstruction in a lane. People start to make a queue behind the free lane and exit the blocked lane ahead. But same yobbo will take the now free lane right up to the blockage and force their way in front of those being patient. Oh. Was that a queue? I didn’t see it. Also happened at a bakery I went to. Mr pushed himself to the front. Then acted surprised when the next person challenged him. (Not me). But when he feigned surprise I said we were all standing here with wallet in hand for exercise.

 

[p--and--t]

Related to @JohnK 's post above about traffic...

Think a road with 2 or more lanes. The left lane is empty, because of one of these usual reasons:

• The lane ends soon and merges into the "middle" lane (usually a merge across a dotted line)
• There is a vehicle parked or other obstruction in the left lane which will compel someone to merge into the middle lane

Both of these reasons are obvious, so everyone avoids the left lane because doing so is mostly a waste of time.

But then you get some bub who decides to merge into the left lane, thinking, "woo, clear passage". They drive up to the merge and then expect everyone to let them in. Because no one wants to outwardly be an a-hole, even if the law allows them to do so, the errant bub is allowed to merge in. Net effect is that the bub has jumped the queue.

Some here may believe that is completely legitimate (it is legal, whether it's ethical or not)... of course, you get some who also try this on when the left lane isn't a real lane but rather a street shoulder (or parking area).

That really irks me on the M3 to the GC

 

[RooFlyer]

ame with any traffic obstruction in a lane. People start to make a queue behind the free lane and exit the blocked lane ahead. But same yobbo will take the now free lane right up to the blockage and force their way in front of those being patient. Oh. Was that a queue?

I'm a bit conflicted on this. Here is Tas, if there is a 'lane closed ahead' sign on a highway, people will move over to the though lane almost straight away, maybe a km or two from the point the other lane is closed. So 'through' lane immediately clags.

I know through Google maps/traffic that its kms to the closure. So, do I join the queued lane and come to an almost standstill, or use the other lane, which is legitimately open to traffic?

 

[Pushka]

I'm a bit conflicted on this. Here is Tas, if there is a 'lane closed ahead' sign on a highway, people will move over to the though lane almost straight away, maybe a km or two from the point the other lane is closed. So 'through' lane immediately clags.

I know through Google maps/traffic that its kms to the closure. So, do I join the queued lane and come to an almost standstill, or use the other lane, which is legitimately open to traffic?

At some point you’d be aware of the blockage and likely well in advance. Of course the delay could be for say someone turning right. Fair game. But when it’s obvious? Nup.

 

[RooFlyer]

At some point you’d be aware of the blockage and likely well in advance. Of course the delay could be for say someone turning right. Fair game. But when it’s obvious? Nup.

Yes, there are highway dept. signs 'lane closed ahead' with one or the other lane shown as T. So its 'obvious' several km out. I would think sensibly, motorists would use both lanes and merge just before the blockage. But no, the locals move over to the other lane immediately and its a 2km crawl, with an open lane beside it.

Should I join the sheep and add to the crawl? Or use the free lane and bypass those who have chosen to crawl for kms unnecessarily? Like I said, I'm conflicted.

There's another point, approaching the Tasman Bridge from the east on a multi-lane highway, every peak hour day. There is one lane without traffic lights on the far left and its the desired lane to cross the bridge (traffic lights are used on the other 2 lanes to allow traffic from another highway to merge) At peak hour, people queue & crawl for a km or more in the lane next to it, wishing to merge into the left-most lane. The third lane remains almost empty. I use that lane, bypass the km of queue, then merge left as the second lane spaces out and then usually manage to merge into the open, left-most lane. It must be the same people queueing every morning. Never understand why, but glad that they do

Am I going to hell?

 

[Quickstatus]

people will move over to the though lane almost straight away

Happens on mainland too. People like to get into "correct" lane early.

The pacific highway on the north shore of Sydney heading north is like that. Lots of 3 lanes becoming 2. Left laners will always get home quicker in the afternoon.

So I will always zoom up the left lane and then indicate to be let in. It is not jumping the queue, it is using a legally open lane that people don't want to use. Non left laners understand this but their choice for not using the left lane and they always let me in. Some might call it undertaking but it is not because it's a multi lane road.

Using all lanes reduces the length of the congestion

 

[Pushka]

road.

Using all lanes reduces the length of the congestion

And creates congestion at the point of the roadworks and potential safety issues.

 

[Quickstatus]

And creates congestion at the point of the roadworks and potential safety issues.

No, the merging needs to be done sometime. Using all available lanes is the best policy.
It is interesting though some drivers will merge as soon as they can. Others like me will merge much closer to where the lane ends. There is a certain etiquette that mergers use. Only one car merging in front of one car - like a zipper coming together. Left laners are kind in that way

 

[VPS]

Am I going to hell?

possibly

 

[blackcat20]

Happens on mainland too. People like to get into "correct" lane early.

The pacific highway on the north shore of Sydney heading north is like that. Lots of 3 lanes becoming 2. Left laners will always get home quicker in the afternoon.

So I will always zoom up the left lane and then indicate to be let in. It is not jumping the queue, it is using a legally open lane that people don't want to use. Non left laners understand this but their choice for not using the left lane and they always let me in. Some might call it undertaking but it is not because it's a multi lane road.

Using all lanes reduces the length of the congestion

Around here we have a lot of roundabouts with two lanes, but road leading up to, and immediately after, is one lane. Everyone lines up in the right lane waiting their turn, I use the left lane and get on my way much more efficiently

 

[Bundy Bear]

A new gripe today, Brisbane airport is doing some construction and security at the Qantas end has moved. My flight today came in from an airport without security so it was a bus gate and then a long drive to the Virgin end of the domestic airport to then walk back to the Qantas end to collect luggage.
Nice drive under the gate airbridges, pity I couldn’t take photos, already got told off for taking a photo from within the bus of the plane.