the truckie would of loved that , means he can go through 18
gears again to get back to speed
Cadpete said
03:22 PM Feb 23, 2018
link worked for me OK - truckie was lucky not to hit the idiots!
Blues Man said
03:32 PM Feb 23, 2018
The idiot should've been in the left lane anyway .
dogbox said
03:36 PM Feb 23, 2018
couple of things come to notice
motorhome failing to keep left,
vehicles overtaking on left
motorhome stopping on motor way
could be more things that don't come to mind straight away
out come could have been a lot worse
msg said
05:21 PM Feb 23, 2018
Truckies have to realise they don't own the road. They cannot expect to go at the speed limit all the time. There are obstacles and they need to avoid them rather than go through them and expect the unexpected just like all drivers. Yes motorhome was wrong for stopping, but nobody would let them in. This is typical of driving in traffic. Just an offside, remember when trucks were so slow we had to wait behind them?
Izabarack said
07:12 AM Feb 24, 2018
Couple of things come to notice - a whole lot of nasty motorists not allowing the MH driver to change lanes. Then some incompetent truck driver demonstrates a typical lack of road courtesy to fellow road users by making it even harder for the MH driver to change lanes.
I don't see the MH driver doing anything wrong but do see a lot of other drivers who need an attitude adjustment.
Iza
Aus-Kiwi said
08:38 AM Feb 24, 2018
Most the bad driving was with motorhome . He missed the turn . He could have changed lanes . Yes tight to change but we can see from behind plus we now know what he wants to do . At the time most the motorists have no idea. Many times I have had to go ahead and came back due to missing a turn off !! Never never stopped on highway due to traffic not letting me in . That would be MY responsibility it be right lane to turn safely . Not other motorists !! Imagine if he did that in front of highway patrol ? He wouldnât book the motorists who didnât let him in . Btw the indicator is there to show your intention to change lanes !! Not entirely to make other vehicle give way !! The semi didnât know he was going to stop !! Plus I assume he has a load / weight to stop . If he knew the motorhome was going to stop ? He would have braked harder earlier ! Like who stops on highway in fast lane ?
dogbox said
08:51 AM Feb 24, 2018
Izabarack wrote:
Couple of things come to notice - a whole lot of nasty motorists not allowing the MH driver to change lanes. Then some incompetent truck driver demonstrates a typical lack of road courtesy to fellow road users by making it even harder for the MH driver to change lanes.
I don't see the MH driver doing anything wrong but do see a lot of other drivers who need an attitude adjustment.
Iza
the motor home came to a stop in the right lane on a motorway that could be considered extremely foolish
rockylizard said
08:52 AM Feb 24, 2018
Gday...
Thankfully the time I have spent as a driver seems to have been blessed having not have met any of those who have posted here out there on the road .
Not only have none seemed to have ever made a mistake (misjudgement?) but also have little to no tolerance of any other road users.
I was taught to read the road conditions, always anticipate that other's actions may not be as expected, be ready for what might be around that next corner.
It is no good being dead right when you may end up being right - dead.
I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times in the past 50 years I have encountered someone depicted in this video.
However, I would never have enough storage space to keep instances of goodwill that has been shown to me on the road.
I guess I have led a charmed time on the roads as a driver.
Cheers - John
Dickodownunder said
09:15 AM Feb 24, 2018
Izabarack wrote:
Couple of things come to notice - a whole lot of nasty motorists not allowing the MH driver to change lanes. Then some incompetent truck driver demonstrates a typical lack of road courtesy to fellow road users by making it even harder for the MH driver to change lanes.
I don't see the MH driver doing anything wrong but do see a lot of other drivers who need an attitude adjustment.
Iza
I dont know what you thought the driver of the truck was to do.
He could not change lanes and as someone else said he was not expecting the motor home to stop in that lane.
The motor home driver was lucky he was able to stop.
This is typical, blame everyone else for a massive mistake.
There is really no excuse with modern equipment such as GPS navigators.
I would bet that the motor home operator did not have his mirrors adjusted correctly and even if he did he certainly didnt bother to look in them otherwise he may have just noticed the truck behind him.
In my personal opinion the guy should not be behind the wheel of any vehicle until he learns how to drive.
rockylizard said
09:33 AM Feb 24, 2018
Dickodownunder wrote:
Izabarack wrote:
Couple of things come to notice - a whole lot of nasty motorists not allowing the MH driver to change lanes. Then some incompetent truck driver demonstrates a typical lack of road courtesy to fellow road users by making it even harder for the MH driver to change lanes.
I don't see the MH driver doing anything wrong but do see a lot of other drivers who need an attitude adjustment.
Iza
I don't know what you thought the driver of the truck was to do. I think he did all he could do.
He could not change lanes and as someone else said he was not expecting the motor home to stop in that lane. Truck couldn't change lanes for the same reason the motorhome was not able to do so ... traffic in the left lane/s. Besides, the motorhome had a left indicator on ... would you have moved to the left lane if it was clear? I doubt it.
The motor home driver was lucky he was able to stop. Agreed. Certainly, if he had known he would need to exit the freeway he should have been in the left lane earlier - or if following normal protocol, would have been travelling in the left lane all the time. Unfortunately, the motorhome became caught in the lack of tolerance, courtesy, and ability to read traffic from other road users - he stopped momentarily.
This is typical, blame everyone else for a massive mistake. Massive? The motorhome misjudged the location of the turnoff. Not very difficult to do when travelling in unfamiliar area and signs are sometime hard to fully understand. They often don't have the name of the place you want to go to but rather the next large town/suburb.
There is really no excuse with modern equipment such as GPS navigators. Surprisingly, you may find that there are a considerable number of drivers who do not use, or have, GPS navigators - me included.
I would bet that the motor home operator did not have his mirrors adjusted correctly and even if he did he certainly didn't bother to look in them otherwise he may have just noticed the truck behind him. I think the motorhome's mirrors were quite well adjusted. He had turned his indicator on well before he had slowed and definitely well before he was forced to stop - so he knew there was traffic behind him. Obviously, the motorhome driver was also using his left mirror as he could tell that the vehicles coming up on his left were not going to stop ... hence he had no option but to stop. Yeah ... he could have just killed the indicator and continued on but often in unfamiliar areas this could mean travelling many Km to the next turnoff that would facilitate leaving the freeway, crossing over and then coming back. Sometimes, coming back is fruitless as well as there is no off-ramp to the required destination when you have gone up and come back ... a perpetual circling of the freeway system.
In my personal opinion the guy should not be behind the wheel of any vehicle until he learns how to drive. HMMM ... Your tolerance is interesting.
Gday...
Patience and understanding the need to 'read the traffic' and being prepared for the unexpected are the key.
That applies to all who share the road ... and in this instance, with the motorhome driver as well.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Saturday 24th of February 2018 09:34:46 AM
Izabarack said
10:10 AM Feb 24, 2018
Dickodownunder wrote:
I dont know what you thought the driver of the truck was to do.
He could not change lanes and as someone else said he was not expecting the motor home to stop in that lane.
The motor home driver was lucky he was able to stop.
This is typical, blame everyone else for a massive mistake.
There is really no excuse with modern equipment such as GPS navigators.
I would bet that the motor home operator did not have his mirrors adjusted correctly and even if he did he certainly didnt bother to look in them otherwise he may have just noticed the truck behind him.
In my personal opinion the guy should not be behind the wheel of any vehicle until he learns how to drive.
The truck driver could not change lanes for the same reason the MH driver could not - nasty drivers not showing a bit of courtesy to the driver trying to change lanes.
Guess there is now a need for everyone to bee forced to have and use a GPS navigator?
Making assumptions about mirror adjustment and what a driver saw and noticed, or did not, goes nowhere useful. The only facts that exist in the video are that the MH driver was trying to change lanes and a whole pile of people who should not be behind the wheel need to get a different attitude to what it means to share the road.
Iza
dogbox said
10:22 AM Feb 24, 2018
it could have been a lot worse all the little errors of judgement could have ended into a major multi vehicle crash
the motorhome may have been hired by an overseas visitor who was lost and we Australians have no tolerance for the other idiots on the road
it appears that the truck was slowing due to the motorhome travelling slow in the right lane (illegal)others decided they couldn't wait an decided to pass on left(illegal) if another drug crazed fatigued overloaded an defective truck travelling at the speed limit had of overtaken on the left as the motor home took the exit the result could have made major head lines an the cars an trucks following to close behind that couldn't see what was happening in front crashed into the mess because the truck pulled up suddenly
we should be a little more forgiving an friendly to each other we all might live a little longer
Dickodownunder said
10:33 AM Feb 24, 2018
No matter how much you analyse any of the posts Rocky, anyone who stops his vehicle in the outside lane of a Motorway because he missed a turn off is seriously lacking in driving skills and common sense and this is regardless of any excuse anyone may want to pose as to what happened.
If the incident had not involved a heavy vehicle then it would have been unlikely to even rate a mention but we can all only just imagine if the truck had collided with the rear of the motor home how the picture would have been painted as to who was at fault.
Regarding your comment on the use of GPS navigators, my navigator advises me 800 metres before a corner if I have to turn and it also puts a picture of the road signs on the screen that are at major intersections and the correct route is highlighted so the instructions can be followed visually. This function alone may have saved that motor home driver from being stuck out in the incorrect lane.
My tolerance may be interesting Rocky but I can not understand how we all as motorists have to tolerate someone who does lack common sense and has very poor driving skills when his actions can pose such a danger to all of us.
Aus-Kiwi said
11:09 AM Feb 24, 2018
Sheesh myself last week driving down to Victor Harbour SA . I missed a turnoff . GPS said proceed 11klr to next turn off . Was at Mt Barker the GPS was a little slow !! Just a 22k Extra . But I didnât stop in middle of highway !! Done exactly the same going through Auckland on free way . That was 50k drive . Atleast sceanary was nice !! Lol
aussie_paul said
11:09 AM Feb 24, 2018
msg wrote:
Truckies have to realise they don't own the road. They cannot expect to go at the speed limit all the time. There are obstacles and they need to avoid them rather than go through them and expect the unexpected just like all drivers. Yes motorhome was wrong for stopping, but nobody would let them in. This is typical of driving in traffic. Just an offside, remember when trucks were so slow we had to wait behind them?
AND should have kept going until safe to merge left.
Only one person at fault, the motorhome driver.
Aussie Paul.
2weis said
11:43 AM Feb 24, 2018
dogbox wrote:
it could have been a lot worse all the little errors of judgement could have ended into a major multi vehicle crash
the motorhome may have been hired by an overseas visitor who was lost and we Australians have no tolerance for the other idiots on the road it appears that the truck was slowing due to the motorhome travelling slow in the right lane (illegal)others decided they couldn't wait an decided to pass on left(illegal) if another drug crazed fatigued overloaded an defective truck travelling at the speed limit had of overtaken on the left as the motor home took the exit the result could have made major head lines an the cars an trucks following to close behind that couldn't see what was happening in front crashed into the mess because the truck pulled up suddenly
we should be a little more forgiving an friendly to each other we all might live a little longer
copy from qld road transport website
please note last line
it appears it was 2 lanes even though we cant see speed signs
brian
Keeping left and overtaking
Keeping left
On single-lane roads, you must stay as close as practical to the left side of the road.
On multi-lane roads, if the posted speed limit is 90km/h or more, or if the road has a keep left unless overtaking sign, you must not drive in the right-hand lane unless you are:
overtaking
turning right
making a U-turn
avoiding an obstruction
driving in congested traffic
using a special purpose lane that you are allowed to be in.
Drivers are allowed to overtake on the left on all multi-lane roads.
dogbox said
12:46 PM Feb 24, 2018
the incident happened in Victoria as you cross the border from nsw albury Wodonga bypass posted speed 100 kph
boab said
02:05 PM Feb 24, 2018
Maybe the mh ran out of fuel or had some other mechanical problem if not he should have his licence taken off him and if iza and co cant see he is some kind of an idiot maybe they should hand there licence in as well no one with a brain purposely stops in the middle of a road like he did its lucky he didnt cause an accident
rockylizard said
02:12 PM Feb 24, 2018
Gday...
Take the time to view the attached PDF. It shows 'still screen grabs' from that video.
My commentary on the photos.
When you have viewed it - consider just who, if anyone, is in the wrong ... or who, if anyone, could have done much better.
the white car?
the work ute?
the motorhome?
the truckie?
or was it just another example of how hopeless all drivers are on the road ... inconsiderate, not paying attention, thoughtless.
Perhaps we all need to carefully, and constantly, re-assess how WE, each one of us, handle ourselves in EVERY situation on the road.
Perhaps, we are all just a bit too quick to denigrate the other driver/s when situations present themselves quickly and just as quickly move on.
Indicator doesnât mean you have to give way .. But he could have pulled over to left lane ? All very well now assessing in slow mo ! The cars passing could have gone faster to clear traffic ? BUT they MAY be already at speed limit !! Youâll die a certain death if you go over the speed limit even if itâs for safety!! No no no !!! Lol
rockylizard said
02:32 PM Feb 24, 2018
Aus-Kiwi wrote:
Indicator doesn't mean you have to give wayNot in the rule book praps - but driver courtesy and SAFE flow of traffic would/should prevail.. But he could have pulled over to left lane ? All very well now assessing in slow mo !The cars passing could have gone faster to clear traffic ? BUT they MAY be already at speed limit !!There is a pedal in the middle down there ... or the left one if ya got an auto ... it is a magic piece of kit ....slows the vehicle down either progressively or damned quick ... depending on how much ya kick it. It seems the only one who knew where his was was the motorhome OH and the truckie You'll die a certain death if you go over the speed limit even if it's for safety!! No no no !!! Lol
Gday...
Jest sayin'
Cheers - John
Aus-Kiwi said
02:43 PM Feb 24, 2018
Hell no apply brakes ?? Lol Adding humour to a typical stupid situation we face every day !! No one want to be behind the semi either !!
The Belmont Bear said
05:33 PM Feb 24, 2018
I was reading this post for the first time today and it was interesting to see the different ways that people viewed who was in the right and who was in the wrong. Before I retired I was often involved in investigations into serious events, in this case this would only have been considered as a near miss. If the incident had actually resulted in an accident I,m pretty sure that all the things you have mentioned about the lack of courtesy, inattention etc. would have been considered as contributing factors but the actual root cause would have been stopping a vehicle without warning in the middle of a freeway.
I feel for the guy who missed his turn off but I probably did the same thing at least 6 times in Muscat last weekend. To my wifes constant displeasure I swore like a trooper and had to drive quite a few extra kms. There is no way that I would have even considered it as being a safe option to stop my car in order to change direction. I seem to swear a lot more since I retired I dont know if its because Im getting older and crankier or that I just get lost a lot more.
cheers
BB
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Saturday 24th of February 2018 05:35:36 PM
rockylizard said
05:51 PM Feb 24, 2018
The Belmont Bear wrote:
I was reading this post for the first time today and it was interesting to see the different ways that people viewed who was in the right and who was in the wrong. Before I retired I was often involved in investigations into serious events, in this case this would only have been considered as a near miss. If the incident had actually resulted in an accident I,m pretty sure that all the things you have mentioned about the lack of courtesy, inattention etc. would have been considered as contributing factors but the actual root cause would have been stopping a vehicle without warning in the middle of a freeway.
I feel for the guy who missed his turn off but I probably did the same thing at least 6 times in Muscat last weekend. To my wifes constant displeasure I swore like a trooper and had to drive quite a few extra kms. There is no way that I would have even considered it as being a safe option to stop my car in order to change direction. I seem to swear a lot more since I retired I dont know if its because Im getting older and crankier or that I just get lost a lot more.
cheers
BB
Gday...
I can certainly understand how the thought of stopping a vehicle within the lanes of a freeway is considered foolhardy ... even dangerous.
However, should the motorhome have blindly continued to diverge toward the exit lane and taken out the white car by pushing it into the barrier?
Should the motorhome have blindly continued to diverge toward the exit lane and caused the tradie and his ute to be forced into the barrier?
Should the motorhome driver simply have placed his own vehicle in the line of danger by continuing to diverge into either the white car or ute and created a multi-vehicle accident?
The motorhome activated their indicator, indicating in plenty of time, their intention to diverge from their lane toward either the left lane ... or as we ultimately found out - the exit lane.
This was in sufficient lead time for the truck to understand the motorhome was going to diverge and slow - indicated by the fact the truck began to slow behind the motorhome well before the motorhome began to diverge from the right lane.
Indeed, the truck had no drama in coming to a full stop behind the motorhome.
Perhaps the white car could be excused coz they 'thought' the motorhome wasn't REALLY going to diverge and was just going to continue and to hell with the motorhome.
Perhaps the motorhome could have not slowed further and/or stopped when the ute demanded it's "right" to pass the motorhome which not only had their indicator flashing but now was straddling two lanes. That action by the motorhome would have involved the motorhome, the ute ... and quite probably any other vehicle coming in the left lane ... in a multi-vehicle accident.l
Yes, the motorhome stopping on the freeway in this instance to avoid accidents with other vehicles that were not acknowledging the indication to diverge was perhaps, in the wonderful thing called hindsight, not the most prudent thing. However, it did NOT result in a multi-vehicle accident - indeed it avoided one.
I am certain that many on this forum, and the general motoring public, have been placed in the same situation of the motorhome due to inconsiderate, thoughtless other drivers.
cheers - John
Aus-Kiwi said
06:32 PM Feb 24, 2018
Chances are and it doesnât show this further back ?? Is the motorhome was possibly slowing traffic in the first place in the right lane ! Why there was a line of cars ready to pass . So initially it may have inconsiderate on behalf of the motorhome ! So many scenarios !!
rockylizard said
07:09 PM Feb 24, 2018
Aus-Kiwi wrote:
Chances are and it doesn't show this further back ?? Is the motorhome was possibly slowing traffic in the first place in the right lane ! Why there was a line of cars ready to pass . So initially it may have inconsiderate on behalf of the motorhome ! So many scenarios !!
Gday...
Sorry AK ... ya better watch the video just one more time ... there was NO "line of cars ready to pass" .... just the white car ... then some time before the ute forced their way past.
After the ute the motorhome had a clear and unheeded road to complete the manoeuvre.
Actually coming a complete stop on the freeway is the ONLY misjudgement (and that is what it is ..... a misjudgement) the motorhome made ... and that was to avoid a mult-car accident caused by the inconsiderate other drivers that refused to acknowledge the flashing indicator and a vehicle being left high and dry straddled across two lanes with no-where to go.
Jest sayin'
Cheers - John
Aus-Kiwi said
07:39 PM Feb 24, 2018
The camera doesnât show what is behind ? I would assume that is why they are passing on left lane ? As said so many scenarios!
https://www.facebook.com/peter.jarick.1/posts/1390939527719288
Gday...
Cheers - John
gears again to get back to speed
link worked for me OK - truckie was lucky not to hit the idiots!
The idiot should've been in the left lane anyway .
motorhome failing to keep left,
vehicles overtaking on left
motorhome stopping on motor way
could be more things that don't come to mind straight away
out come could have been a lot worse
I don't see the MH driver doing anything wrong but do see a lot of other drivers who need an attitude adjustment.
Iza
the motor home came to a stop in the right lane on a motorway that could be considered extremely foolish
Gday...
Thankfully the time I have spent as a driver seems to have been blessed having not have met any of those who have posted here out there on the road .
Not only have none seemed to have ever made a mistake (misjudgement?) but also have little to no tolerance of any other road users.
I was taught to read the road conditions, always anticipate that other's actions may not be as expected, be ready for what might be around that next corner.
It is no good being dead right when you may end up being right - dead.
I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times in the past 50 years I have encountered someone depicted in this video.
However, I would never have enough storage space to keep instances of goodwill that has been shown to me on the road.
I guess I have led a charmed time on the roads as a driver.
Cheers - John
I dont know what you thought the driver of the truck was to do.
He could not change lanes and as someone else said he was not expecting the motor home to stop in that lane.
The motor home driver was lucky he was able to stop.
This is typical, blame everyone else for a massive mistake.
There is really no excuse with modern equipment such as GPS navigators.
I would bet that the motor home operator did not have his mirrors adjusted correctly and even if he did he certainly didnt bother to look in them otherwise he may have just noticed the truck behind him.
In my personal opinion the guy should not be behind the wheel of any vehicle until he learns how to drive.
Gday...
Patience and understanding the need to 'read the traffic' and being prepared for the unexpected are the key.
That applies to all who share the road ... and in this instance, with the motorhome driver as well.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Saturday 24th of February 2018 09:34:46 AM
The truck driver could not change lanes for the same reason the MH driver could not - nasty drivers not showing a bit of courtesy to the driver trying to change lanes.
Guess there is now a need for everyone to bee forced to have and use a GPS navigator?
Making assumptions about mirror adjustment and what a driver saw and noticed, or did not, goes nowhere useful. The only facts that exist in the video are that the MH driver was trying to change lanes and a whole pile of people who should not be behind the wheel need to get a different attitude to what it means to share the road.
Iza
the motorhome may have been hired by an overseas visitor who was lost and we Australians have no tolerance for the other idiots on the road
it appears that the truck was slowing due to the motorhome travelling slow in the right lane (illegal)others decided they couldn't wait an decided to pass on left(illegal) if another drug crazed fatigued overloaded an defective truck travelling at the speed limit had of overtaken on the left as the motor home took the exit the result could have made major head lines an the cars an trucks following to close behind that couldn't see what was happening in front crashed into the mess because the truck pulled up suddenly
we should be a little more forgiving an friendly to each other we all might live a little longer
If the incident had not involved a heavy vehicle then it would have been unlikely to even rate a mention but we can all only just imagine if the truck had collided with the rear of the motor home how the picture would have been painted as to who was at fault.
Regarding your comment on the use of GPS navigators, my navigator advises me 800 metres before a corner if I have to turn and it also puts a picture of the road signs on the screen that are at major intersections and the correct route is highlighted so the instructions can be followed visually. This function alone may have saved that motor home driver from being stuck out in the incorrect lane.
My tolerance may be interesting Rocky but I can not understand how we all as motorists have to tolerate someone who does lack common sense and has very poor driving skills when his actions can pose such a danger to all of us.
AND should have kept going until safe to merge left.
Only one person at fault, the motorhome driver.
Aussie Paul.
copy from qld road transport website
please note last line
it appears it was 2 lanes even though we cant see speed signs
brian
Keeping left and overtaking
Keeping left
On single-lane roads, you must stay as close as practical to the left side of the road.
On multi-lane roads, if the posted speed limit is 90km/h or more, or if the road has a keep left unless overtaking sign, you must not drive in the right-hand lane unless you are:
Drivers are allowed to overtake on the left on all multi-lane roads.
Gday...
Take the time to view the attached PDF. It shows 'still screen grabs' from that video.
My commentary on the photos.
When you have viewed it - consider just who, if anyone, is in the wrong ... or who, if anyone, could have done much better.
or was it just another example of how hopeless all drivers are on the road ... inconsiderate, not paying attention, thoughtless.
Perhaps we all need to carefully, and constantly, re-assess how WE, each one of us, handle ourselves in EVERY situation on the road.
Perhaps, we are all just a bit too quick to denigrate the other driver/s when situations present themselves quickly and just as quickly move on.
Jest sayin'
Cheers - John
Gday...
Jest sayin'
Cheers - John
I was reading this post for the first time today and it was interesting to see the different ways that people viewed who was in the right and who was in the wrong. Before I retired I was often involved in investigations into serious events, in this case this would only have been considered as a near miss. If the incident had actually resulted in an accident I,m pretty sure that all the things you have mentioned about the lack of courtesy, inattention etc. would have been considered as contributing factors but the actual root cause would have been stopping a vehicle without warning in the middle of a freeway.
I feel for the guy who missed his turn off but I probably did the same thing at least 6 times in Muscat last weekend. To my wifes constant displeasure I swore like a trooper and had to drive quite a few extra kms. There is no way that I would have even considered it as being a safe option to stop my car in order to change direction. I seem to swear a lot more since I retired I dont know if its because Im getting older and crankier or that I just get lost a lot more.
cheers
BB
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Saturday 24th of February 2018 05:35:36 PM
Gday...
I can certainly understand how the thought of stopping a vehicle within the lanes of a freeway is considered foolhardy ... even dangerous.
However, should the motorhome have blindly continued to diverge toward the exit lane and taken out the white car by pushing it into the barrier?
Should the motorhome have blindly continued to diverge toward the exit lane and caused the tradie and his ute to be forced into the barrier?
Should the motorhome driver simply have placed his own vehicle in the line of danger by continuing to diverge into either the white car or ute and created a multi-vehicle accident?
The motorhome activated their indicator, indicating in plenty of time, their intention to diverge from their lane toward either the left lane ... or as we ultimately found out - the exit lane.
This was in sufficient lead time for the truck to understand the motorhome was going to diverge and slow - indicated by the fact the truck began to slow behind the motorhome well before the motorhome began to diverge from the right lane.
Indeed, the truck had no drama in coming to a full stop behind the motorhome.
Perhaps the white car could be excused coz they 'thought' the motorhome wasn't REALLY going to diverge and was just going to continue and to hell with the motorhome.
Perhaps the motorhome could have not slowed further and/or stopped when the ute demanded it's "right" to pass the motorhome which not only had their indicator flashing but now was straddling two lanes. That action by the motorhome would have involved the motorhome, the ute ... and quite probably any other vehicle coming in the left lane ... in a multi-vehicle accident.l
Yes, the motorhome stopping on the freeway in this instance to avoid accidents with other vehicles that were not acknowledging the indication to diverge was perhaps, in the wonderful thing called hindsight, not the most prudent thing. However, it did NOT result in a multi-vehicle accident - indeed it avoided one.
I am certain that many on this forum, and the general motoring public, have been placed in the same situation of the motorhome due to inconsiderate, thoughtless other drivers.
cheers - John
Gday...
After the ute the motorhome had a clear and unheeded road to complete the manoeuvre.
Actually coming a complete stop on the freeway is the ONLY misjudgement (and that is what it is ..... a misjudgement) the motorhome made ... and that was to avoid a mult-car accident caused by the inconsiderate other drivers that refused to acknowledge the flashing indicator and a vehicle being left high and dry straddled across two lanes with no-where to go.
Jest sayin'
Cheers - John