Touring Behaviour

KevinJ · Senior Member

Touring Behaviour

Magnarc · Guru

Interesting, no response from the original poster???

-- Edited by Magnarc on Saturday 5th of November 2022 12:04:52 PM

landy · Guru

Last Access 04:53 PM Nov 3, 2022

rgren2 · Guru

landy wrote:
Last Access 04:53 PM Nov 3, 2022

Doesnt appear to have changed since my screen shot. Tip-n-run.

86GTS · Guru

landy wrote:
Last Access 04:53 PM Nov 3, 2022

He's gone to poop next to a road & steal some dunny roll, he'll be back soon. biggrin

dorian · Guru

Following another vehicle is a lot harder to do than driving on a traffic-free road. That's because you need to be constantly watching and anticipating the other driver. It's not about the travelling time, it's more about the unnecessary stress.

BarneyBDB · Senior Member

Proper use of the "cruise control" would prevent a lot of the agro. Sometimes I think I am following someone with epilepsy in the right leg.

Radar · Guru

dorian wrote:
Following another vehicle is a lot harder to do than driving on a traffic-free road. That's because you need to be constantly watching and anticipating the other driver. It's not about the travelling time, it's more about the unnecessary stress.

Thank you dorian.

Now I fully understand my behaviour when I go down the road and overtake every other motorists on the road going a bit off the pace that I want to travel at.

I do get out of the car with no stress.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

So, if I now understand correctly, me travelling down the road in front of a road train doing 95kmh with TeePee in tow, then speeding up as that road train goes to overtake, is not the done thing then? Bugga! Mmmm, I think it will be hard to change my driving habits though. The good thing is, I only do it to road train drivers so no one else is affected. They have all day to get there but I have to get there by lunch time so I can have things set up in time for happy hour.

KevinJ · Senior Member

I can understand those who travel close behind a vehicle could get stressed, especially if they are not used to Sydney traffic. Those in Sydney always tailgate in heavy traffic, it's the norm. I would have thought though that in the country, you could stay a hundred metres behind until you saw a good spot to overtake and then close up just in time.

86GTS · Guru

If I see someone sitting up my clacka I depress the brake pedal with my left foot just enough to activate the stop lights but not actually activate the brakes while using my right foot to accelerate away.
After a couple of times they get the hint.
A rally driver friend taught me that many years ago.
They brake as you accelerate away.
Try it, it works a treat.

Southern Cruizer · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
So, if I now understand correctly, me travelling down the road in front of a road train doing 95kmh with TeePee in tow, then speeding up as that road train goes to overtake, is not the done thing then? Bugga! Mmmm, I think it will be hard to change my driving habits though. The good thing is, I only do it to road train drivers so no one else is affected. They have all day to get there but I have to get there by lunch time so I can have things set up in time for happy hour.

Now, now Doug, you being a naughty boy again. Might have to send you to the naughty corner to stare at the wall, again

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Wouldn't be the first time. I have spent many an hour in the GN Naughty room over the years Graham

Radar · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
Wouldn't be the first time. I have spent many an hour in the GN Naughty room over the years Graham

With all my transport driving experiences, I will jion you.