What cheeses me off

[Pushka]

Please leave the decisions of how I drive to me.

For what it's worth I have been driving for 45 years and I have never caused someone to have an accident. I had one accident when I was 18 (44 years ago) and 2 minor scuffles where I have touched someone after they took off and immediately slammed their brakes on. Last in early-90's.

So that gives me a good safety record right? I must be doing something right.

Sorry. I follow the law. You do you I guess.

 

[JessicaTam]

With caveats depending on locale/state:
Queensland

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.
Hold a seniors card and stick to the posted speed limit religiously without regard for Speedo errors or the fact your car is on larger tyres than specified*

Drivers are allowed to overtake on the left on all multi-lane roads.

*this line may have been made up!

True, and that stands for most states. WA is similar but not identical.

WCMO - Australia-wide harmonised Road Rules ... except WA!

 

[DejaBrew]

WCMO? That one person in the cafe/restaurant who feels the need to talk so loudly that everyone in the joint can hear every last word they say. Seriously.... I can hear them over the top of the music playing in my ANC earbuds and that's with the noise cancellation switched on

 

[DejaBrew]

WCMO - Australia-wide harmonised Road Rules ... except WA!

Hmmm...... aren't they a different country? No, wait.... that's what they'd like to think.

 

[dajop]

WCMO? That one person in the cafe/restaurant who feels the need to talk so loudly that everyone in the joint can hear every last word they say. Seriously.... I can hear them over the top of the music playing in my ANC earbuds and that's with the noise cancellation switched on

They may well be hard of hearing and have no idea they are talking that loud!

 

[DejaBrew]

They may well be hard of hearing and have no idea they are talking that loud!

Possible.... but the individual in question has no hearing aids and no Cochlear device, yet strangely has no apparent issue comprehending and participating in the table conversation when everyone else is speaking at a "normal" volume, but they feel the need to speak at about 10 times the volume. No, in this particular case I strongly suspect it's nothing more than a general lack of consideration for anyone else around them.

 

[dajop]

. No, in this particular case I strongly suspect it's nothing more than a general lack of consideration for anyone else around them.

Fair enough. This is a theme of this thread, the road, on board planes, airline lounges, cafe's, etc. There's a stack of people who exist who really don't give a damn about others, or lack self awareness, or both. Some of them, in fact many of them even rise to the top of their chosen field..