British expat unleashes over 'most annoying thing' about Aussie roads
Clara recently moved from England to Australia. She said 'this country has its quirks' — but one stands out above them all.
A British expat living in Australia has unleashed over what she described as the "most annoying thing" about driving on our roads. The young mum, Clara, said she moved from England down under about six months ago and, "this country has its quirks" — but one stands out above all the rest.
"Please explain to me why I was just driving on the highway in the slow lane, going the speed limit, and there is a truck, this huge truck — and I'm not talking about what a British person would call a lorry — I'm talking, like, a big American-style truck, was so far up my f*cking ass?" the befuddled driver said in a social media video.
Clara went on to explain that "it's not the first time" an incident like that had occurred while she was behind the wheel, but this time "I couldn't even see the number plate anymore". "Like, it is so close to me," she said. "Every single time I'm driving on a highway, there are always these ginormous cars, way bigger than any car that you would find in England.
"Their [Aussie] cars just are bigger...the trucks are bigger. Apparently, they don't even call them lorries. I don't know what you call them. They're huge. The vehicles are huge, and they have serious driving issues, like, can you just like — I'm in a slow lane. Leave me alone. Overtake me."
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People responding had a lot of opinions. "Truckers can be the best or absolute worst in my experience," one driver said. "Yep! As someone born in Australia, the drivers are so incredibly impatient and rude," another said empathetically.
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"I'm visiting family in Ireland at the moment and 99 per cent of people are so patient. The best thing you can do on the highway is attempt to indicate for the truck to overtake and slow down for them to do so. But tailgating is so dangerous in the case of needing to brake for any hazard."
"Trucks can bully you on the highway I agree. We tend to call them semi-trailers," said another.
At least one person offered a reason for truck drivers' behaviour.
"In some areas trucks must legally drive on the most left-hand side of the road (the slow lane) to allow cars to go around them. This is usually on the highways in the higher residential/city areas," they said.
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