OK, now this is going to be a rant. On Aussie roads the art of undertaking is so finely developed that having been here almost three years I'm starting to think it is me that is at fault. Happily changing between lanes, thinking about the road ahead, checking over my shoulder etc. Wow if I didn't I'd have been in hospital numerous times by now.
Up ahead I see my turn, moving with caution across to the middle lane, checking as I go, but wait I'm not breaking the speed limit, the car behind me can't get past cos the guy in the outside lane isn't either. What to do, oh I know says the stupid idiot behind me, "I'll undertake". At speeds that test my ageing reflexes the supercharged Commodore zips into the inside lane, despite my blinker flashing my intent, over my left shoulder I check, "hey, what was that, that lurid orange thing, looked like metal, could it be a car?"
Well yes it was, no surprises there, and an accident narrowly avoided, thank the lord I learned to drive in the UK. Seriously what happened to defensive driving, if you want to get past me think ahead, look at the roads conditions and the drivers around you and plan your course.
A friend of mine who works at the RTA has a theory about Aussie drivers. She thinks that because most cars are automatic, they can do little else but point and press the gas. Anything more challenging on the intellect they treat like an arcade game. I have to say I think that's a reasonable deduction but other suggestions are welcome!
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