Road Safety is common courtesy

Road safety is everyone’s responsibility and courtesy for other drivers goes a long way towards a safer driving experience for everyone. Rob Fraser tells us of a recent experience.

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Like a lot of motorists I try to apply common courtesy to other drivers, especially truck drivers as most of them are great drivers and are simply trying to do their job. There are some notable exceptions.

However my appreciation for the difficulties they face stepped up a notch or two as I just recently completed the evaluations to get my Heavy Rigid Truck license.

On the test I encountered drivers wandering across into my lane while they were texting and driving, cars cutting in front at stop lights when I had already calculated my stopping distance and it was n ow dramatically cut short. Drivers not realising that it takes a little longer to get 25 tonnes moving and beeping.

However without doubt the worst offenders were a bunch of push bike riders that had a total disdain for the fact that they were doing 40 km/h in an 80 zone and riding three across to take up the full lane. I’ll say no more.

So for the sake of everyone’s safety, let’s all simply apply common courtesy to other drivers, especially the truckies and please drive safely out there.

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Rob Fraser – General dogsbody & Director Rob is the founder of the business. He constantly mutters something about way too many red wines one evening being to blame. Often known for taking the 4WD in the driveway over the sports car, he has travelled pretty much everywhere in Australia and when he is bored goes for a drive. He first learned to drive on the farm in a left hand drive WW11 Jeep when he was 11, and was hooked on 4WDriving way back then. In addition to 4WD he is an avid motoring enthusiast and has maintained a strong interest in the industry ever since his teens. He has owned way too many cars in his time as well. Having previously lived at the top of corporate life he retired in 2000 and hasn’t put a suit and tie on since. Cars are his passion so why not have a business doing what you love he figures. He has towed either a caravan or camper trailer to most parts of Australia, has run guided tours for camper trailers’ and instructed drivers in off road towing.