Random thoughts and observations
I wrote a few weeks ago about the road toll and an idea to reduce it. I suspect that most traffic-related charges these days result from cameras and ray guns. When was the last time you heard of someone charged with overtaking on double lines, failing to indicate when turning or failing to stop at [...]
We left Falcon at 9am and arrived home in Kalgoorlie at 6pm. The nine-hour journey was much better than the 13-hour detour we had to endure on the way out because of the highway closure. I took some back roads this morning via Boddington, Pingelly, Brookton, Corrigin and Narembeen to Merredin. It might have been [...]
While on holiday in the highly regulated traffic environment of Mandurah I’ve been testing a theory I developed several years ago. Have you ever noticed when you’re stuck in a queue at a red light it takes a long time to actually get moving when the light changes? I mean, you would think that if [...]
Bill Tuckey wrote a thought-provoking article in The Australian today about the escalating road toll. He posed the question is there too much emphasis on speeding and drink driving as the cause of road deaths? I think there is. I saw some figures recently that police road patrols in Western Australia have reduced at a [...]
It’s a good idea to avoid the highways during holidays, but not always possible. As our kids get older we inevitably plan to take holidays at the same time they do. That involves facing heavy traffic on the roads. My tips for avoiding traffic stress are: 1) Leave early. Hit the road before 7am. 2) [...]
