Earbuds - i truely think that it’s got little to do with “familiarities” but lack of concentration. I’ve driven round with some form of device in my ear and …NOPE…! Zone out!! Side tracked!! Etc etc ..
@@RossReviewsau maybe include the 2 million imports, boat people.. WE DONT NEED OR WANT... today, a drivers lic. is a yes, no paper.. i had to study, memorise answers, correctly, especially a train, rail crossing. i got my lic. first time, bike lic. first time. truck lic. first time.. cars today are like lounge rooms. which is half the problem.. here in s.a.. i travel to adelaide once in a while, EVERY TIME, THERES SOME FKN IMPORT IN A CAR WITH NO LIC. NO INDICATORS, NO FKN CARE IN THE WORLD, cant drive & almost causing accidents, smile, sorry, sorry, fk off.. because the police cant be bothered as they DONT HAVE A LIC. ITS THERE 3RD COUSINS, they cant speek english, they have no address. SEND THE FKS HOME, NOT NEEDED.. the driving instructor, ALSO A FKN IMPORT, tells them, do 10k less than the speed limit, give way to EVERYBODY.. this country is fkt..
Peanuts doing 80ks on single lane highways with 45 cars banked up suddenly being able to hit 110 when the overtaking lane comes up….then slowing right back down to 80 when it’s single lane again. HATE this so much.
Man I HATE this. Its an EPIDEMIC. Having successfully stopped everyone from getting past many of these people actually brake when they get to the end of the overtaking lane.
@trancepower1205 feel you mate. I drove limousines and hire cars in and out of Sydney for 5 years, nearly killed/hospitalised more times than I can remember, left it with what can only be described as PTSD. It was getting to be like, either someone will kill me or I'll kill someone for being a fckwit. Now, cannot/will not drive into Sydney again. Respect and Peace. Happy and safe Christmas to you and family 🙏🙌🇦🇺😎🍻
International licenses from India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Phillipines,etc should have to do a practical test over here before driving on our roads.
The Grubberment is not interested in saving lives. It's all about revenue raising. Not only with the ridiculous fines, but with handing out licenses to anyone. Especially to Indians and also the Chinese. It's a joke. Thumbs up for exposing this bro.
It’s also the massive sense of entitlement that drivers in Australia have. Rather then commonsense driving, merging and giving way, drivers here would rather make the roads unsafer and slow traffic flow all because of their ego and entitlement. I’ve been in cars where people will intentionally drive slow, not let cars merge and just drive in the right lane without overtaking, just because they know pisses of other people or because they now every road rule and are always in the right.
That's why I've got stainless steel bull bar on the front and slightly smaller ones on each rear quarter. Oh dear, and don't they make a mess of someone's car when they try and get smart...Whoa?!
A couple of things going on in Australia. 1. A plague of speed cameras combined with excessive fines means many people too scared to even do the speed limit. 2. As mentioned in the video, too many new arrivals who can’t drive well. 3. Poor driver training. In Victoria, the driving schools teach you how to pass the test, but not driving skills. There is a difference. They will teach you to go 10 under the limit, because if you go 1 over, you get failed. There is no training provided on zip merging, maintaining traffic flow, road courtesy etc. 4. The type of vehicles has changed. Our roads used to be mainly fast accelerating 6/8 cylinder cars. Now we have mainly little 4 cylinders and diesels. This has slowed the traffic a lot. Who doesn’t get frustrated by how few cars now get through a green light phase. 5. The rise of tradie flogs in their third world shitbox utes. 6. All of the above results in increased frustration on the roads, and poor behaviour in trying to get around all the under-speed bad drivers out there. 7. A sense of entitlement on the roads. Watch the dash cam channels and see all the idiots yelling and swearing because someone made them slow down for a couple of seconds. How dare they have to slow down for a second or two. Unbelievable.
So facts. And they target who they target. Y'all know; ifu got a ballsack & a pale face. 'Drager' can't penetrate & enslave a stable & fair state. They gotta target the economic backbone.
Ross... You're 100% correct. I went for my motorcycle licence 20 odd years back out at HART in Vic. We had about 8 people in the class. Only two passed. Yes I was one of those two. Three people actually dropped their bikes doing the slow ride at walking pace.Which is an instant fail. If only a car licence was that difficult to get we would have better drivers/riders with self awareness. And finally. Melbourne is slowly turning into Mumbai or Bengaluru with the rise of the UBER driver, that really can't drive at all. I don't ride anymore as the drivin in Victoriaf is so bad it's not worth the risk.
They need to all go do a drivers education course! Needs to be mandatory for imports and should be highly incentivised for young drivers.. Always love your channel brother keep it up
Did my Ls and Ps at HART in Vic almost 20 years ago as well. Awesome courses and the road craft component carries over to driving any vehicle. We had a women in our class that was doing the test for the 6th time yikes. I past first time and I think it was only half the class that passed. When I went for my car licence I was shocked at how easy it was in comparison, no mandatory course on vehicle handling or road craft and the tester was more interested in how well I parked the car then anything else.
One of my favourites on express ways is when a speed camera zone is coming up so many people drop below the speed limit. It's like they think doing the speed limit will get you fined
I 100% agree it's so frustrating the speed limits in this country are way too restrictive. People don't know how to merge. They cruise in the right-hand lanes under the speed limit or just blocking everyone else from overtaking. Traffic lights are the worst. The light goes green, and their still stationary. After the light turns orange, they start to move off. If I'm at the light, I take off as soon as it's green. I look in the rear view mirror, and they are still sitting there, and I'm not even accelerating hard at all. I absolutely hate driving now. I only jump in the car if it's absolutely necessary. It's even worse when theirs a traffic jam for absolutely no reason.
Bro with the Curry on the road today we can't raise the speed limit to much Curry and don't get me started on housos in shit box's yeah if we have higher standard no car's over 10 years old and regularly inspection and higher testing for the driver's with their practical skills I have around 4 million logged ks I see so many young people that can't drive the actual driver training is nonsense the young kids all learn on the Xbox and think they can drive I was an instructor for heavy vehicles I can assure you more training is needed for all drivers
The number of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States in 2022 was 42,514, which is a death rate of 13.4 per 100,000 people. The road death rate in In Australia was 1,266 people in 2023. Or per 100,000 people it was was 4.8. In 2022 the rate was even lower at 4.5 So tell me again who has the more dangerous roads?
@joandsarah77 Fair on the stat ref. Still does not change the shear incompetence so commonly observed on Aussie roads mate. The road toll is attributed to several factors, roads are just one of them.
Mate, I did an online quiz and got my 'Ultra High Powered Vehicle' license (for the bargain price of $61 plus $20 for reissuing my license) so I'm clearly in the elite. 🤣
I've tried to get mine a few times and the option to get it won't come up on the service SA website for me, and you can't get it in a customer service centre, so I drive without one. I've been pulled over and let off because of it 4 times so far, because I can show in my phone that I don't have the option, I have called service SA numerous times, sent numerous emails and have a variety of responses from reset your internet to I don't know, try a customer service centre.
Clearly, after botching your application, the SA Government are the best suited to sorting it out ... 😅 Sorry to hear it mate, we live in hope they'll sort this shit legislation out.
Years 😅ago there was a road safety radio campaign for Canberra that went something like this .." Remember, when you leave the ACT beware. It's different out there" I'm not kidding! I'd love to find that audio clip.
As a heavy vehicle driving instructor and an ex road train driver I'll explain what needs to happen! For starters every 5 years people need to do a driving test regardless of licence class. Secondly P platers can not drive 4x4 s until on a full licence. Thirdly every state needs to be on the same page when it comes to licensing. Last but not least heavy vehicle licensing in WA,QLD,NSW are by far the most ordinary! On a side note immigration is a big problem for all categories of licensing but unfortunately without them who will do the jobs young Aussies think are below them!
Don't know why you're salty at young drivers not wanting to drive heavy vehicles? I mean i have a MR license i got to work with for a while before i found my forever job ,it was ok while it lasted but it's just not interesting, I'm sure i work harder than any truck driver as a newbie at welding/fabrication but i enjoy it? Fuck me right? Sorry for liking a job that requires thinking?
@@person.X. as an over 40 this guy seems like a barrel of laughs, sure drive trucks if you're completely brainless but why have a go at people who want their work to matter? or god forbid have a job they enjoy
@@sriley064 truck drivers don't matter? do you think your milk just magically appears in the shop? if you don't think driving trucks "requires thinking" it's probably for the best that you don't do it any more. it seems you may have been part of the problem
This video would have been perfect for us to work on together in regard to driver education. That time we spoke on Facebook messenger and the time you were in Melbourne would have been prime to capture some content for a video like this but I understand you're a busy busy man. Anyway, I'll give my long winded 2 cents below... 1. The driver training system in general is full of gaps, from the actual driving instructors themselves, to the non-existent standards, to misinformed and misunderstood road rules, to the drive test criteria and licencing which is a bill every 3 or 10 years in VIC! 2. The reduced speed limits have nothing to do with trying to create better drivers, as you mentioned it doesn't eliminate bad driving. The reductions in speed are to do with an attempt to reduce harm. The faster we go, the more damage is done. The biggest issue with speed is that most don't understand distance and how long it takes to slow and stop their vehicle, and the limitations of their vehicle when taking a turn or bend, etc... ...Lower speed limits are introduced because of people not driving to the conditions but then are placed on roads where sometimes it doesn't suit the conditions - you can't win and it becomes a joke! At the end of the day, I'd rather drive to the conditions and be highly aware of my surroundings. 3. Agreed on the policing situation and love Fridays with Frank! ;D 4. The F1 comment in regard to Aussie drivers is hilarious as I say to my students, people enter roundabouts like they think their a race car driver and it's turn 1 on Monza Circuit! 5. Selfishness is too prominent on our roads as you mentioned around 5:20 6. I feel accountability is lost on our roads and I rarely see people being held accountable for their actions, or hear about it. Am I wrong? 7:00 you talk about driver education again. I've been in the driver training industry for almost 10 years - people seem to not care about the education, the government included. If people cared, I'd have more business because I take what I do so seriously, yet others don't! :( Thanks for the video, Ross. Drive safe. :)
I've driven all over the world, I've driven all over Australia. Melbourne drivers are hands down, no question about it, easily the worst drivers I have ever come across. And go figure probably the highest immigration intake in the developed world, makes sense
the funniest thing is at least in my personal experience, is when i see people do 80 or less in 100 zones put their foot right down in their fourbies when i overtake them, which is wild
I made a flog in GQ patrol blow his engine because he did that. In a 60 zone I was in the right lane doing 65, he was in the left, I almost was fully past him and the left lane was ending so he floored it to try get in front of me. Big mistake bitch, I put the foot down hard, and gave that Barra a pull, and flog nugget in his 4x4 geared down and flattened it thinking he would successfully drag race an empty XR6 ute. All I heard was KA BAAAANG RAttle rattle rattle, as I looked in the mirror as his coal roll, turned into huge cloud of thick white smoke.
Even learners do this. Especially on roads with only 1 lane each way and the dotted line. So many times I've gone to pass a learner doing 70-75 in the 100 zones (non learners do this as well as I'm sure you know but generally they're doing around 80-85) and the moment I'm in the oncoming lane they speed up to over 100-110 to try to stop me from overtaking. There's literally nothing they lose by letting someone who's going to do 100 pass them, they're going slower so it's not like it'll hold them up. Just making extra hazards and potential life threatening situations for the sake of ego.
Our politicians at all levels are busy destroying our culture, what it means to be Australian and take some pride in being a good Aussie. Instead they are focused on revenue raising and ensuring everyone wastes time on this welcome to country BS and/or DEI mental patient affirming. The cereal box license loophole is insane! It contributes to this level of selfishness and self entitled behaviour.
I agree there are too many drivers in WA ignoring important road rules. One of the worst is KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING! I recently was behind a ford ranger who sat on 80 km/hr in the right lane in a 100 km/hr zone. After 10 minutes, I got angry and let him know! He finally got the message and moved into the left lane. Police should fine more people when they do not KEEP LEFT on highways!
If you couldn’t get around them for 10 minutes then that’s either a you thing or there were other factors at play. You were in the right lane behind them for 10 minutes but you were NOT overtaking anyone.
@christopherbright8912 There were trucks and cars in the left lane also going slower than 100 km/hr. I was trying to overtake, but there was an idiot in front of me! Ford ranger had many chances to go into the left lane with the other slow traffic. After I passed him I went into the left lane straight away.
What really shits me off is people not stopping at STOP signs...flying up to a stop sign in your 4 tonne Prado,slam the breaks on and roll through the sign is not stopping
There is an intersection where I turn right across traffic which is facing a STOP sign. The sign is designed to give me a chance to turn right. So often, I force people to slam their brakes on and make road rage because they fail to stop at the sign while I turn right (also after actually stopping).
10 million less people in Australia when I got my driver's license,1980. Lot more respect for other road users. We used to raise a friendly finger as we passed each other on country roads. Gradually watched the population boom and entitlement skyrocket.
@@user-ye1se9qm8m Stay out of their way, out of the right lane no worries. it's fairly predictable how they're gonna drive. It's the useless folk with no idea how to drive, 20km under speed limit that ruin driving
Definitely the worst offenders are white Australian males 18-60 in midsize 4wd's. The same demographic group are most likely to tail gate, road rage and provoke fights with complete strangers.
Interstate truck driver here who has also driven all over the world and yes I agree I have seen allot of fatalities unfortunately on the roads in Australia the stand outs have been four wheel drive vehicles (mostly ford rangers) tailgating and killing occupants of other smaller vehicles and or changing lanes to fast and flipping .. P platers driving to fast and aggressively for their ability mainly in falcons and commodores , people in caravans speeding jackknifing and taking out cars in opposite lanes and also drivers from other countries who aren’t sure of the rules. I have to say out of all of the states in Australia drivers in Queensland are the worst by far for being aggressive inconsiderate e.g not letting others merge and generally just bad drivers followed closely by victorians. Keep safe out there everyone
I've been driving for over twenty four years. It's gotten to the point when I get in the car and it's like you mentally prepare yourself for multiple idiots that do not pay attention to what they are doing went out today copped a few idiots. I'm used to it now. Lived in Adelaide all my life learnt to drive in a manual in the 1990s we were taught about common sense and being courteous to other drivers but a lot of the other drivers don't care about you or the other people around them it seems.
Thank you, Ross. A video that is long overdue, we seriously need to improve our driver education system in Australia and have licences issues by registered training organisations.
The best drivers I've encountered were in Norway. A close second would be Germany - unlimited speed and constantly one of the least road fatalities in Europe.
@@audriusbaranauskas6227 Norway has the safest road statistics, partly because they rigidly enforce speed limits, with cameras everywhere. But I did not like riding a motorcycle there, because every second Norwegian motorist thinks that they are the police, and flash their lights in disapproval if you overtake them. They never give way if they have right of way, for example won’t slow down to let you out into traffic. Whereas, in most European countries they do cut you some slack when they realise that you may be a tourist. This is particularly so in Finland and the Baltics. German drivers are more tolerant of speeding, probably because on the autobahns the speed is not limited. But it is limited and enforced on roads other than autobahns. Best of all for motorcycles is Italy, where although the driving seems chaotic, it is actually very competent. The only time they look in their mirrors is when reversing or pulling out. Otherwise they concentrate fully on what is ahead of them. Gaps in traffic are there to be filled, so merging at high speed is normal. I was told that most of the speed cameras are fakes, or unserviceable, which is probably why they generally drive well above the limit on the autostradas. Greeks also have a tolerant attitude towards motorcycles and obvious tourist drivers, often letting you out into traffic when it’s busy.
Yep. Reducing speed limits only causes the bad drivers to crash with a slightly lower chance of dying. It also issues more tickets when the cameras are out. Stopping the root cause of bad driving? Na. Cameras don't make money off that. I drove in Malaysia recently, and their roads are quite chaotic with motorbikes cutting through gaps, people going wherever they want without indicating etc. Their road deaths are definitely worse than Australia. But at least on their expressways they know what the overtaking lane is for!!! It should be basic level 1 driving knowledge 😂
Didn't leave a crumb in this video, drivers here are absolutely horrendous. They're either really clueless or so arrogant that they always have to be in front of you. They slow us down but they can clearly see it does nothing, but hey more $$ for the government cos they don't want to fix the issue.
Mate, living the dream at the moment, in USA ,Oahu at the moment. People give way to each other , stop for pedestrians and let them cross everywhere, slow drivers pull off and give way, no road rage all while doing 10 miles over the speed limit and passed a heap of people riding in truck beds and motorcycle riders with no helmets. FREEDOM. Fuck the nanny state.
I have always said that you should be allowed to drive on an international license in Australia for a maximum of three months. Three months will more than cover your holiday or your work trip. If you intend to stay for longer than three months then you are either studying or are taking a long-term job, and you need to start the process of obtaining an Australian drivers license the day, your plane touches down in order to give you time to obtain it before that three months runs out. And that process should be no less rigorous or extensive than a 16 year old Aussie getting their licence.
Yes most states are 3 months on an international license tho nsw is 6 months I think.. the problem is they don’t test them at all really to swap the licence to Australian… it’s literally 1 test around the block
I've got no problem people driving under the speed limit especially if they stay left on a multi lane road. Same on a country road, if they pull over and let the traffic pass, then that is okay with me. And something that you will get to know is that when you get older, your reflexes get slower and so they tend to drive slower. The biggest problem on our roads is attitude. The lack of courtesy for other road users is what drives me crazy. Driving is a privilege and the roads are there for everyone and this needs to be drilled into every road user. From car drivers, truck drivers, cyclists, caravaners and farmers with machinery, we all need to show courtesy to each other. We have the issue now that cyclists hate cars, cars hate cyclists, trucks hate caravaners and everyone hates trucks etc. I think the only way to improve the driving standards is to introduce mandatory advance driving education to new licence holders whether they are never held a licence before or are coming here from overseas. I don't think it would be politically possible to make it mandatory for all licence holders. Every driver who has been involved in an incident has one thing in common. They all think that they are a good driver. You talk about in the US where the authorities pull people over to lecture them on their bad behaviour. Well going by the graph that you showed, the US isn't much better than India and China that you highlighted. So the US has some serious problems considering how they are an advanced country.
The graph is on paper and like I said Miss leads the facts IMO.. 10 % in America are seriously bad tho 90% are quite competent.. Australia has this reversed 10% are competent the other 90 have no idea what’s going on.. Keep left and have road manners
I'm a tradie (Electrician). I admit the younger tradies seem to be the biggest psycho's on the roads - note the green P plates on the new Ranger. The guy's I work with here in Vic started racking up the points in our various work vehicles, which soon made them slow down, after donating their weeks pay to Victoria Police. Trust me, we also have to put up with moron's blocking access to our work sites. Jobs in the city are a nightmare!!
We had 2 cars with almost accurate speedos,now most instead of being at 98 when the clock reads 100 you're actually doing 92 because god knows why I feel like this does not get enough coverage
You see this a lot in NSW especially motorways. People just put indicators on then switch lanes in front of you despite very little space, even though there's no car behind you.
There used to be a rule where a truck driver couldn’t get a HC license without at least 5yrs of experience driving semi’s, it’s obviously changed. Now these ‘Fresh off the boat’ drivers are getting them in less than a months, often with only 5 or 6 practical lessons. If you want to hear some horror stories ask an interstate line haul driver how Indian drivers handle B Doubles, particularly between Adelaide and Perth. The Indians will have 3 drivers in 1 truck and they don’t stop for breaks.
I went for my HR licence a few years back as we have a tag axle coach/motorhome conversion. There were others going for their HC and MC. I couldn't believe how basic the "lessons" were. I did three followed by a one-hour assessment drive. To say you can pass a truck licence test easier than pass wind is an understatement.
As a truck driver off 30 years, there has always been a bit of shit.now it’s a big shit. Changes for heavy vehicles license are changing in2025. We need to fix the drivers that are on the roads now also. Love your videos Ross
My top 3 annoyances are: 1. Failing to indicate left at the earliest possible point when exiting a roundabout to give vehicles wishing to enter a chance to do so. 2. Vehicles cutting in front of me without indicating just before traffic lights which is risking a rear end collision when the lights change. 3. Tailgating (except maybe when a vehicle is driving slow in the fast lane) Australia used to have much more courteous drivers 30 years ago, but it's the last 4 years where I've noticed attitude become especially poor.
There is a reason they had to make new laws that permanent residents must get an Australian driver's licence now. Getting too many foreign people making the accidents go up.
Very much agree with your points, you summarised it well. Poor skills combined with terrible attitude, needless aggression and lack of attention make for a generally awful experience driving in Australia. Then the approach from all the State Govt’s exacerbates it further with an unbelievably cynical use of speed cameras, inconsistency regarding driver testing / education, and insistence on embracing autonomous driving ‘safety’ features on vehicles to continue to dumb down mandatory required skills. I remember doing my first course at a Jim Murcott’s advanced driving school @Sandown in Melb a couple of years after getting my license. It was a massive wake up call and taught me habits/ lessons that I still heed today nearly 40 years later. It was so valuable for such a small outlay.
I'm offended when you say Aussie I was happy when I stopped delivery driving cause the amount of late leavers from traffic lights would give me anger issues as well as people in peak hour traffic that are too far away from the car in front at the lights, only to be told by driver trainers to stop when you can't see the rear wheels on a car. If you don't know where the front of your car ends, get off the road. I do agree with a lot of what you say. Indian truck drivers can drive a truck in Australia without doing a new licence training. Take the Aussie off and just say Drivers.
One thing I forgot to mention in my first comment. A friend of mine was in training to become a licence tester for Vicroads... obviously in Victoria. During the training the group was told "when you have a non-English speaker being driving tested you will need to tell the translator what you want the driver to do". She was shocked and asked "will these non-English speaking people be driving around everywhere with translators after they get their licence?" They immediately told her she was being insensitive and the head of the training gave her verbal warning for 'rascist attitudes'. Next class they started talking about the non-English speakers completing their written test in the language of their homeland. My friend piped up, "How will they read the street and traffic signs if they cannot read or understand English?" They fired her for that question and the entire class verbally bashed her as "racist" and "non-inclusive" as she was leaving. We landed too much to groups who should be required to work harder to earn the right to drive. If I was to move to another country to make sure life I'd be sure to learn the language of that country for ease of settling in and so I could understand the signs all around me, know what others were talking about and be able to join their society properly. I WOULDN'T EXPECT SPECIAL TREATMENT!!!
Australians are impatient. Also with the adaptive cruise control people forget that it’s on and will sit in a line and not go around first thing you turn off when your in a truck
Adaptive cruise is great when you don't know where the fuck your going and don't live in the place your driving around,otherwise i can see it becoming annoying
I concur, I’ve driven in other countries and we are the worst, talk about slowing everything down, coming back to Australia you feel like everyone is on Valium. Tailgating morons who can’t merge, can’t even hold the wheel with 2 hands, run red lights then move away at a green light like a dog with worms dragging its butt.
I couldn’t agree more. For me the worst drivers are people with any 4wds or lifted Utes. They always tailgate people, drive them like they’re playing a game and always stop very close to cars at stop lights. Remember seeing one Hilux with a green p-plate almost tipping over once when turning a corner at the lights. People also don’t seem to care or show courtesy for other drivers especially when there is a car that is waiting a long time for cars to go past. I also notice that people always switch between lanes back and forth a few times within a very short period of time just so they can go past other drivers. I am quite a young driver and have only been driving properly on the road for the last 2.5 years and it seems to be getting a little worse. Even a lot of Australian citizens need to really re-take their driving test.
I'm Perth born and bred and will tell you that Melbourne drivers sht all over our drivers, they are much much better. 14:01 chill out a bit and let the guy in lol
I use the freeway everyday so I just left lane it hit cruise control and undertake everyone. So stupid l road rage in my car at below limit drivers, I guess it’s a release.
You're spot on, last few months I've had at least 3 cars try to enter the highway ramp going the opposite way, in QLD! (Yep all times they were either Chinese or Indian)
Absolutely hate to give Victoria any credit whatsoever,but Tasmanian drivers are the biggest cunts in Australia,Perth may as well be another country because I have no interest in travelling there
One question you have is you wonder why so many people drive so far under the speed limit. In reality there's many reasons why. But I like to think that so many people are on their last point cause they went 4k's over the speed limit past a fixed camera that nabbed them multiple times on the same day in a 50 zone.
Usually it's because it's an old car or a small car like mine that has the engine of a lawnmower. Most do try to get into the left lane, but there are times that's not possible because other drives go around us so fast we're unable to swap to the far lanes. My car is both old and a 2.5 lt so it's a double whammy and where I live there's few options to go anywhere without being forced onto the fwy. The speedo might say 100 but compared to everyone else I may as well be sitting on 70. It's why I find a big truck that's struggling and sit safely behind it or behind another slow old car when I can't get into an outter lane. We try to be as safe on the road not just for us, but others too.
Nope, your title is completely correct!!! Trust me 😅😅 I am a professional advanced Race Track Instructor and coach, I also teach defensive driving with one of Australia's most highly decorated racers and multi Australian Drivers Champion, who is my boss and good friend. This stuff is my bread and butter, Australia has the worst, self absorbed, unskilled and scared drivers it beggars belief. Our police are dumb AF too. I actually feel embarrassed to call myself Australian at times. I get stuck in racing and track life so much, that the contrast is feeling worse than ever. Driving on our roads sucks, it is horrendous mate. I won't name drop, but our coaches are ex or current V8SC, Indy cars, Fanatec GT racers and myself being involved in time attack and Sports Prototype LMP3 racing.
I've been fortunate enough to have done police driver training and the ambulance roadcraft course, as well as LR, HR and 4x4 courses. I think defensive driving courses like you offer should be mandatory. I spent my teenage years in Germany and even now know the German driver training pretty well. Some say we should have a German style driver training, but many wouldn't want to pay for the extra lessons. You have to have a first aid certificate to get a driver's licence in Germany.
@@coover65absolutely, but I think off hand it is approximately $5k AUD equivalent? Gee, that is a small price to pay for a lifetime worth of skills 😊👌 Look at all the money we waste on rubbish. Besides, I have done the maths vaguely, the amount of revenue from such a scheme would be more than anything from speed camera's. People don't spend $5k on fines usually in a lifetime. The other savings is, less NDIS money needed from car crash injuries, less hospital emergency department money needed and more tax paying slaves will be alive to profit from 😉 One last thing, our road infrastructure will be used more efficiently rather than spending more on building roads which essentially turn into big, fat carparks. Yes I do see the world that way.
Just about all the large US cities/suburbs are bad. The worst I’ve experienced are DC/Baltimore,Atlanta,Philadelphia,Boston, Los Angeles and most of Florida & New Jersey😱 I’m sure others here can add their nominations to the list🤔
Absolutely hit the nail on the head, We need better education and immigrants should have to do something similar to the Ls test. People obstructing traffic need to be fined. Great video as usual
One group in particular, the Uber drivers. They're out of control! Especially the Uber eats lot. Parking where they shouldn't, flying across lanes without indicating or checking, all whilst pissing around with their dam phone. Took my SS for a drive in the country, and on the way back almost got taken out by three of them. One got so close to colliding with me I thought that was it (Thank god for Brembos and Potenza's!)
I drive in Melbourne mainly on the freeway i can't remember how times it a 100km zone there will be clown drive doing 80 in the middle on of 4 Lane every just does the same . I look at the driver they mostly are from overseas . With no idea what going on behind the wheel
Biggest problem? Attitude. I did a driver training course this year with one of the biggest providers. I was there because I wanted a refresher after several decades of driving. I quickly realised most of the other people were there because of the magistrate’s court. One young dinkhead spent the whole time with his phone in his hand while doing the driving component. And he still passed. Another girl driving her brand new car didn’t realise she could adjust the seat. Had to be shown how. And these are the people driving next to you.
When you deploy to a battlefield, you become a changed person. As a delivery driver, the road is my battlefield and I am surrounded by those who are constantly trying to cut me off and take me out. When off the road I'm a different man. Fines don't stop idiocy.
Hi Ross. Thanks for discussing a topic close my heart. I've done a few different advanced driving courses which makes other drivers seem more incompetent. As a paramedic for the past 27 years and a cop for 11 before that, I've seen more than my fair share of fatalities, seriously injured and minor collisions. I've heard the excuses and reasons for the crashes. The biggest issue I believe is just poor attitude. People don't want to share the road with other users. They're too busy or too important. I spent my teenage years living in Germany, so have a good understanding of how they train new drivers. Our system of having supervision and lessons by parents is just ridiculous. Talk about the blind leading the blind. Visible police cars is usually a good deterrent to poor driving practice, but most of our police are understaffed. I believe NSW only has 85% of the police they need. Let's improve driver training. Not many here would be prepared to pay and do a German style driver training, but an advanced driving course is invaluable. There are other aspects to make our drivers better. I did a research paper a few years back for my Paramedicine degree on causes of crashes. I had access to police investigations and insurance documents. Inattentive and poor driving skills were the main causes of the 1100 incidents I examined. Take care out there.
Completely agree mate, you would have seen some horrible things unfortunately. I’m a big believer in poor driving habits over just blaming speed for everything
Bro I do 2-3km over the speed limit and people behind me just have to go past me no matter what. I find people in the large utes and 4x4 are bad too, so aggressive and they drive like they own the road
I don't mind people going faster than me, but the ones that overtake, then go 10k slower than the speed limit really cheese me off. If they wanted to go slower than me why did they overtake?
The number of motor vehicle deaths per 100,000 people in the United States in 2022 was 12.8. In 2023, the road death rate in Australia was 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people so who are the worst drivers just saying. Peace out.
Australia has the worst drivers. The government has slown us down so much that we might not be killing are selves but we have the most clueless, ignorant, entitled drivers I’ve ever seen.
Australia could really learn a lot about road safety from looking at what they do in Germany. Germany was always one of the top leading countries on vehicle and road safety. Also here in Southeast Queensland I generally find that people drive better in Central Brisbane because of the more complicated spaghetti like Road system Brisbane has. But once you get out off Brisbane everyone starts driving crazy as like they thing the roads are there own personal racetracks. I have also noticed when driving on very bendy narrow mountain roads people who drive lifted Landcruiser's and Nissan Patrol Ute's (pickup trucks) drive faster then everybody else like race car drivers then you have to be so careful not to have head-on collisions with them from driving way too fast on narrow mountain backroads we have here in Queensland.
I started learning to drive when I was a teenager in Germany. The main differences I see are 1. In Germany only an authorised instructor can teach/mentor new drivers. 2. There you must a set number of autobahn, city and nighttime hours. I think here you can just do 120 hours scooting around on a dry, sunny day. 3. Respect for other drivers are instilled into new German drivers. It costs about three times as much to get your licence in Germany, and you must have a current first aid certificate. If you want to tow a trailer over 800kg, that's extra lessons and an endorsement.
Well, that's unfair, just because drivers in Perth can't drive does'nt mean the rest of us cannot drive, WA's proximity to South Africa might be the problem xD
i’ve been saying the same thing for years and one of the problems with people driving under the speed limit is new cars have their speedos calibrated to show you going faster than you are combine that with someone driving 5 ks under just to be safe and you end up being 10 or more under
Brother, I love your videos but in the US and Canada, you're virtually buying your licence. I don't know about WA, but in NSW (where I grew up), we had a mandatory theory test for your L's and then you have to do a mandatory 120+ hours of logged driving with a fully licenced driver before we could even consider taking our P plate test. Even then, I failed my first P plate test (as did most of my friends) before we ended up getting it on our second or third try, I think that's a large portion of why our accidents per capita are far less than they are in North America. If anything, there's a major problem with foreign immigrants having their licences immediately converted to a full Australian licence without doing the mandatory L and P type tests. We're relatively thorough here. Not Germany or Japan levels thorough, but quite thorough.
You don’t have to do that if you move to this country with a different licence you literally just go around the block! Also the 120 hrs are with mom n dad generally.. they ain’t always teaching you the best way.. they should make all new drivers go to driver education for a weekend course even, and any migrants from not similar country’s 100% need driver education
as a 19 year old who (briefly) looked at getting a motorbike, I quickly changed my mind since I started driving. I am just not confident enough in the people around me who got their licenses in a cereal box. And look, I know the stereotypes of young drivers but some people should 100% not be on the road. My dad who was in the police (before it became what it is today), and was a rally driver, made sure to teach me the mechanics of cars, how they handle, got me into racing, ect, and I am grateful for that especially when I see others being stupid/ignorant on the roads.
Albo and e karen and the ministry of truth might have something to say about telling the truth Ross .they might send you off to a re education camp lol 😅
Logically they should just make the speed limit 0km because that would save lives. The argument "but that's going too far" cannot be used here because that line was already crossed long, long ago.
Ive only seen your intro and couldn’t agree more in Sheparton Vic we had a great driver ed and they closed it . I went through work my step son and other family and friends kids stayed with us and did the same. The slow drivers can be to do with the dumb arsed speedo’s can be up to 15k slow so i set my speed via gps and noted the speedo reading or Subaru had to do 120k to be doing 110k. I agree with the parking thing you have to be able to get your license so a cop should be ablento ask you to park and if you fuck up take your ticket. Definitely need a greater police presence and using a mobile should be the same as DUI dont come to Shepp mate we have the worst drivers in the land, shouldnt be allowed to own a pic of a car let alone a ticket to drive. I no longer drive due to disability and i dont miss the morons although we have some indian bus drivers who are crap. Cheers mate your onto it
Having driven and lived in most states & presently are in Tassie....wow! People pulling out then turning left 20 metres down the road. Yes in the right hand lane slower than the left, not aware of any other drivers at all,slowing down to turn off a main road like its their driveway. No indication, cutting in front when there's no cars behind you. Not giving way on roundabouts, not knowing how to indicate on roundabouts. Imigrant drivers blocking 3 lanes of traffic to get into the fourth lane. The list goes on and on and on. And it's not oldies. You have a 6th sense what idiot drivers are going to do. O' yeah my favourite, swerving to the left into the curb, to turn right, at least they indicate.
@Ross Totally agree. Question, do you know the difference between speed and speeding? Years ago I was involved in testing the road surface after accidents. The official reports may have stated speed, but never speeding in the coroner's reports! Re drivers both imported and local they are trained to pass a basic test by people who in general can't "drive" themselves! 80 hours of driver instruction by parents who passed their licence 20 years or more before. How many understand a solid line across the road at an intersection means STOP a broken line means GIVE WAY. at a merge if there is a broken or zipper line as a lane marking the car on the left MUST give way. An arrow on the lane is NOT an advisory! It is mandatory, if you get into a lane with a left or right turn arrow, you must MUST follow the arrow! If you drive a ute, truck or heavy understand your breaking distances! FFS it's not rocket science. A fully loaded semi approaching a intersection MUST be prepared to stop! Not run the orange. Orange light means MUST STOP if safe to do so. Ie if you are in the solid line marking area you should be able to stop safely unless you have a semi riding your arse! When was the last time you checked your tail and break lights? If I notice a light out I try to notify the driver, most don't care! And agree we need police back on the road, and for the GD guys driving around do your f ing job and be aware of all this stuff. Like Ross says if drivers don't get pulled over and told what they are doing wrong, just like a naughty child that is NEVER disciplined they will continue to endager others!
NZ is the same mate, I have been here in Perth 7 months now and the driving culture is very similar . The cops are either picking up the pieces or dealing with another roading fatality. When the are active it's based around speeding and revenue gathering not driver education . Lack of patience is a huge issue that leads people to take a risk and put others in harms way , once in a car people seem to lose all perspective and become angry little people.
You’d reckon Victoria would have some of the better drivers because of the ridiculous amount of hours needed on your L’s. Not to mention the fact that the earliest you can get your full license here is like 22 years old… but you already know how horrendous the drivers are over here.
Ross, I imagine when you were passing those cars in the tunnel while likely only going 75'ish (usual speedo error), they were screaming at you "you're killing the children"' while they franticly dialed 000 to report you to the cops as a hoon. But you are correct about the driving standard being probably the worst, it's definitely dropped a long way since I started driving 40 years ago. It also seems as though signs and lights are now just suggestions.
You are 100% right. The license itself may as well just come free in the post. The vacant stare you get from some drivers that nearly just killed both of you is stunning. Add that to middle lane freeway hogs, and the sheer terror of sharing a road with mums in SUVs that multi task when they should just be driving and you have a recipe for early hair loss.
It's because ustralia it's too multi cultural. Many come from places with only camels,cows or goats then we give a licence after a pathetic international drivers license test. It's also been a proven fact (only 2 months ago) that people over the age of 60's are the cause and involved in more crashes than drivers in their 30's or 20's.
The word cereal box licences for Semi trucks is next level ,there is no substitute for experience and training for these vehicles, thats why very few young drive them and semis are not as common in Asia/India they mainly have smaller less powerful ridgid trucks,overseas drivers need to earn there stripes before jumping in these You're right Aussie roads have some interesting drivers now ,no flow ,lack awareness, mainly dordal/slow or to fast sometimes in appropriate area's ,both local/native and overseas can be bad i reckon
I'm an indigenous white Australian, and while I agree that the new arrivals are a big problem, my own driving skill has plummented with every clotshotandbooster 'They' have pumped into me.
AGREED - Coming from the UK l was shocked and amazed at the incredibly low standard of driving in Australia - Most Aussies seem completely ignorant about even the most basics of driving etiquette - Be it how to negotiate a roundabout, merge seamlessly into traffic or even safely overtake even your average born and bred Aussie hasn't got a clue - Personally l blame the ridiculously antiquated Log Book System they still laughably operate - Appallingly bad driving habits passed down through each generation.
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Too many Indians thinking they're in India and rules are just a suggestion
To many uber drivers thinking they are rally drivers
Earbuds - i truely think that it’s got little to do with “familiarities” but lack of concentration.
I’ve driven round with some form of device in my ear and …NOPE…! Zone out!! Side tracked!! Etc etc ..
@replicant357 you're a liability
They're at their most dangerous when driving trailers.
@@RossReviewsau maybe include the 2 million imports, boat people.. WE DONT NEED OR WANT... today, a drivers lic. is a yes, no paper.. i had to study, memorise answers, correctly, especially a train, rail crossing. i got my lic. first time, bike lic. first time. truck lic. first time.. cars today are like lounge rooms. which is half the problem.. here in s.a.. i travel to adelaide once in a while, EVERY TIME, THERES SOME FKN IMPORT IN A CAR WITH NO LIC. NO INDICATORS, NO FKN CARE IN THE WORLD, cant drive & almost causing accidents, smile, sorry, sorry, fk off.. because the police cant be bothered as they DONT HAVE A LIC. ITS THERE 3RD COUSINS, they cant speek english, they have no address. SEND THE FKS HOME, NOT NEEDED.. the driving instructor, ALSO A FKN IMPORT, tells them, do 10k less than the speed limit, give way to EVERYBODY.. this country is fkt..
Peanuts doing 80ks on single lane highways with 45 cars banked up suddenly being able to hit 110 when the overtaking lane comes up….then slowing right back down to 80 when it’s single lane again. HATE this so much.
Man I HATE this. Its an EPIDEMIC. Having successfully stopped everyone from getting past many of these people actually brake when they get to the end of the overtaking lane.
Yup peanut army
I drive for a living here and people are fucked! 😡
Riskier than police work... Bern a truckie for over a decade and seen some wild stuff
@trancepower1205 feel you mate. I drove limousines and hire cars in and out of Sydney for 5 years, nearly killed/hospitalised more times than I can remember, left it with what can only be described as PTSD. It was getting to be like, either someone will kill me or I'll kill someone for being a fckwit. Now, cannot/will not drive into Sydney again. Respect and Peace.
Happy and safe Christmas to you and family 🙏🙌🇦🇺😎🍻
@@GregoryShtevensh Define an Australian ?
@@GregoryShtevensh p*ss of back to UK you racist dog. We indigenous people don’t want you here.
International licenses from India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Phillipines,etc should have to do a practical test over here before driving on our roads.
Even speaking English might be an advantage….
Absolutely they need to not only do a full drivers test they need to do a driver education class
Lots of Chinese were using fake licenses that the paid for from Hong Kong. To then get the license transferred to an Australian license.
I have seen most of the time true blues are breaking the traffic rules not immigrants.
*Ricence
The Grubberment is not interested in saving lives. It's all about revenue raising.
Not only with the ridiculous fines, but with handing out licenses to anyone. Especially to Indians and also the Chinese.
It's a joke.
Thumbs up for exposing this bro.
Facts sadly
So true.
It’s also the massive sense of entitlement that drivers in Australia have. Rather then commonsense driving, merging and giving way, drivers here would rather make the roads unsafer and slow traffic flow all because of their ego and entitlement. I’ve been in cars where people will intentionally drive slow, not let cars merge and just drive in the right lane without overtaking, just because they know pisses of other people or because they now every road rule and are always in the right.
Common sense ain’t common here 😩
Que Dennis Leary “Asshole”
Tall poppy syndrome
That's why I've got stainless steel bull bar on the front and slightly smaller ones on each rear quarter.
Oh dear, and don't they make a mess of someone's car when they try and get smart...Whoa?!
THIS
A couple of things going on in Australia.
1. A plague of speed cameras combined with excessive fines means many people too scared to even do the speed limit.
2. As mentioned in the video, too many new arrivals who can’t drive well.
3. Poor driver training. In Victoria, the driving schools teach you how to pass the test, but not driving skills. There is a difference. They will teach you to go 10 under the limit, because if you go 1 over, you get failed. There is no training provided on zip merging, maintaining traffic flow, road courtesy etc.
4. The type of vehicles has changed. Our roads used to be mainly fast accelerating 6/8 cylinder cars. Now we have mainly little 4 cylinders and diesels. This has slowed the traffic a lot. Who doesn’t get frustrated by how few cars now get through a green light phase.
5. The rise of tradie flogs in their third world shitbox utes.
6. All of the above results in increased frustration on the roads, and poor behaviour in trying to get around all the under-speed bad drivers out there.
7. A sense of entitlement on the roads. Watch the dash cam channels and see all the idiots yelling and swearing because someone made them slow down for a couple of seconds. How dare they have to slow down for a second or two. Unbelievable.
Spot on mate we have a lot of issues to tackle
Caravans. All they do is cause extreme road rage for the half a K if traffic held up behind them
Shtbox utes. C'mon lol
agree with all points and number 5..Never a true description of tradie ute drivers.. Bunch of flogs alright even if they aren't tradies....lol
@@markwells2369 Why are you gay?
My pet peeve is people don't indicate and dirty windshield and windows
I can spot Indian driver's from five car lengths away
You really can eh
@RossReviewsau the uber sign is a give-away 😆
yep you can smell too.
Asians in general.
usually a white new camry
The cops here have two roles:
1: Revenue raisers
2: Labour Party policy enforcers
That's it.
Facts sadly
So facts. And they target who they target.
Y'all know; ifu got a ballsack & a pale face.
'Drager' can't penetrate & enslave a stable & fair state. They gotta target the economic backbone.
It’s so true, most drivers in this bloody country have zero fucks of respect for anybody else
It’s really a problem
that word doesn't exist in Australia, mate.
They all seem to think that getting ahead of another car or two will equate to arriving twenty minutes sooner to their destination.
Ross... You're 100% correct. I went for my motorcycle licence 20 odd years back out at HART in Vic. We had about 8 people in the class. Only two passed. Yes I was one of those two. Three people actually dropped their bikes doing the slow ride at walking pace.Which is an instant fail. If only a car licence was that difficult to get we would have better drivers/riders with self awareness. And finally. Melbourne is slowly turning into Mumbai or Bengaluru with the rise of the UBER driver, that really can't drive at all. I don't ride anymore as the drivin in Victoriaf is so bad it's not worth the risk.
They need to all go do a drivers education course! Needs to be mandatory for imports and should be highly incentivised for young drivers..
Always love your channel brother keep it up
Never b4 have truer words spoken.. period!
And who does UBER?
@@RossReviewsau No worries Ross. Excellent report BTW. DD
Did my Ls and Ps at HART in Vic almost 20 years ago as well. Awesome courses and the road craft component carries over to driving any vehicle. We had a women in our class that was doing the test for the 6th time yikes. I past first time and I think it was only half the class that passed. When I went for my car licence I was shocked at how easy it was in comparison, no mandatory course on vehicle handling or road craft and the tester was more interested in how well I parked the car then anything else.
One of my favourites on express ways is when a speed camera zone is coming up so many people drop below the speed limit. It's like they think doing the speed limit will get you fined
Bro so many people drop 10kph below the speed limit to pass the camera and literally create a traffic jam!
😂😂
@RossReviewsau That's where the build ups start. People doing inconvenient shit like that
It probably will soon.
The result of having fines for 3km over the limit when speedometers are not configured that accurately.
Australia - we have had too many IMPORTS and I don't mean vehicles !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yup
Have a look at the statistics for last 5 years and 90% have been floating boat seeds not migrants.
spot on!
@@RossReviewsau Don’t be happy. You are import too 😂.
Good one mate
I 100% agree it's so frustrating the speed limits in this country are way too restrictive.
People don't know how to merge. They cruise in the right-hand lanes under the speed limit or just blocking everyone else from overtaking. Traffic lights are the worst. The light goes green, and their still stationary. After the light turns orange, they start to move off. If I'm at the light, I take off as soon as it's green. I look in the rear view mirror, and they are still sitting there, and I'm not even accelerating hard at all. I absolutely hate driving now. I only jump in the car if it's absolutely necessary. It's even worse when theirs a traffic jam for absolutely no reason.
Just a sea of problems here and it’s a complete mess 😩
Bro with the Curry on the road today we can't raise the speed limit to much Curry and don't get me started on housos in shit box's yeah if we have higher standard no car's over 10 years old and regularly inspection and higher testing for the driver's with their practical skills I have around 4 million logged ks I see so many young people that can't drive the actual driver training is nonsense the young kids all learn on the Xbox and think they can drive I was an instructor for heavy vehicles I can assure you more training is needed for all drivers
Car inspection every year, yes, but the age of the car has nothing to do with it.
All about revenue raising, not safety, no matter what the BS politicians and cops say.
Yep "New Aussies" bringing down the standards
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No, lily white just as much.
The number of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States in 2022 was 42,514, which is a death rate of 13.4 per 100,000 people.
The road death rate in In Australia was 1,266 people in 2023. Or per 100,000 people it was was 4.8. In 2022 the rate was even lower at 4.5
So tell me again who has the more dangerous roads?
Victorian roads are horrendous. Seriously horrendous
@@42cuba Still not as bad as the US. 4.8 vs 13.4 is no small beans.
@joandsarah77 Fair on the stat ref. Still does not change the shear incompetence so commonly observed on Aussie roads mate. The road toll is attributed to several factors, roads are just one of them.
@@42cuba I think they meant drivers, not roads.
@@42cuba Roads don't kill people. People kill people, just like with guns. Guns don't kill people.
7:07 but instead the government is too concerned about banning social media when dangerous driving has a bigger impact on people
They have been destroying this country in a very efficient manner lately
@@RossReviewsau they are even destroying the suburbs. Tightly packed houses for kilometres on end is pretty ridiculous.
Mate, I did an online quiz and got my 'Ultra High Powered Vehicle' license (for the bargain price of $61 plus $20 for reissuing my license) so I'm clearly in the elite.
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I've tried to get mine a few times and the option to get it won't come up on the service SA website for me, and you can't get it in a customer service centre, so I drive without one. I've been pulled over and let off because of it 4 times so far, because I can show in my phone that I don't have the option, I have called service SA numerous times, sent numerous emails and have a variety of responses from reset your internet to I don't know, try a customer service centre.
Clearly, after botching your application, the SA Government are the best suited to sorting it out ... 😅
Sorry to hear it mate, we live in hope they'll sort this shit legislation out.
That law is the biggest joke. How cops even have the stomach to enforce it is beyond me.
Which state is that? And what do they define as a high powered vehicle? Nowadays we have Teslas that can outrun Lamborghinis.
Canberra drivers are definitely doing their fair share to uphold our nation’s reputation of having terrible drivers.
My mind was absolutely blown when I was driving in Canberra. Absolutely horrendous drivers everywhere.
Used to live there and agree 100%
That’s why they fit their cars with Y plates
Why the F do they deserve to be allowed to drive
Years 😅ago there was a road safety radio campaign for Canberra that went something like this
.." Remember, when you leave the ACT beware. It's different out there" I'm not kidding! I'd love to find that audio clip.
Yogis don't know to keep left
As a heavy vehicle driving instructor and an ex road train driver I'll explain what needs to happen! For starters every 5 years people need to do a driving test regardless of licence class. Secondly P platers can not drive 4x4 s until on a full licence. Thirdly every state needs to be on the same page when it comes to licensing. Last but not least heavy vehicle licensing in WA,QLD,NSW are by far the most ordinary! On a side note immigration is a big problem for all categories of licensing but unfortunately without them who will do the jobs young Aussies think are below them!
That young Aussies stuff! You need to stop watching Sky and stop reading the Stokes/Murdoch press. 😆
@person.X. typical response from someone who has not much of an idea on how the actual system works 😄
Don't know why you're salty at young drivers not wanting to drive heavy vehicles? I mean i have a MR license i got to work with for a while before i found my forever job ,it was ok while it lasted but it's just not interesting, I'm sure i work harder than any truck driver as a newbie at welding/fabrication but i enjoy it? Fuck me right? Sorry for liking a job that requires thinking?
@@person.X. as an over 40 this guy seems like a barrel of laughs, sure drive trucks if you're completely brainless but why have a go at people who want their work to matter? or god forbid have a job they enjoy
@@sriley064 truck drivers don't matter? do you think your milk just magically appears in the shop?
if you don't think driving trucks "requires thinking" it's probably for the best that you don't do it any more. it seems you may have been part of the problem
This video would have been perfect for us to work on together in regard to driver education. That time we spoke on Facebook messenger and the time you were in Melbourne would have been prime to capture some content for a video like this but I understand you're a busy busy man. Anyway, I'll give my long winded 2 cents below...
1. The driver training system in general is full of gaps, from the actual driving instructors themselves, to the non-existent standards, to misinformed and misunderstood road rules, to the drive test criteria and licencing which is a bill every 3 or 10 years in VIC!
2. The reduced speed limits have nothing to do with trying to create better drivers, as you mentioned it doesn't eliminate bad driving. The reductions in speed are to do with an attempt to reduce harm. The faster we go, the more damage is done. The biggest issue with speed is that most don't understand distance and how long it takes to slow and stop their vehicle, and the limitations of their vehicle when taking a turn or bend, etc...
...Lower speed limits are introduced because of people not driving to the conditions but then are placed on roads where sometimes it doesn't suit the conditions - you can't win and it becomes a joke! At the end of the day, I'd rather drive to the conditions and be highly aware of my surroundings.
3. Agreed on the policing situation and love Fridays with Frank! ;D
4. The F1 comment in regard to Aussie drivers is hilarious as I say to my students, people enter roundabouts like they think their a race car driver and it's turn 1 on Monza Circuit!
5. Selfishness is too prominent on our roads as you mentioned around 5:20
6. I feel accountability is lost on our roads and I rarely see people being held accountable for their actions, or hear about it. Am I wrong?
7:00 you talk about driver education again. I've been in the driver training industry for almost 10 years - people seem to not care about the education, the government included. If people cared, I'd have more business because I take what I do so seriously, yet others don't! :(
Thanks for the video, Ross. Drive safe. :)
I've driven all over the world, I've driven all over Australia. Melbourne drivers are hands down, no question about it, easily the worst drivers I have ever come across. And go figure probably the highest immigration intake in the developed world, makes sense
They definitely stink in Melbourne
@RossReviewsau it's crazy man, I never endured this living in Qld or Nsw Sydney especially. Drivers just go for it.
the funniest thing is at least in my personal experience, is when i see people do 80 or less in 100 zones put their foot right down in their fourbies when i overtake them, which is wild
It’s crazy eh
I made a flog in GQ patrol blow his engine because he did that. In a 60 zone I was in the right lane doing 65, he was in the left, I almost was fully past him and the left lane was ending so he floored it to try get in front of me. Big mistake bitch, I put the foot down hard, and gave that Barra a pull, and flog nugget in his 4x4 geared down and flattened it thinking he would successfully drag race an empty XR6 ute. All I heard was KA BAAAANG RAttle rattle rattle, as I looked in the mirror as his coal roll, turned into huge cloud of thick white smoke.
This is the one! heaps of drivers do this. WTF is going on inside their head.
@@ZimmyTheTulipself appointed road safety Zar, you need there authoritah
Even learners do this. Especially on roads with only 1 lane each way and the dotted line. So many times I've gone to pass a learner doing 70-75 in the 100 zones (non learners do this as well as I'm sure you know but generally they're doing around 80-85) and the moment I'm in the oncoming lane they speed up to over 100-110 to try to stop me from overtaking. There's literally nothing they lose by letting someone who's going to do 100 pass them, they're going slower so it's not like it'll hold them up. Just making extra hazards and potential life threatening situations for the sake of ego.
Our politicians at all levels are busy destroying our culture, what it means to be Australian and take some pride in being a good Aussie. Instead they are focused on revenue raising and ensuring everyone wastes time on this welcome to country BS and/or DEI mental patient affirming. The cereal box license loophole is insane! It contributes to this level of selfishness and self entitled behaviour.
When more people would rather die to fight their government than die for their government, you know there is a problem.
This country since Covid doesn’t look remotely the same 😫😞
@@RossReviewsau sadly so true Sir.
I agree there are too many drivers in WA ignoring important road rules. One of the worst is KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING! I recently was behind a ford ranger who sat on 80 km/hr in the right lane in a 100 km/hr zone. After 10 minutes, I got angry and let him know! He finally got the message and moved into the left lane. Police should fine more people when they do not KEEP LEFT on highways!
But, and it's a big but, that rule was originally designed to make it easier for speed cameras to nab you.
If you couldn’t get around them for 10 minutes then that’s either a you thing or there were other factors at play.
You were in the right lane behind them for 10 minutes but you were NOT overtaking anyone.
@christopherbright8912 There were trucks and cars in the left lane also going slower than 100 km/hr. I was trying to overtake, but there was an idiot in front of me! Ford ranger had many chances to go into the left lane with the other slow traffic. After I passed him I went into the left lane straight away.
if Police became Visible it would help
What really shits me off is people not stopping at STOP signs...flying up to a stop sign in your 4 tonne Prado,slam the breaks on and roll through the sign is not stopping
Definitely worrying
Here in QLD, Ive been told that STOP signs are considered a suggestion...go figure.
There is an intersection where I turn right across traffic which is facing a STOP sign. The sign is designed to give me a chance to turn right. So often, I force people to slam their brakes on and make road rage because they fail to stop at the sign while I turn right (also after actually stopping).
10 million less people in Australia when I got my driver's license,1980.
Lot more respect for other road users. We used to raise a friendly finger as we passed each other on country roads.
Gradually watched the population boom and entitlement skyrocket.
But it’s not just pure Aussies but other people from other country’s who get their drivers license from a chip packet which can’t drive.
Cereal box licence 🪪
nah you're right bro pure aussies are perfect drivers and never make mistakes. Those aggresive drivers in lifted 4x4s are all immigrants.
@@user-ye1se9qm8m Stay out of their way, out of the right lane no worries. it's fairly predictable how they're gonna drive. It's the useless folk with no idea how to drive, 20km under speed limit that ruin driving
Definitely the worst offenders are white Australian males 18-60 in midsize 4wd's. The same demographic group are most likely to tail gate, road rage and provoke fights with complete strangers.
Interstate truck driver here who has also driven all over the world and yes I agree I have seen allot of fatalities unfortunately on the roads in Australia the stand outs have been four wheel drive vehicles (mostly ford rangers) tailgating and killing occupants of other smaller vehicles and or changing lanes to fast and flipping .. P platers driving to fast and aggressively for their ability mainly in falcons and commodores , people in caravans speeding jackknifing and taking out cars in opposite lanes and also drivers from other countries who aren’t sure of the rules. I have to say out of all of the states in Australia drivers in Queensland are the worst by far for being aggressive inconsiderate e.g not letting others merge and generally just bad drivers followed closely by victorians. Keep safe out there everyone
Agree! The drivers hold oversea licensce can't drive on road, they must pass the test and have a local licence.
Agreed
I have never agreed with anyone more than when Jeremy Clarkson said “speed doesn’t kill it’s suddenly stopping that gets you”
Facts
@@RossReviewsauthanks man love your content
You need to start a new Channel - Ross Rants -
Enjoying these
🤣 I’ll keep pumping then on there along with some hectic car videos
I've been driving for over twenty four years. It's gotten to the point when I get in the car and it's like you mentally prepare yourself for multiple idiots that do not pay attention to what they are doing went out today copped a few idiots. I'm used to it now. Lived in Adelaide all my life learnt to drive in a manual in the 1990s we were taught about common sense and being courteous to other drivers but a lot of the other drivers don't care about you or the other people around them it seems.
It’s no joke! I completely agree I also find my self doing this
Thank you, Ross. A video that is long overdue, we seriously need to improve our driver education system in Australia and have licences issues by registered training organisations.
I think we can all agree on that one.
People can't walk let alone drive. Just go to the supermarket and watch them with a shopping trolley!
The best drivers I've encountered were in Norway. A close second would be Germany - unlimited speed and constantly one of the least road fatalities in Europe.
They are very good! They do lots of driver education and have great road manners
@@audriusbaranauskas6227 Norway has the safest road statistics, partly because they rigidly enforce speed limits, with cameras everywhere. But I did not like riding a motorcycle there, because every second Norwegian motorist thinks that they are the police, and flash their lights in disapproval if you overtake them. They never give way if they have right of way, for example won’t slow down to let you out into traffic. Whereas, in most European countries they do cut you some slack when they realise that you may be a tourist. This is particularly so in Finland and the Baltics. German drivers are more tolerant of speeding, probably because on the autobahns the speed is not limited. But it is limited and enforced on roads other than autobahns. Best of all for motorcycles is Italy, where although the driving seems chaotic, it is actually very competent. The only time they look in their mirrors is when reversing or pulling out. Otherwise they concentrate fully on what is ahead of them. Gaps in traffic are there to be filled, so merging at high speed is normal. I was told that most of the speed cameras are fakes, or unserviceable, which is probably why they generally drive well above the limit on the autostradas. Greeks also have a tolerant attitude towards motorcycles and obvious tourist drivers, often letting you out into traffic when it’s busy.
The British are good too.
Yep. Reducing speed limits only causes the bad drivers to crash with a slightly lower chance of dying. It also issues more tickets when the cameras are out.
Stopping the root cause of bad driving? Na. Cameras don't make money off that.
I drove in Malaysia recently, and their roads are quite chaotic with motorbikes cutting through gaps, people going wherever they want without indicating etc. Their road deaths are definitely worse than Australia. But at least on their expressways they know what the overtaking lane is for!!! It should be basic level 1 driving knowledge 😂
Yup over there they at least have awareness! Slow speed limits only bunches everyone up
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Didn't leave a crumb in this video, drivers here are absolutely horrendous. They're either really clueless or so arrogant that they always have to be in front of you. They slow us down but they can clearly see it does nothing, but hey more $$ for the government cos they don't want to fix the issue.
Yup we have either completely clueless drivers or guys who think they are F1 drivers lol not much in between
Mate, living the dream at the moment, in USA ,Oahu at the moment. People give way to each other , stop for pedestrians and let them cross everywhere, slow drivers pull off and give way, no road rage all while doing 10 miles over the speed limit and passed a heap of people riding in truck beds and motorcycle riders with no helmets. FREEDOM.
Fuck the nanny state.
America 🇺🇸 got a lot of things right.. so many people hate on it yet they have never been.. I’m excited to go back and review some content
@@RossReviewsau apart from left hand drive lol
Really intelligent riding a motorbike without a helmet says a lot about the US
Did they give you a big stick to wade through the homeless when you turned up?
I have always said that you should be allowed to drive on an international license in Australia for a maximum of three months. Three months will more than cover your holiday or your work trip. If you intend to stay for longer than three months then you are either studying or are taking a long-term job, and you need to start the process of obtaining an Australian drivers license the day, your plane touches down in order to give you time to obtain it before that three months runs out. And that process should be no less rigorous or extensive than a 16 year old Aussie getting their licence.
Yes most states are 3 months on an international license tho nsw is 6 months I think.. the problem is they don’t test them at all really to swap the licence to Australian… it’s literally 1 test around the block
How does this help? It's the Aussie drivers that are the worst, the imported ones are of a much higher standard.
@@bushpig6837 are you saying the indians causing traffic in parramatta are good drivers? 💀
@@bushpig6837 Not here in Melbourne, mate!!!
I've got no problem people driving under the speed limit especially if they stay left on a multi lane road. Same on a country road, if they pull over and let the traffic pass, then that is okay with me. And something that you will get to know is that when you get older, your reflexes get slower and so they tend to drive slower.
The biggest problem on our roads is attitude. The lack of courtesy for other road users is what drives me crazy. Driving is a privilege and the roads are there for everyone and this needs to be drilled into every road user. From car drivers, truck drivers, cyclists, caravaners and farmers with machinery, we all need to show courtesy to each other. We have the issue now that cyclists hate cars, cars hate cyclists, trucks hate caravaners and everyone hates trucks etc.
I think the only way to improve the driving standards is to introduce mandatory advance driving education to new licence holders whether they are never held a licence before or are coming here from overseas. I don't think it would be politically possible to make it mandatory for all licence holders.
Every driver who has been involved in an incident has one thing in common. They all think that they are a good driver.
You talk about in the US where the authorities pull people over to lecture them on their bad behaviour. Well going by the graph that you showed, the US isn't much better than India and China that you highlighted. So the US has some serious problems considering how they are an advanced country.
The graph is on paper and like I said Miss leads the facts IMO.. 10 % in America are seriously bad tho 90% are quite competent.. Australia has this reversed 10% are competent the other 90 have no idea what’s going on..
Keep left and have road manners
Agreed! The worst drivers in all of Oz are Tradies.
(Self proclaimed F1 drivers 🤣)
I'm a tradie (Electrician). I admit the younger tradies seem to be the biggest psycho's on the roads - note the green P plates on the new Ranger. The guy's I work with here in Vic started racking up the points in our various work vehicles, which soon made them slow down, after donating their weeks pay to Victoria Police. Trust me, we also have to put up with moron's blocking access to our work sites. Jobs in the city are a nightmare!!
Hahahaha 6am race to work is a classic
We had 2 cars with almost accurate speedos,now most instead of being at 98 when the clock reads 100 you're actually doing 92 because god knows why
I feel like this does not get enough coverage
I read it's a deliberate move by car manufacturers. Our Kluger shows 100 when doing 93.
You’re absolutely right, there’s no consideration for others generally in our society and that manifests even more on the roads.
Everyone out for them self here
At least we drive on the proper and civilised side of the road.
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@@peteb4148 Americans drive on the other side of the road to Australia
You see this a lot in NSW especially motorways. People just put indicators on then switch lanes in front of you despite very little space, even though there's no car behind you.
0 awareness
There used to be a rule where a truck driver couldn’t get a HC license without at least 5yrs of experience driving semi’s, it’s obviously changed. Now these ‘Fresh off the boat’ drivers are getting them in less than a months, often with only 5 or 6 practical lessons. If you want to hear some horror stories ask an interstate line haul driver how Indian drivers handle B Doubles, particularly between Adelaide and Perth. The Indians will have 3 drivers in 1 truck and they don’t stop for breaks.
I went for my HR licence a few years back as we have a tag axle coach/motorhome conversion. There were others going for their HC and MC. I couldn't believe how basic the "lessons" were. I did three followed by a one-hour assessment drive. To say you can pass a truck licence test easier than pass wind is an understatement.
You can get it in one weekend! I’ve done it, way too easy!
As a truck driver off 30 years, there has always been a bit of shit.now it’s a big shit. Changes for heavy vehicles license are changing in2025. We need to fix the drivers that are on the roads now also. Love your videos Ross
My top 3 annoyances are:
1. Failing to indicate left at the earliest possible point when exiting a roundabout to give vehicles wishing to enter a chance to do so.
2. Vehicles cutting in front of me without indicating just before traffic lights which is risking a rear end collision when the lights change.
3. Tailgating (except maybe when a vehicle is driving slow in the fast lane)
Australia used to have much more courteous drivers 30 years ago, but it's the last 4 years where I've noticed attitude become especially poor.
There is a reason they had to make new laws that permanent residents must get an Australian driver's licence now. Getting too many foreign people making the accidents go up.
It’s a big problem
Very much agree with your points, you summarised it well. Poor skills combined with terrible attitude, needless aggression and lack of attention make for a generally awful experience driving in Australia.
Then the approach from all the State Govt’s exacerbates it further with an unbelievably cynical use of speed cameras, inconsistency regarding driver testing / education, and insistence on embracing autonomous driving ‘safety’ features on vehicles to continue to dumb down mandatory required skills.
I remember doing my first course at a Jim Murcott’s advanced driving school @Sandown in Melb a couple of years after getting my license. It was a massive wake up call and taught me habits/ lessons that I still heed today nearly 40 years later. It was so valuable for such a small outlay.
I'm offended when you say Aussie I was happy when I stopped delivery driving cause the amount of late leavers from traffic lights would give me anger issues as well as people in peak hour traffic that are too far away from the car in front at the lights, only to be told by driver trainers to stop when you can't see the rear wheels on a car. If you don't know where the front of your car ends, get off the road. I do agree with a lot of what you say. Indian truck drivers can drive a truck in Australia without doing a new licence training. Take the Aussie off and just say Drivers.
I hate to admit it but honestly a good 75% of Aussies stink at driving 🚗
@@RossReviewsau Your opinion I think otherwise. I wouldn't say 75% are Aussies
One thing I forgot to mention in my first comment. A friend of mine was in training to become a licence tester for Vicroads... obviously in Victoria. During the training the group was told "when you have a non-English speaker being driving tested you will need to tell the translator what you want the driver to do". She was shocked and asked "will these non-English speaking people be driving around everywhere with translators after they get their licence?" They immediately told her she was being insensitive and the head of the training gave her verbal warning for 'rascist attitudes'. Next class they started talking about the non-English speakers completing their written test in the language of their homeland. My friend piped up, "How will they read the street and traffic signs if they cannot read or understand English?" They fired her for that question and the entire class verbally bashed her as "racist" and "non-inclusive" as she was leaving. We landed too much to groups who should be required to work harder to earn the right to drive. If I was to move to another country to make sure life I'd be sure to learn the language of that country for ease of settling in and so I could understand the signs all around me, know what others were talking about and be able to join their society properly. I WOULDN'T EXPECT SPECIAL TREATMENT!!!
Victoria is the worst place in Australia 💀
Australians are impatient. Also with the adaptive cruise control people forget that it’s on and will sit in a line and not go around first thing you turn off when your in a truck
They are very un aware on the road
Adaptive cruise is great when you don't know where the fuck your going and don't live in the place your driving around,otherwise i can see it becoming annoying
I concur, I’ve driven in other countries and we are the worst, talk about slowing everything down, coming back to Australia you feel like everyone is on Valium.
Tailgating morons who can’t merge, can’t even hold the wheel with 2 hands, run red lights then move away at a green light like a dog with worms dragging its butt.
I couldn’t agree more. For me the worst drivers are people with any 4wds or lifted Utes. They always tailgate people, drive them like they’re playing a game and always stop very close to cars at stop lights. Remember seeing one Hilux with a green p-plate almost tipping over once when turning a corner at the lights.
People also don’t seem to care or show courtesy for other drivers especially when there is a car that is waiting a long time for cars to go past. I also notice that people always switch between lanes back and forth a few times within a very short period of time just so they can go past other drivers.
I am quite a young driver and have only been driving properly on the road for the last 2.5 years and it seems to be getting a little worse. Even a lot of Australian citizens need to really re-take their driving test.
I'm Perth born and bred and will tell you that Melbourne drivers sht all over our drivers, they are much much better. 14:01 chill out a bit and let the guy in lol
I use the freeway everyday so I just left lane it hit cruise control and undertake everyone. So stupid l road rage in my car at below limit drivers, I guess it’s a release.
Yup the left lane is usually faster than the right 💀
Silly mass migration policies has consequences.
Minimum 1 vehiclularly challenged individual per trip
On a good trip😩😂
You're spot on, last few months I've had at least 3 cars try to enter the highway ramp going the opposite way, in QLD! (Yep all times they were either Chinese or Indian)
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I agree, especially the western suburbs of Melbourne (where I live). People here can't drive and the worst are Toyota/Lexus drivers.
It’s bad
Absolutely hate to give Victoria any credit whatsoever,but Tasmanian drivers are the biggest cunts in Australia,Perth may as well be another country because I have no interest in travelling there
A special skill driving in the west. That fu** they’re all awful I’d take that then random smattering elsewhere.
One question you have is you wonder why so many people drive so far under the speed limit.
In reality there's many reasons why.
But I like to think that so many people are on their last point cause they went 4k's over the speed limit past a fixed camera that nabbed them multiple times on the same day in a 50 zone.
This is really giving many the benefit of the doubt.
this sounds awful for citizens - but it does allow some extreme hedonism for select families.
@@johnnykeys1978 a fine simply means "legal for a fee"
Usually it's because it's an old car or a small car like mine that has the engine of a lawnmower. Most do try to get into the left lane, but there are times that's not possible because other drives go around us so fast we're unable to swap to the far lanes. My car is both old and a 2.5 lt so it's a double whammy and where I live there's few options to go anywhere without being forced onto the fwy. The speedo might say 100 but compared to everyone else I may as well be sitting on 70. It's why I find a big truck that's struggling and sit safely behind it or behind another slow old car when I can't get into an outter lane. We try to be as safe on the road not just for us, but others too.
Nope, your title is completely correct!!! Trust me 😅😅
I am a professional advanced Race Track Instructor and coach, I also teach defensive driving with one of Australia's most highly decorated racers and multi Australian Drivers Champion, who is my boss and good friend.
This stuff is my bread and butter, Australia has the worst, self absorbed, unskilled and scared drivers it beggars belief.
Our police are dumb AF too.
I actually feel embarrassed to call myself Australian at times.
I get stuck in racing and track life so much, that the contrast is feeling worse than ever.
Driving on our roads sucks, it is horrendous mate.
I won't name drop, but our coaches are ex or current V8SC, Indy cars, Fanatec GT racers and myself being involved in time attack and Sports Prototype LMP3 racing.
I've been fortunate enough to have done police driver training and the ambulance roadcraft course, as well as LR, HR and 4x4 courses. I think defensive driving courses like you offer should be mandatory. I spent my teenage years in Germany and even now know the German driver training pretty well. Some say we should have a German style driver training, but many wouldn't want to pay for the extra lessons. You have to have a first aid certificate to get a driver's licence in Germany.
We need guys like yourself educating the masses
@@coover65absolutely, but I think off hand it is approximately $5k AUD equivalent?
Gee, that is a small price to pay for a lifetime worth of skills 😊👌
Look at all the money we waste on rubbish.
Besides, I have done the maths vaguely, the amount of revenue from such a scheme would be more than anything from speed camera's.
People don't spend $5k on fines usually in a lifetime.
The other savings is, less NDIS money needed from car crash injuries, less hospital emergency department money needed and more tax paying slaves will be alive to profit from 😉
One last thing, our road infrastructure will be used more efficiently rather than spending more on building roads which essentially turn into big, fat carparks.
Yes I do see the world that way.
@@RossReviewsauthank you mate, I'd love to think we could have an attitude in Australia where that could actually happen on a large scale.
@SimonWorlds I couldn't agree more.
Yep, you are not wrong. Have driven thousands of miles in the USA for work and most driver's are useless.
i hear you
Just about all the large US cities/suburbs are bad.
The worst I’ve experienced are DC/Baltimore,Atlanta,Philadelphia,Boston,
Los Angeles and most of Florida & New Jersey😱
I’m sure others here can add their nominations to the list🤔
Absolutely hit the nail on the head, We need better education and immigrants should have to do something similar to the Ls test. People obstructing traffic need to be fined. Great video as usual
Facts! Glad you agree 👍
@ 100% and love your brutally honest opinion, there’s nothing more frustrating than incompetence on our road system
One group in particular, the Uber drivers. They're out of control! Especially the Uber eats lot. Parking where they shouldn't, flying across lanes without indicating or checking, all whilst pissing around with their dam phone. Took my SS for a drive in the country, and on the way back almost got taken out by three of them. One got so close to colliding with me I thought that was it (Thank god for Brembos and Potenza's!)
Uber drivers think they are rally car drivers 💀 its so bad
I drive in Melbourne mainly on the freeway i can't remember how times it a 100km zone there will be clown drive doing 80 in the middle on of 4 Lane every just does the same . I look at the driver they mostly are from overseas . With no idea what going on behind the wheel
Biggest problem? Attitude. I did a driver training course this year with one of the biggest providers. I was there because I wanted a refresher after several decades of driving. I quickly realised most of the other people were there because of the magistrate’s court. One young dinkhead spent the whole time with his phone in his hand while doing the driving component. And he still passed. Another girl driving her brand new car didn’t realise she could adjust the seat. Had to be shown how. And these are the people driving next to you.
All i can say is, theres a reason Dash Cam Owners Australia is so popular 🤣
and just over a minute into the video and you said it yourself lol 😆
100%
When you deploy to a battlefield, you become a changed person. As a delivery driver, the road is my battlefield and I am surrounded by those who are constantly trying to cut me off and take me out. When off the road I'm a different man. Fines don't stop idiocy.
You are a warrior 🫡
Agreed, the driving education and testing is far too easy.
It’s a joke
"You can pass a driving test in Australia easier than you can pass wind."
Hi Ross. Thanks for discussing a topic close my heart. I've done a few different advanced driving courses which makes other drivers seem more incompetent. As a paramedic for the past 27 years and a cop for 11 before that, I've seen more than my fair share of fatalities, seriously injured and minor collisions. I've heard the excuses and reasons for the crashes. The biggest issue I believe is just poor attitude. People don't want to share the road with other users. They're too busy or too important. I spent my teenage years living in Germany, so have a good understanding of how they train new drivers. Our system of having supervision and lessons by parents is just ridiculous. Talk about the blind leading the blind. Visible police cars is usually a good deterrent to poor driving practice, but most of our police are understaffed. I believe NSW only has 85% of the police they need. Let's improve driver training. Not many here would be prepared to pay and do a German style driver training, but an advanced driving course is invaluable. There are other aspects to make our drivers better. I did a research paper a few years back for my Paramedicine degree on causes of crashes. I had access to police investigations and insurance documents. Inattentive and poor driving skills were the main causes of the 1100 incidents I examined. Take care out there.
Completely agree mate, you would have seen some horrible things unfortunately. I’m a big believer in poor driving habits over just blaming speed for everything
Bro I do 2-3km over the speed limit and people behind me just have to go past me no matter what. I find people in the large utes and 4x4 are bad too, so aggressive and they drive like they own the road
Tradies are some of the worst offenders
I don't mind people going faster than me, but the ones that overtake, then go 10k slower than the speed limit really cheese me off. If they wanted to go slower than me why did they overtake?
The number of motor vehicle deaths per 100,000 people in the United States in 2022 was 12.8. In 2023, the road death rate in Australia was 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people so who are the worst drivers just saying. Peace out.
Australia has the worst drivers. The government has slown us down so much that we might not be killing are selves but we have the most clueless, ignorant, entitled drivers I’ve ever seen.
340 million people in 🇺🇸..dont know if you can use a per capita statistic like that to compare Australia with f all traffic ..controversial
@@RossReviewsau How much have you driven in Washington State? Seriously, when it comes to blocking the fast lane, they are even worse than here.
Australia could really learn a lot about road safety from looking at what they do in Germany. Germany was always one of the top leading countries on vehicle and road safety. Also here in Southeast Queensland I generally find that people drive better in Central Brisbane because of the more complicated spaghetti like Road system Brisbane has. But once you get out off Brisbane everyone starts driving crazy as like they thing the roads are there own personal racetracks.
I have also noticed when driving on very bendy narrow mountain roads people who drive lifted Landcruiser's and Nissan Patrol Ute's (pickup trucks) drive faster then everybody else like race car drivers then you have to be so careful not to have head-on collisions with them from driving way too fast on narrow mountain backroads we have here in Queensland.
I started learning to drive when I was a teenager in Germany. The main differences I see are 1. In Germany only an authorised instructor can teach/mentor new drivers. 2. There you must a set number of autobahn, city and nighttime hours. I think here you can just do 120 hours scooting around on a dry, sunny day. 3. Respect for other drivers are instilled into new German drivers. It costs about three times as much to get your licence in Germany, and you must have a current first aid certificate. If you want to tow a trailer over 800kg, that's extra lessons and an endorsement.
Well, that's unfair, just because drivers in Perth can't drive does'nt mean the rest of us cannot drive, WA's proximity to South Africa might be the problem xD
I love watching your videos like this, you’re saying what we’re all thinking.
Thanks! Glad you like it.
i’ve been saying the same thing for years
and one of the problems with people driving under the speed limit is new cars have their speedos calibrated to show you going faster than you are combine that with someone driving 5 ks under just to be safe and you end up being 10 or more under
I believe car manufacturers have been doing that for years to comply with regulations in many countries. Our Kluger shows 100 when the GPS says 93.
Brother, I love your videos but in the US and Canada, you're virtually buying your licence. I don't know about WA, but in NSW (where I grew up), we had a mandatory theory test for your L's and then you have to do a mandatory 120+ hours of logged driving with a fully licenced driver before we could even consider taking our P plate test. Even then, I failed my first P plate test (as did most of my friends) before we ended up getting it on our second or third try, I think that's a large portion of why our accidents per capita are far less than they are in North America.
If anything, there's a major problem with foreign immigrants having their licences immediately converted to a full Australian licence without doing the mandatory L and P type tests. We're relatively thorough here. Not Germany or Japan levels thorough, but quite thorough.
You don’t have to do that if you move to this country with a different licence you literally just go around the block! Also the 120 hrs are with mom n dad generally.. they ain’t always teaching you the best way.. they should make all new drivers go to driver education for a weekend course even, and any migrants from not similar country’s 100% need driver education
as a 19 year old who (briefly) looked at getting a motorbike, I quickly changed my mind since I started driving. I am just not confident enough in the people around me who got their licenses in a cereal box. And look, I know the stereotypes of young drivers but some people should 100% not be on the road. My dad who was in the police (before it became what it is today), and was a rally driver, made sure to teach me the mechanics of cars, how they handle, got me into racing, ect, and I am grateful for that especially when I see others being stupid/ignorant on the roads.
Honestly so dangerous to drive a motorcycle here in Australia, the amount of close calls on the daily made me stop
ross saying what we all thinking
Only telling the truth
Albo and e karen and the ministry of truth might have something to say about telling the truth Ross .they might send you off to a re education camp lol 😅
Logically they should just make the speed limit 0km because that would save lives. The argument "but that's going too far" cannot be used here because that line was already crossed long, long ago.
Ive only seen your intro and couldn’t agree more in Sheparton Vic we had a great driver ed and they closed it . I went through work my step son and other family and friends kids stayed with us and did the same. The slow drivers can be to do with the dumb arsed speedo’s can be up to 15k slow so i set my speed via gps and noted the speedo reading or Subaru had to do 120k to be doing 110k. I agree with the parking thing you have to be able to get your license so a cop should be ablento ask you to park and if you fuck up take your ticket. Definitely need a greater police presence and using a mobile should be the same as DUI dont come to Shepp mate we have the worst drivers in the land, shouldnt be allowed to own a pic of a car let alone a ticket to drive. I no longer drive due to disability and i dont miss the morons although we have some indian bus drivers who are crap. Cheers mate your onto it
One of the girls my girlfriend used to be friends with literally said, "you don't need to head check thats what mirrors are for."
Having driven and lived in most states & presently are in Tassie....wow! People pulling out then turning left 20 metres down the road. Yes in the right hand lane slower than the left, not aware of any other drivers at all,slowing down to turn off a main road like its their driveway. No indication, cutting in front when there's no cars behind you. Not giving way on roundabouts, not knowing how to indicate on roundabouts. Imigrant drivers blocking 3 lanes of traffic to get into the fourth lane. The list goes on and on and on. And it's not oldies. You have a 6th sense what idiot drivers are going to do. O' yeah my favourite, swerving to the left into the curb, to turn right, at least they indicate.
Absolutely see it everyday on the roads here in Perth too
@Ross
Totally agree.
Question, do you know the difference between speed and speeding?
Years ago I was involved in testing the road surface after accidents.
The official reports may have stated speed, but never speeding in the coroner's reports!
Re drivers both imported and local they are trained to pass a basic test by people who in general can't "drive" themselves! 80 hours of driver instruction by parents who passed their licence 20 years or more before.
How many understand a solid line across the road at an intersection means STOP a broken line means GIVE WAY.
at a merge if there is a broken or zipper line as a lane marking the car on the left MUST give way.
An arrow on the lane is NOT an advisory! It is mandatory, if you get into a lane with a left or right turn arrow, you must MUST follow the arrow!
If you drive a ute, truck or heavy understand your breaking distances! FFS it's not rocket science. A fully loaded semi approaching a intersection MUST be prepared to stop! Not run the orange.
Orange light means MUST STOP if safe to do so. Ie if you are in the solid line marking area you should be able to stop safely unless you have a semi riding your arse!
When was the last time you checked your tail and break lights? If I notice a light out I try to notify the driver, most don't care!
And agree we need police back on the road, and for the GD guys driving around do your f ing job and be aware of all this stuff. Like Ross says if drivers don't get pulled over and told what they are doing wrong, just like a naughty child that is NEVER disciplined they will continue to endager others!
Some dash cam owners (not all) do shit just so they can put it on you tube
Very true sadly
NZ is the same mate, I have been here in Perth 7 months now and the driving culture is very similar . The cops are either picking up the pieces or dealing with another roading fatality. When the are active it's based around speeding and revenue gathering not driver education . Lack of patience is a huge issue that leads people to take a risk and put others in harms way , once in a car people seem to lose all perspective and become angry little people.
You’d reckon Victoria would have some of the better drivers because of the ridiculous amount of hours needed on your L’s. Not to mention the fact that the earliest you can get your full license here is like 22 years old… but you already know how horrendous the drivers are over here.
Imports! & the hours ain’t always taught by good drivers.. blind teaching the blind
Yes, more hours to learn more obnoxious habits.
Ross, I imagine when you were passing those cars in the tunnel while likely only going 75'ish (usual speedo error), they were screaming at you "you're killing the children"' while they franticly dialed 000 to report you to the cops as a hoon. But you are correct about the driving standard being probably the worst, it's definitely dropped a long way since I started driving 40 years ago. It also seems as though signs and lights are now just suggestions.
Oh man so true literally doing the speed limit and feeling like your dropping a gear
If running a red light was a sport, Sydney drivers would win a Gold medal.
Mate we have too many drivers who shouldn't be driving here. But just look at the faces of those who make hearts skip. 99% aren't Australian.
You are 100% right. The license itself may as well just come free in the post. The vacant stare you get from some drivers that nearly just killed both of you is stunning.
Add that to middle lane freeway hogs, and the sheer terror of sharing a road with mums in SUVs that multi task when they should just be driving and you have a recipe for early hair loss.
Cereal box licence has to stop
It's because ustralia it's too multi cultural. Many come from places with only camels,cows or goats then we give a licence after a pathetic international drivers license test. It's also been a proven fact (only 2 months ago) that people over the age of 60's are the cause and involved in more crashes than drivers in their 30's or 20's.
Exactly! Send em back!
It’s true
The word cereal box licences for Semi trucks is next level ,there is no substitute for experience and training for these vehicles, thats why very few young drive them and semis are not as common in Asia/India they mainly have smaller less powerful ridgid trucks,overseas drivers need to earn there stripes before jumping in these
You're right Aussie roads have some interesting drivers now ,no flow ,lack awareness, mainly dordal/slow or to fast sometimes in appropriate area's ,both local/native and overseas can be bad i reckon
It’s that they’re neurologically cooked from the clot shots
Mate, what can we even do about this. Protest, petition? You’re 100% correct. Education.
I'm an indigenous white Australian, and while I agree that the new arrivals are a big problem, my own driving skill has plummented with every clotshotandbooster 'They' have pumped into me.
AGREED - Coming from the UK l was shocked and amazed at the incredibly low standard of driving in Australia - Most Aussies seem completely ignorant about even the most basics of driving etiquette - Be it how to negotiate a roundabout, merge seamlessly into traffic or even safely overtake even your average born and bred Aussie hasn't got a clue - Personally l blame the ridiculously antiquated Log Book System they still laughably operate - Appallingly bad driving habits passed down through each generation.
there are no standards for driving here.. just drive slow thats it