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Two sightings on the roads this morning.
It's called a ZIP MERGE!
So I'm driving over to Yon Local Craft store when I encounter the stretch of road commonly nicknamed the hourglass. This is because we are required to zip merge in and out for a few metres. Well the rules for a zip merge state that if you are in front of a car by any point (usually the nose), you have right of way.
Apparently Mr. Black SUV did NOT get the message because after we zip-merged for the second time, he decided to jump right in front of me and cut me off, causing a very LONG and loud beep from me.
Luckily Mr. Black SUV didn't go to the craft store or I would've left a "learn how to drive dickhead" note on his windshield.
Complete the turn, don't stop!
Quick note: Aussies drive on the left-hand side.
On the way to my SO's house, I'm driving up a stretch of road that has 2 lanes each way and also lacks a median strip in the centre (the division is marked by a very thick white line).
This white hatchback pulls out of a side street and begins to turn right, but then stops about mid-way, forcing me to slam on my brakes and honk them. Now, for this stretch, once you start the turn, you MUST finish it. You cannot stop halfway at all, otherwise you'll cause an accident.
It's called a ZIP MERGE!
So I'm driving over to Yon Local Craft store when I encounter the stretch of road commonly nicknamed the hourglass. This is because we are required to zip merge in and out for a few metres. Well the rules for a zip merge state that if you are in front of a car by any point (usually the nose), you have right of way.
Apparently Mr. Black SUV did NOT get the message because after we zip-merged for the second time, he decided to jump right in front of me and cut me off, causing a very LONG and loud beep from me.
Luckily Mr. Black SUV didn't go to the craft store or I would've left a "learn how to drive dickhead" note on his windshield.
Complete the turn, don't stop!
Quick note: Aussies drive on the left-hand side.
On the way to my SO's house, I'm driving up a stretch of road that has 2 lanes each way and also lacks a median strip in the centre (the division is marked by a very thick white line).
This white hatchback pulls out of a side street and begins to turn right, but then stops about mid-way, forcing me to slam on my brakes and honk them. Now, for this stretch, once you start the turn, you MUST finish it. You cannot stop halfway at all, otherwise you'll cause an accident.