The Perth Thread

[Biggie]

Absolutely. Snuggling up to the loved one on a cold night, is there anything better?

 

[Beerfish]

I'm noticing lately a distinct increase in the number of people who appear to believe indicating is optional when driving on the streets of Perth. Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[Procrastinator35]

I'm noticing lately a distinct increase in the number of people who appear to believe indicating is optional when driving on the streets of Perth. Has anyone else noticed this?

Aussie wide phenomenon....They clearly think the rest of us are mind-readers....I mean, Just How hard is it to flick the switch?....Beyond lazy.

 

[JoseMourinho]

I'm noticing lately a distinct increase in the number of people who appear to believe indicating is optional when driving on the streets of Perth. Has anyone else noticed this?

Yep! I almost had a crash when one of the guys turned right out of nowhere. Almost ran up the back of him.

 

[BALKAN]

Absolutely. Snuggling up to the loved one on a cold night, is there anything better?

Yes. Being alone and cold and hoping you die of hypothermia.

 

[Beerfish]

I also think there needs to be some kind of public service campaign on how to go through a roundabout properly. Old people especially seem to think that you indicate right to go straight through.

 

[The Speaker]

Seven West is planning to buy The Sunday Times.

 

[Allikat]

Seven West is planning to buy The Sunday Times.

The ACCC is looking at it already. Don't be surprised if they say no.

 

[The Speaker]

The ACCC is looking at it already. Don't be surprised if they say no.

I will be surprised if they say no. Won't be any different to the set-up in Brisbane and Adelaide.

 

[JoseMourinho]

The ACCC is looking at it already. Don't be surprised if they say no.

They'll say Yes, it isn't like they'll have a monopoly anymore with online media.

 

[The Speaker]

They'll say Yes, it isn't like they'll have a monopoly anymore with online media.

Perthnow comes with the deal, which could be argued to either increase national online news competition (given the poor marketshare of Yahoo7), or decrease state online competition (which seems to me to be an irrelevancy).

 

[Stronzo]

I also think there needs to be some kind of public service campaign on how to go through a roundabout properly. Old people especially seem to think that you indicate right to go straight through.

Many do it right but the others either don't slow down on approach to the roundabout, or slow down too much or even stop unnecessarily.

I've seen more than a couple come to a complete stop on a roundabout to let someone else in. Flabbergasting.

 

[Biggie]

Yes. Being alone and cold and hoping you die of hypothermia.

 

[Plugger35]

I also think there needs to be some kind of public service campaign on how to go through a roundabout properly. Old people especially seem to think that you indicate right to go straight through.

I've seen quite a few people indicate left at a roundabout as they swerve left and then indicate right as they swerve back right when they are just going straight through.

That's just idiotic as well as being dangerous.

 

[Reynolds Number]

I'm noticing lately a distinct increase in the number of people who appear to believe indicating is optional when driving on the streets of Perth. Has anyone else noticed this?

It's worse in Darwin.

Still dumbarse lazy driving etiquette.

 

[Perth gal]

Not really sure its cold enough

 

[Smeg Head]

Not really sure its cold enough

Day trip to Wandering?

 

[Perth gal]

Day trip to Wandering?

Shit no. Lived near there as a kid for a while. Yeah wasn't that interesting.

 

[Smeg Head]

Shit no. Lived near there as a kid for a while. Yeah wasn't that interesting.

Not that much out there other than farms, but it does get cold.

Loving the weather at this time of year.

 

[Milang_Panthers]

Day trip to Wandering?

Haha I am in Wandering as I speak

 

[Smeg Head]

Haha I am in Wandering as I speak

Whats the current word then from our resident Wandering correspondent then?

 

[Milang_Panthers]

Whats the current word then from our resident Wandering correspondent then?

haha not too bad by Wandering standards but yeah its still pretty cold. Would love to live out here but Im not much good as a farmer unfortunately

 

[Smeg Head]

haha not too bad by Wandering standards but yeah its still pretty cold. Would love to live out here but Im not much good as a farmer unfortunately

Well its cold enough here too, being near Jandakot. Like the countryside too, but then the convenience of the burbs is also good.

 

[Perth gal]

I've been working out there a bit lately.

 

[Off The Couch]

I can never be bothered indicating to leave a roundabout - sometimes give a half hearted flick of the indicator, but rarely