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I supported Toymods
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 Sydney's Revised Road Rules (joke)
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Wed, 04 December 2002 22:57
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Something that was Emailed to me last night that I thought was interesting.
1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Sydney driver never uses them.
2. Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front, or somebody else will fill that space, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
3. Crossing over two lanes in a single lane-change is considered "going with the flow"
4. The faster you drive through a Red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive body work. the Other guy doesn;t have anything to lose.
6. Breaking is to be done as hard and as late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice relaxing foot massage as the break pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.
7. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and are apparently not enforceable in the metro area during rush hour.
8. Please remember that there is no such thing as a short cut during rush hour in Sydney.
9. Always slowdown and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.
10. Everybody thinks their vehicle is better than yours, especially 4WD drivers.
11. Learn to swerve abruptly. Sydney is the home of high speed slalom driving thanks to the RTA, which put potholes in key locations to test drivers reflexes and keep them on their toes.
12. It is traditional in Sydney to honk your horn at cars that don;t move the instant the light changes.
13. Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way.
14. Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.
15. Remember the goal of every Sydney driver is to get there first, by whatever means possible.
16. Real Sydney women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at 75k/ph in bumper to bumper traffic.
17. Real Sydney men drivers and remove pantyhose and a bra at 75k/ph in bumper to bumper traffic.
18. Heavy fog and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed rules. These weather conditions are gods way of ensuring a natural selection process for body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle sales.
19. There is a common held belief in Sydney that high-speed tailgating in heavy traffic reduces petrol consumption as you get sucked along in the slipstream of the car in front.
20. It's OK to cut off fully loaded semitrailers,road trains and buses because they have brakes.
21. It is an essential duty of the driver to preserve the life of his passengers. Hence no matter how much of an inconvenience it may be, always find a detour around Mt Druitt, Redfern, Lakemba, Punchbowl, Cabramatta and Kings Cross.
22. Always anticipate oncoming traffic while driving down a one way street.
23. It's ok when driving in Sydneys Western suburbs to air your grievances at bad drivers by giving the "one finger salute" while screaming out "arsehole". But it is imperative you are driving a turbo charged 5 litre V8 with a crow bar in your lap.
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I supported Toymods
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Wed, 04 December 2002 23:11
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Ha ha ha
I am pretty sure they are the rules that Rod goes by!
Cya
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Wed, 04 December 2002 23:49
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hehehe hillarious, nice break from mah work hehe so true but sydney, tsk
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Re: Sydney's Revised Road Rules (joke)
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Thu, 05 December 2002 02:50
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| HSV_gal wrote on Thu, 05 December 2002 09:57 |
14. Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.
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Actually, this particular point should be taken seriously...It is worth checking right and left, just to make sure someone hasn't run the light, before you take off.
Just my 2c...
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November 2002
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Fri, 06 December 2002 09:30
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21. It is an essential duty of the driver to preserve the life of his passengers. Hence no matter how much of an inconvenience it may be, always find a detour around Mt Druitt, Redfern, Lakemba, Punchbowl, Cabramatta and Kings Cross.
- Must of been written by an ignorant snob.
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Fri, 06 December 2002 10:13
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2. Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front, or somebody else will fill that space, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
Actually, that one is not a joke. You really have to do it.
I get cut off too many times on this one and have to waste rubber. The worst was when two 4wd's both pulled over in tandem in front of me and stopped, and I really came close to slamming them.
10. Everybody thinks their vehicle is better than yours, especially 4WD drivers.
That one is just true. 
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Brisbane - Chapel Hill
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June 2002
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Sun, 08 December 2002 08:58
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Yes, the three second rule for braking distance results in one going backwards on most days ...
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Toymods Board Member
I supported Toymods
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Turramurra, Sydney.
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney's Revised Road Rules (joke)
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Sun, 08 December 2002 12:35
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2. Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front, or somebody else will fill that space, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
Actually, that one is not a joke. You really have to do it.
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Please tell me you are joking!
If there's a safe distance infront of you there should be ample room for people to merge into your lane without them 'cutting you off'.
I fuckin hate people that leave no room for merging & block anyone out from getting infront of them. These are the only people I will use the "he did it to me so I've gotta do it back" mentality.
It's always fun the number of times you get blocked out then the person doing the blocking needs to merge into your lane! 
I think the main thing missing on our roads these days is consideration for other cars/drivers. No one seems to care who is behind or around them, or if they do manage to notice someone is in a hurry or needs to change lanes, oh, it's time to slow down and teach this guy a lesson for wanting to overtake me or merge infront of me.
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Sydney
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October 2002
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Re: Sydney's Revised Road Rules (joke)
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Sun, 08 December 2002 22:27
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the one thing i hate the most is not when people merge in front of you at an unsafe and bastrd distance but when they do that and they dont even wave, thats inconsiderate and i wanna ram their aaas 
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Hornsby, N.S.W
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September 2002
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Mon, 09 December 2002 05:16
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now now NINO, we all know you like to ram people in the ass, but that is no way to teach a no go road idiot, you must give them more than that.
JUZZO 
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July 2002
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Re: Sydney's Revised Road Rules (joke)
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Fri, 13 December 2002 14:52
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Re: BigWorm: have to agree with you about people being inconsiderate, people get in their cars and think they own the road!
Their behaviours is usually never the same as the behaviour they show in their usual social life. You don't yell and swear at someone that had ran past you in a footpath, but people get so pissed when someone else drives faster than they do! People gets off their head and tailgate other drivers!
They may complaint that other driver's don't have manners, but it just wouldn't work if all cars line up and follow the roads without overtaking each other, I think everyone would just have to be calm and considerate and be totally alert of all the cars around themselve (so they don't scare themselves when one overtakes them)
Althought it's easier said than done, everyone have different attitude and temper, just as they have different driving style..
just my 2c on this never ending problem.. 
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Re: Sydney's Revised Road Rules (joke)
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Fri, 13 December 2002 15:14
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Hehhee... That is some funny shite...
I swear that list must've been written while following me... ...
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Sydney
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June 2002
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Tue, 17 December 2002 11:13
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man, how the hell am i supposed to avoid cabramatta when i live there? i'll just go and do laps around the area until i have to drive to work the next day.
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Shepparton
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October 2002
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Re: Sydney's Revised Road Rules (joke)
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Tue, 17 December 2002 13:26
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Most of them do the job for melbourne too!
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July 2002
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Tue, 17 December 2002 22:43
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yeah, they say Sydney is bad, but last time I was in Melbourne, their attitude wasn't much better too, and geez they step on the gas hard when the lights turns green! But I must agree Melbourne drivers are better than Sydney drivers, they go around curves at 80km/h where Sydney drivers are only capable at driving 50km/h, coz any faster they'll crash!
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I supported Toymods
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Sydney's Revised Road Rules (joke)
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Wed, 18 December 2002 04:27
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I'm generally fairly considerate... will most time slow down and let people in if it's obvious they need to et in, not just to get 2 metres further ahead in the traffic.
but it pisses me off when I dont get a wave. it's just common courtesy, even if they're pushing in, to wave! makes it all forgivemn.
I always wave when I'm let in (or have to push in), and i think if everyone could manage something as simple as that there'd be a whole lot less road rage
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Blacktown Bro
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July 2002
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Re: Sydney's Revised Road Rules
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Mon, 23 December 2002 03:26
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I consider myself a considerate driver, who goes out of my way not to inconvenience any other driver. for example, if the left lane is ending, so two lanes merge into one, i will not wait until the very end of the ending lane to merge, so that drivers in the right lane have to slow down, i merge earlier to help keep traffic flowing. i let people in, i usually do the speed limit, keep a safe distance from other motorists, always indicate etc.
BUT! I can get very angry, very easily!
Here are some ways i can get angry
1. if i let you in, and you dont wave as an acknowledgement of my courtesy
2. create bottlenecks by merging one the lane ends at the VERY END OF THE F**KING LANE, making very other driver in the right lane slow down JUST FOR YOU, COS YOU ONLY LOOK 2 METRES IN FRONT OF YOUR F**KING CAR!
3. right lane hogs, if the speed limit is over 80kph and you are not overtaking, GET OUT OF THE F**KING RIGHT LANE!
4. 4WD's (pedestrian killers), dont care if they go off road once a flaming year, they should be off the road every F**KING day of the year! Buy a people mover you egotistic wankers!
5. people who merge or turn off without using indicators.
6.tailgaters. now a tailgater is someone of very limited brain compacity, and it can take some effort to get the message across to the tailgater, that it is a dangerous practice to tailgate.
here is some of my methods for telling a tailgaters to basically F**KOFF!
1. Hold the brake pedal down for a little while, then slam the brakes on. this way they arent expecting it because your brake lights are always on. they are probably thinking your cars electrical system is stuffed. also it scares the shit out of them because there eyes are transfixed on your brake lights because they have mysteriously came and stayed on while driving!
2. Just simply stand of the brakes without warning. keeps them on their toes!
3. to be a little more fair, wave your finger at them in a naughty naughty manner. this hopefully will tell the taigaters, to f**koff or else. if they are not heeding your message, follow either step 1 or 2, depending on your level of anger at this stage.
they usually work for me. i have a zero tolerance level for tailgaters so i dont mind using these steps. they need to learn.
oh yeah, ive just fitted triple air horns. the original horn in the rolla, just didnt have the loudness or authority i was after! but these puppies do! WWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRR GET OUT THE F**KING WAY!
Merry Christmas! 
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