Driving in Australia

Yippee! It’s the School Holidays….

20 September 2010 Australian Climate
park

Yes, after a long hard term doing all that learning stuff, it’s the school holidays here in Australia. At last, time for their well-deserved rest, or… Time to have some fun! Let’s see, what could we do? Well there are several theme parks down at the Gold Coast, just one and a bit hour’s drive. [...]

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Australian Language: We’ve Got A Word You Haven’t!

9 April 2010 Entertainment Australia
word

Yes, here in Australia and New Zealand we have a word that you don’t. In fact I’m pretty sure we are the only countries in the world that have this word. It’s not a swear word, the police use it all the time. In these parts, it is regarded as a “proper” word. What is [...]

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Australia vs England: Road Safety

18 August 2009 Australia vs UK
Open Roads

Driving in Australia. Is it a safer? A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about driving in Australia and the RBT. I ended that post by saying “But hopefully, because of these RBT’s, Australia’s roads are safer. I am only guessing.” Well, I sure was guessing! Britain 3,201 people were killed on Britain’s [...]

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Driving in Australia and the RBT

28 July 2009 Australia vs UK
Police Stop!

Drinking and Driving in Australia I held a full driving licence in the UK for just over 30 years and drove thousands of miles in that time. My best guess would be somewhere between a quarter of a million and a half a million miles. I was never, ever breathalysed. Not once. I have not [...]

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Driving in Australia – Beating the Boy Racers

21 April 2009 Australia vs UK
racers

“Youth is on your side” is a popular saying but it certainly can’t be applied to anyone learning to drive in Australia. Youth is very much against you. Learning to drive in this country is a very complicated process. And if you are under 25 years of age you will be faced with a host [...]

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The Truth About Traffic in Australia.

31 March 2009 Australia vs UK
traffic

One of the things that drove me nuts in the UK was the traffic. The  M25 has been a joke since about 1990. I have watched the sunset from my car on that road many times! Thankfully I have no idea what it is like now, but I suspect it’s not good. Traffic around all [...]

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