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Australia vs England: Road Safety

by BobinOz on August 18, 2009

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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 roads in 2005.
28,954 [...]

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Driving in Australia and the RBT

by BobinOz on July 28, 2009

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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 yet been living [...]

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Driving in Australia – Beating the Boy Racers

by BobinOz on April 21, 2009

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“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 of [...]

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The Truth About Traffic in Australia.

by BobinOz on March 31, 2009

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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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