Thread: Road Courtesy

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It certainly is a sad world we are living in now. Just this week here in NZ an elderly couple stopped to help a young guy who had run off the road into a ditch on the east coast of the north island to have the fella steal their car leaving them out in the middle of nowhere. The car was recovered and the guy arrested across the other side of the island the next day and charged with several crimes he commited while on his little site seeing trip. Luckly the elderly couple weren't hurt apart from they trust in others.

Yes johnboy,,returning from Kumeu show..By the time we had got there,we were hot and getting a little tired.The temperature inside the F100 was about 35 deg,all vents open,windows down[air conditioning],load on the truck,with caravan.I have set places to pull over through there,,as you said,not many places to pull over.
Good to see three out of four people gave us a toot..I dont like being held up by slow vehicles,specially when there are places to pull over,,the horse trailer folks are the worst..,so when I tow,I try not to hold too many up myself..

Showing courtesy is a dying trait but I'm glad it isn't dead. Good show lamin8ter.

Jack.

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Yes johnboy,,returning from Kumeu show..By the time we had got there,we were hot and getting a little tired.The temperature inside the F100 was about 35 deg,all vents open,windows down[air conditioning],load on the truck,with caravan.I have set places to pull over through there,,as you said,not many places to pull over.
Good to see three out of four people gave us a toot..I dont like being held up by slow vehicles,specially when there are places to pull over,,the horse trailer folks are the worst..,so when I tow,I try not to hold too many up myself..

We are all too well aware of the dolts with horse trailers. In my area as we have one of the "premier" tracks in the US about 10 miles away. From mid July to mid September we have the semi's with the big horse farm flat track horses - and they are seldom a problem, but the pickups all year hauling the 2-4 horse trailers from the local horse farms to the harness track - phew!! They become a nightmare on the 2 lane roads at usually 10-20 mph under the speed limit. Let you pass - nahhh. Then there are the mega bus size motor homes (40-45 feet) and trailers (35-45 feet) that wander the Adirondack Mountains back roads(unfortunately, I have been guilty of that with my 35 footer, but do let folks by when/if I can)

Originally Posted by IC2

We are all too well aware of the dolts with horse trailers. In my area as we have one of the "premier" tracks in the US about 10 miles away. From mid July to mid September we have the semi's with the big horse farm flat track horses - and they are seldom a problem, but the pickups all year hauling the 2-4 horse trailers from the local horse farms to the harness track - phew!! They become a nightmare on the 2 lane roads at usually 10-20 mph under the speed limit. Let you pass - nahhh. Then there are the mega bus size motor homes (40-45 feet) and trailers (35-45 feet) that wander the Adirondack Mountains back roads(unfortunately, I have been guilty of that with my 35 footer, but do let folks by when/if I can)

Yeah??so its an international thing with horse people is it??I just thought it was good ol Kiwi ''Im not pulling over,cos my horse doesnt like bumps''syndrome...That makes me feel better.. And we have enough problems with tourists in small campers about 20 ft long who like to travel at 60-70 km/h in a 100km/h zone..

Originally Posted by lamin8r

we have enough problems with tourists in small campers about 20 ft long who like to travel at 60-70 km/h in a 100km/h zone..

...until they get to a passing lane or a stretch of road where it's possible to pass and then they're doing bang on the 100 km/h limit.

And they're very often in convoy...nose to tail...I encountered three in a row the other day in the Uruti Valley.

And our plods have a 'zero tolerance' policy on speeding...5km/h (or less) over and you're pinged.
Instant fine.