I'm not foolish. You won't quote the laws relating to obeying speed limits because you and many others don't believe they apply to you. You try to ridicule people who call you and your like out for speeding, but are quick to start quoting laws when someone else is doing something not of your liking on the roads.
Most of the time, the right hand lane is either congested like the other lanes and crawling along or it is doing roughly the speed limit. People doing the speed limit in the right hand lane shouldn't be an annoyance to others because you're not supposed to drive faster than the speed limit and therefore they are not 'in your way'. All this talk of drivers driving along 30kph below surrounding traffic is rare in my experience. Most of the complaints are pure exaggerations made by impatient idiots who believe the roads are for them only and everyone else should get out of the way.
And also note the rules you quote 'over 80kph'. That does NOT include 80kph. SO, the rule doesn't apply anywhere except where the speed limit is 81kph or higher. Most likely freeways. Very few 90kph exist anymore. Most got reduced to 80kph. Most likely on roads where the traffic is already traveling at the speed limit. So unless you're breaking the law by speeding, it isn't an issue most of the time.
And to get home, I have to make a right hand turn from a busy dual lane divided road. I'll sit in the right hand lane for about 2kms before turning. Why? Because of right hand lane hoggers and even worse, those who complain about right hand lane hoggers who think they own the roads and refuse to let anyone else into that lane. Many of you are the cause of the problems by being disrespectful pricks on the roads. Everyone needs to get somewhere.
And just because someone sits in the right hand lane at the speed limit and you get upset doesn't give you or anyone else the right to tailgate other vehicles, flash your headlights, toot your horn or yell abuse and anything else to bully other road users.
Knighter's -
Use the speedometer provided by the vehicle manufacturer to determine your speed. ADR's specify they must be with 10%. Newer cars speedo's must read MORE than your actual speed, tolerance still 10%. At most speeds and assuming the average speedo is out by 5%, this amounts to only a couple of Kph. If you can't stand driving a couple of kph slower, then hand back your driver's license and take another form of transport. In case you haven't realized, not everyone has a satnav or GPS in their cars. So use the speedo and you won't have any issues. If you need to be somewhere at a certain time, then get off your butt and leave earlier. Using your speedo also gives you an extra margin of error so if you creep over the limit (according to the speedo) by a small amount, you most likely will not be fined. Nothing more funny than idiots using their satnavs and GPS's whinging about being caught doing 3 kph over the limit when the speedo would have been showing a bit more at the time.
And all for the sake of a couple of kph.
The problem Knighter's, is that the vast majority of Australian motorists are a thick as bricks. They care only about themselves. They think the road belongs to them and them alone. They have no clue as to the meaning of 'driving to the conditions'. And even less idea on what it means to share the roads (including the right hand lane hoggers you're all complaining about). You have to set speed limits low because many of these fools haven't the brains to slow down below the posted limit when conditions demand it. Drive any of Melbourne's road on a wet day and you'll see all sorts of idiot drivers out there driving around like it was a bright sunny day with completely dry roads. So there's your problem.
