Truck driver should be ashamed of abuse

I LIVE in Hocking and getting onto Wanneroo Road from East Road and vice versa at peak times is a nightmare.

On Friday, August 20, at 3.50pm I was travelling home waiting in line to turn onto East Road.

There is always traffic waiting to come out onto Wanneroo Road, so I always give way to cars waiting to turn right.

I know how frustrating it is to get stuck there.

This day I had a truck behind me waiting impatiently and the driver began a tirade of abuse towards me for doing this.

He even tried to go around me and cut off the oncoming car.

The driver’s abuse continued up East Road until I had had enough.

I stopped my car, opened my door and, before I knew it, the other driver was out of his truck hurling further abuse towards me about letting a car out.

I tried to explain how difficult it is turning right on to Wanneroo Road.

But this was futile.

I was called a “dumb bitch” and he got back into his truck and sped off, narrowly missing my car, still shouting.

Where has common decency and manners gone?

It’s obviously a dog-eat-dog world.

To the male truck driver, you should be ashamed of yourself.

What everyone else is thinking

Robin (female driver for 45 years)

23/09/2010

There are some occasions where it is safe and reasonable to let a car in e.g. if you are coming to a stop for a traffic light up ahead and there is a car on your left trying to get into the same lane of traffic you are about to be waiting in. This causes no delay in traffic flow and puts no-one in danger. Courtesy is fine - in the right situation. What I am really amazed at is that Ms. Adams did what is the dumbest most risky thing imaginable - especially for a woman. You DO NOT GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE to talk with someone who may be upset or even irate. You are lucky that you or your vehicle was not attacked in a "road rage" situation. You should thank the truckie for not taking things further.

Stanley

02/09/2010

The truck driver was right, if you had the right of way, move and get on out of the way. The quicker you and the truck got out of the way the sooner other drivers could turn or move on. As it was you would have caused a bigger line of vehicles waiting behind you that other drivers wanting to turn right would have had to give way to in turn. The time it takes drivers to signal each other to go or not to go and who has right of way but you go first you could have been long gone out of the way.