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Old 20-10-2009, 04:29 PM
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Default WA Road Rules..could they be improved?

I am not aiming to write an essay but there are a couple of things that have had me scratching my head for a long time. Here goes:

1. No left on red after stopping / yielding to on coming traffic.

Why wont they let you do this at all lights? It works well in the USA where drivers can turn right on red after stopping / yielding to on coming traffic. Surely in gods name we could safely handle this concept too?

2. Why no commuter lane on our freeways?

Again in the USA they have the furthest inside lane of freeways designated as a commuter lane. You can only drive in it if you have two or more passengers. The speed limit is 10 mph faster if driving in that lane and commuters use it because they are traveling long distances in that lane with no need to weave in and out of traffic.

The congestion on Perth roads is only going to get worse in the next 10 years and it seems to me that creating bus lanes & train stations without enough parking lots to park their cars aint going to fix it.
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