Floggin' It- Driving Terms and Deadly Conditions- Australia
Australian driving terms and methods are incredibly intriguing! ... And sometimes traumatizing.
Strap in, grab your oh-shit bar, and take a ride through some terms!
Roundabout
AKA scream-inducing-car-merry-go-'round. In Australia even the concrete is trying to kill you. This little circle of terror is sometimes filled with folliage that blocks your view of traffic or positioned at the bottom of blind hills and corners.
The best approach to navigating these is to say a prayer to whatever god you hold dear and attempt to propel your ass through it as fast as your vehicle will take you. Crying and screaming is acceptable.
U-bolt
A U-bolt is a u-turn, but on Australian steroids. Normally these can be avoided by the magic of roundabouts (see above). In the event of you rightly fucking up and having to turn around by other means, that is when a u-bolt is required.
This is usually accompanied by a "son of a BITCH" by the driver as the car is dropped into low gear and thrown sideways in a hellish turn.
See also "passenger PTSD" if U-bolt is followed by "The Hairy Dash".
The Harry Dash
This is where the car vanishes in a cloud of dust, tyre smoke or burnt oil, we will never know. When startled an Australian vehicle is known to perform the Harry Dash.
Once this mode is enabled, the driver typically hunches over the wheel, breathing completely halted as they concentrate with playstation-like attention to the road ahead. Every bump, Every curve, It's used to enhance the performance of the vehicle in its wild rush to get the fuck out of wherever it happened to be a minute ago.
This is rather terrifying for the inhabitants I imagine.
I have yet to have the pleasure.
Thank the heavens.
Traffic lights
Also known as The Starting Line. If you are the first in the queue, this is where you display your engine power and revving finesse. Depending on who is lined up next to you, you could even have a small race until you get up to the speed limit for the street. See who gets there first.
The most surprising part: it is the most unlikely of people that will gladly give it the gas!
"Holy shit, did that old woman just flog it past us?!"
Yep. She did. Granny is a badass.
Much love, @stitchybitch & @sammosk <3
I wish to travel to Australia to experience these
The Australian driving terms are hilarious and funny . But closer to tge reality. Very nice post, beautifully presented and explained. detail oriented with nice pics. thank you for sharing this with us, Upvoted
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Live in Australia, can confirm all of the above is true.
You also forgot "driving 20km under on the fwy, in the fast lane" and "not slowing down in the rain, why does everyone slow down in the rain?"
Gotta speed up in the rain to get the car under shelter. We don't get a lot of rain, so who knows how the car is going to react to such unfavourable conditions? I mean, they obviously get a bit skittish and hard to handle, so you have to get them home fast.
WHAT SIDE OF THE ROAD DO AUSTRALIANS DRIVE ON?
This is pure gold. Haven't read a steemit post in a long time that genuinely made me laugh out loud. Australia is my next vacation destination for sure!
Hahahaha ... so true! Great gifs btw
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You neglected the Oh Fark! WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!!! Hook turn which is the fear of all Australians, such a maneuver as to make strong people pale even at the mere mention of it. The legendary status of this maneuver is such that all Australians know of it, yet it is restricted only to the inner city of Melbourne. Makes even the most fearful roundabout appear to be a blessing.
And then there are the Roos...
And the Huntsman behind the Sun Visor...
For those who are curious, the Harry Maneuver draws its name from the expression let's do the Harry, which itself is coined from the disappearance of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt, so let's disappear from the scene would be the literal translation.
That's scary, one needs to be patient when driving, thanks for showing that, it looks funny and interesting.
Sounds like driving in Nicaragua, only add motorcycles, buses and bicycles into the fray! And don't forget the meander-thal pedestrians that like to play frogger!