Not sure about the Hume since I haven’t driven it in years, but I regularly do the Western Highway, and WOW the fully loaded B-doubles are aggressive af. You could be going 20kmh about the limit and they’re still riding your ass. The only time they slow down is in the towns. There are way too many deaths on that highway.
I have been pretty lucky with the roos not jumping out in front of me, but I’ve had birds and emus. They are not fun.
I just pull off and let them go, but here in the New England they seem to be speed limited and rarely get above 105 so generally it’s only speed limited roadwork zones that they get hyper.
I prefer to sit on about 85 as I’m a bit older, and it saves a fair bit on fuel, but will do 100 if someone comes up behind and I can’t duck off. Just have to be a little more alert at that speed, watching for potholes etc. Watched too many avch videos hehe.
Yeah, but those highways have like 5 cars and 10 trucks per hour (if that) and none of them are within 1000km from 99% of the population. Slight hyperbole, but they are genuinely only in the deep rural areas. 260k people in 1.4m square kilometres. Every where else top speed is 110, which is between city highways in good condition for the most part.
I envy that you have a life where you can use cruise control when you are in your vehicle.
If I am in my vehicle it is usually to go to work, which means crowded highways and people who cut me off or can’t maintain their speed worth a damn so if I use cruise control it’s only for like 5 seconds before I either have to hit the brakes move into another lane.
Yes I’m lucky to live in a rural area. I can’t always use it as there are hills on some of the roads, and the cruise control will downshift and cane it up the hills which feels mean, but the main highway is mostly fine.
I’ve never had a car with adaptive cruise control though, which it sounds like you would need. (Follow the speed of the car in front.)
Cruise control so handy.
Set to the speed limit and chill.
If people want to pass that’s their problem.
Mind you, in Australia the speed limit is usually followed pretty well.
Not sure about the Hume since I haven’t driven it in years, but I regularly do the Western Highway, and WOW the fully loaded B-doubles are aggressive af. You could be going 20kmh about the limit and they’re still riding your ass. The only time they slow down is in the towns. There are way too many deaths on that highway.
I have been pretty lucky with the roos not jumping out in front of me, but I’ve had birds and emus. They are not fun.
I just pull off and let them go, but here in the New England they seem to be speed limited and rarely get above 105 so generally it’s only speed limited roadwork zones that they get hyper.
I prefer to sit on about 85 as I’m a bit older, and it saves a fair bit on fuel, but will do 100 if someone comes up behind and I can’t duck off. Just have to be a little more alert at that speed, watching for potholes etc. Watched too many avch videos hehe.
That’s because Australia has realistic speed limits. The US doesn’t, and thats why people drive over it all the time.
I dunno man, 80+ mph on the highway doesn’t seem particularly necessary.
Speed limits go up to 130 (80mph) in Australia so seems like they think it’s OK.
130 is extremely rare. even 110 is very rare tbh (interstate type roads, and they can often be 100 too)… 80 is our common “fast” speed in metro areas
In Canada there is only one highway that I know of which allows up to 120km/h, the rest is 100km/h.
The only speeding ticket I have ever gotten in my life was going 130km/h on the 120km/hr highway.
Most of the 402 and recently parts of the 403 have been changed to 110km/h in Ontario. These are long stretches with no cities nearby.
Yeah, but those highways have like 5 cars and 10 trucks per hour (if that) and none of them are within 1000km from 99% of the population. Slight hyperbole, but they are genuinely only in the deep rural areas. 260k people in 1.4m square kilometres. Every where else top speed is 110, which is between city highways in good condition for the most part.
I envy that you have a life where you can use cruise control when you are in your vehicle.
If I am in my vehicle it is usually to go to work, which means crowded highways and people who cut me off or can’t maintain their speed worth a damn so if I use cruise control it’s only for like 5 seconds before I either have to hit the brakes move into another lane.
Yes I’m lucky to live in a rural area. I can’t always use it as there are hills on some of the roads, and the cruise control will downshift and cane it up the hills which feels mean, but the main highway is mostly fine.
I’ve never had a car with adaptive cruise control though, which it sounds like you would need. (Follow the speed of the car in front.)