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Why are utes always the aggressive ones?

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Why does it seem to be utes that are predominantly aggressive on the road? A few unnecessary and dangerous overtakes on my way home through Gippsland. Towards oncoming cars, or a kangaroo.

Wildlife and police also out. A bit busy on the roads today.

Glad to see that the latest software update on the Tesla now shows speed and details now on playback of videos.

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  1. Rodney Nixon via Facebook ↗
    How fast are you travelling
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Rodney Nixon My speed is on the screen, top, middle.
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      1. Rodney Nixon via Facebook ↗
        Is that the speed limit? 100 zone?
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    2. Isaac Jones-McGrath via Facebook ↗
      Rodney Nixon too slow obviously
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    3. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Rodney Nixon My speed was limited by the car in front. Overtaking was not yet a smart option, since there was oncoming traffic.
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      1. Lucas Car via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping overtaking is always an option, they got around you safely, you could’ve overtaken too!

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  2. VR Marshall via Facebook ↗
    Masculinity issues
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  3. Clayton D'Cruz via Facebook ↗
    Lower IQ

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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Clayton D'Cruz It’s a tempting conclusion, but I’m thinking it’s something else. I wonder if just driving a higher vehicle makes anyone feel indestructible. I think we feel a bit too separated from the road. But in an emergency situation, such as braking while turning, we soon discover that a vehicle like a ute or 4WD doesn’t handle high speed manoeuvres well, often resulting in lost control. My main concern is for some innocent family in an oncoming vehicle that has to yield road due to their miscalculation.
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      1. Clayton D'Cruz via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping There have been alot of pedestrian deaths lately mainly attributable to bullbars.
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  4. Cameron Smith via Facebook ↗
    Did the car respond to the wallaby? Also overtaking is incredibly effortless less in a Tesla, especially in Standard Mode. Two more things, can say “standard mode” through voice control to quickly change it, and secondly pinch and zoom is available on those dash cam and sentry recordings, in the car.
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Cameron Smith I don’t think the car responded to this particular wallaby. I saw a few, so slowed down prior.

      Yes, my Tesla could have overtaken in half the time. But the oncoming traffic made that not a safe option at this point.

      The new support for zoom is very welcome.

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  5. Craig Harcourt via Facebook ↗
    Don't think I've met a Tesla driver that actually has a brain. It's the one's who are a can short of a six pack that seem to own/drive them. This post provides ample proof to that. You're not the sharpest tool in the shed.
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    1. Jason Panosh via Facebook ↗
      Craig Harcourt fascinating take on the post. How did you come to that conclusion?
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  6. David Nye via Facebook ↗
    Around SEQ, if any type of vehicle stands out for bad drivers, it’s consistently Utes.
    Add a P plate and it’s worse. 😏
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    1. Desmond J Brown via Facebook ↗
      David Nye
      I totally disagree...

      If you come up behind a HAVAL you know you are following an idiot...

      Always at the front of a line up of traffic...

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  7. Jason Panosh via Facebook ↗
    People have been asking for the speed data for a number of years, it is so good to see it has finally made it into the system. Indication that AutoPilot is active, and other details like that are also nice to see.
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  8. Mark Fairhurst via Facebook ↗
    Yep. Blokes in utes without a second to spare, tearing up the roads so they can get home and do sweet fuck all. Cretins the lot of them.

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  9. Dan McFly Miles via Facebook ↗
    You're doing 86 in a 100 zone? And complaining about being overtaken? Am I reading that correctly
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      I’m not complaining about being overtaken. I overtook a few kilometres ahead, when it was safe to do so. But these utes just barrelled past, despite oncoming traffic here. Poorly judged, dangerous and unnecessarily aggressive.
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      1. Ross Stewart via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping there is no danger of oncoming traffic indicated in those stills.
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      2. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
        Ross Stewart not in those stills (because they would have collided). But on the road, not far ahead.
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      3. Lachlan Baker via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping nonsense. They just judged a gap better than you

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      4. Lucas Car via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping but that’s ahead, not where they went, they executed it safely. Learn to drive on single lane roads please.

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  10. Desmond J Brown via Facebook ↗
    Where is the on coming traffic???

    Looks like you are whinging about being overtaken when you don't want to overtake...
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  11. Patrick Dalton via Facebook ↗
    Got to agree you are doing 10-15km below the speed limit, they are overtaking appropriately on broken lines. They are not driving powerful cars that can accelerate quickly so need to build momentum to pass quickly and safely.

    Because frankly its far safer to be in front of you than stuck behind you.
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Patrick Dalton No issue with overtaking when safe. But this wasn’t safe. I hadn’t yet overtaken the car in front because of oncoming traffic. The utes were basically racing each other past a line of traffic, with oncoming cars, in vehicles that don’t handle high speed changes well. Unnecessary risk to all.
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      1. Lucas Car via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping no need for high speed changes when a driver is competent and smooth! You can overtake with oncoming traffic as long as you do not impede their path, do you just not overtake on the 90 mile straight because there’s a car over 100km away coming in the other direction?

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  12. Anthony Pidgeon via Facebook ↗
    You sound like you're incompetent and shouldn't have a licence at all.

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  13. Tony Stephens via Facebook ↗
    Tradie utes are some of the worst drivers on the road, especialy the Ford Ranger drivers.

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  14. Chris J Blackmore via Facebook ↗
    .. Is the unsafe overtaking in the room with us??
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  15. Lucas Car via Facebook ↗
    Under the speed limit, got overtaken in single lane overtakes, nothing dangerous as ling as they’re back in the left before an oncoming vehicle arrives! Nothing dangerous about it when executed by a competent driver. Show the videos of the overtakes so we can see if they were dangerous or you’re being dramatic. You should slow down when being overtaken

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  16. Peter Akmens via Facebook ↗
    Most hate evs.

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  17. Rob Robs via Facebook ↗
    wtf are u talking about? i dont see oncoming cars! your just too slow

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