Bad driver register

[Mugsy]

Anyone know what bad driver registers there are for Australia?

I found this one:

http://www.dobadriver.com/

Had an international Asian student dent my car at the University of Queensland and he left the scene without any form of concern of the financial cost to me (he drove a very new looking Audi Q5 4WD so he's not short on cash).

While his car details will be going to my car insurance company, I do not believe people like this should get away that easily.

[Mythor]

Report him to your local police as well. They'll be interested in people who drive off after an accident without checking everyone is okay. Very interested.

[peber]

I don't agree with the idea of these 'bad driver registers'. In my mind they just promote vigilante behavior.

I've had someone hit my car in a carpark and just drive off before - fortunately someone witnessed it and recorded their details and left a note for me, along with their information as the witness.

As Mythor said, Police are quite interested in this behavior.

[Matty]

Take it to the police and he'll get a criminal record (i think?). Should be awesome payback.

I wonder what happens to international students that get charged for a hit and run?

(assuming his an international student)

[Fonzey]

Deportation and their car gets given to someone more grateful.

[inz]

who'd be greatful in recieving a camry anyway... unless it's the international student that replaces the one who's deported...

[Sygate666]

I think bad driver registers are completely retarded, it's a decent idea at the base, but because everyone's opinion of a "bad driver" is different there's no standard criteria for who makes the list and who doesn't, rendering it innacurate and useless.

[RogerTheIncredible]

I don't agree with the idea of these 'bad driver registers'. In my mind they just promote vigilante behavior.

I got mean mugged by a woman for riding along side her car in my lane while she tried to lane change on top of me. Very possible that idiots like that would put me on a register cause they don't check their mirrors or blind-spots.

[BurntToast]

I think bad driver registers are completely retarded, it's a decent idea at the base, but because everyone's opinion of a "bad driver" is different there's no standard criteria for who makes the list and who doesn't, rendering it innacurate and useless.

^^This

[peber]

got mean mugged by a woman for riding along side her car in my lane while she tried to lane change on top of me. Very possible that idiots like that would put me on a register cause they don't check their mirrors or blind-spots.

I assume when you say 'riding', you mean motorbike?
As a motorbike rider myself, one of the first rules I was ever taught was stay the hell out of peoples blind spots.

I'm not saying you're at fault for what the woman did, I'm just suggesting prevention is better than cure.

'buffering' is the term I'm thinking of

[RogerTheIncredible]

I wasn't in her blind spot. If she was paying attention a mirror check on the right would've revealed a huge guy on the back of a large bike sitting right beside her (in her peripheral). I could see the side of her face clearly as I was riding along with my face forward in a full face helmet. She didn't see me because she wasn't looking, likely too focused on the kids in the back seat or some ****.

To make it worse I was blocked in by the guy up my arse and the old dude in front doing 10 under the limit. My choice was cross in to oncoming traffic, break and get rear-ended or hope she looks before I have to make the decision. Luckily she noticed, just as I was about to mount the centre island and hope for the best.

Your point stands though, riders (motorcycle or otherwise) should be maintaining a decent buffer. I personally will break the law a little to speed ahead of the group of cars I'm in or I just hang back and let them all get dangerously close to each other.

[daveske]

It might be a good idea except there will always be dumb reports like this one in there.

Police car hooning in suburban streets. Holden Sedan South Australia

I too would prefer the police to arrive at critical incidents 10minutes late rather then disrupt my peaceful neighborhood....

[Datafunk]

as others have said, you'd just have idiots putting up people for all sorts of reasons.

[Chucky]

as others have said, you'd just have idiots putting up people for all sorts of reasons.

/considers listing you for excessively long sideburns (chops)

[Jeatalong]

Lists Chucky for destroying a Golf.