SUBMITTED: Driven Insane

[Australian rePublic]

title] Driven Insane


[validity] Must allow cars, must have devolution, must have freedom of travel

[desc] In Greenville, it's legal to turn at a red light, so when a motorist from there attempted to perform this mauver in @@ANIMAL@@ City (where doing so is illegal), it lead to a 15 hour traffic jam. This incident caused your transport minister to commission a cabinet meeting about the prospects of having a nationally consistent driving legislation

[option] "This is bloody ridiculous it is!" complains truck driver, Martin 'Rubber Duck' Penwal, leaving your security guards to wonder how he parked his semi-trailer in your personal parking spot "I mean, come on, do ya’ know how bloody hard it is to roll our trucking convoys across the @@TYPE@@ when we need to change the bloody signs on the back of our trucks every time we reach a provincial border? We need a nationally consistent driving law!"

[effect] highway patrol officers in the tropics will often fine motorists who aren't carrying snow chains during the dry season

[option] "Yea right!" interjects @@RANDOMNAME@@, the transport minister of an island province "Did you know that most jurisdictions allow 21 metre long road trains? Some even allow road trains up to 36 metres! We don't want that, that would be dangerous on our island! Each jurisdiction should be allowed to set their own laws!"

[effect] different parts of the nation drive on different sides of the road

[option] "I have the perfect solution," suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, a BUREAUCRAT emerging out of a 2 tonne pile of red tape, "We shouldn't allow motorists to drive outside of the jurisdictions in which they reside until they can prove they're proficient in the automotive legislation of the jurisdictions that they intend to operate their motor vehicles in. I fail to conceive of any down sides."

[effect] seasoned truck drivers spend half their shifts studying national driving legislation

[title] Driven Insane


[validity] Must allow cars, must have devolution, must have freedom of travel

[desc] Last Week, a Greenville motorist caused a 15 hour traffic jam in @@ANIMAL@@ City by trying to turn at a red light. This incident caused your transport minister to commission a cabinet meeting about the prospects of having a nationally consistent driving legislation

[option] "This is bloody ridiculous it is!" complains truck driver, Martin 'Rubber Duck' Penwal, leaving your security guards to wonder how he parked his semi-trailer in your personal parking spot "I mean, come on, do ya’ know how bloody hard it is to roll our trucking convoys across the @@TYPE@@ when we need to change the bloody signs on the back of our trucks every time we reach a provincial border? We need a nationally consistent driving law!"

[effect] highway patrol officers in the tropics will often fine motorists who aren't carrying snow chains during the dry season

[option] "Yea right!" interjects @@RANDOMNAME@@, the transport minister of an island province "Did you know that most jurisdictions allow 21 metre long road trains? Some even allow road trains up to 36 metres! We don't want that, that would be dangerous on our island! Each jurisdiction should be allowed to set their own laws!"

[effect] different parts of the nation drive on different sides of the road

[option] "I have the perfect solution," suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, a BUREAUCRAT emerging out of a 2 tonne pile of red tape, "We shouldn't allow motorists to drive outside of the jurisdictions in which they reside until they can prove they're proficient in the automotive legislation of the jurisdictions that they intend to operate their motor vehicles in. I fail to conceive of any down sides."

[effect] seasoned truck drivers spend half their shifts studying national driving legislation

[title] Driven Insane


[validity] Must allow cars, must have devolution, must have freedom of travel

[desc] Last Week, a Greenville motorist caused a 15 hour traffic jam in @@ANIMAL@@ City by trying to turn at a  red light. This incident caused your transport minister to commission a cabinet meeting about the prospects of having a nationally consistent driving legislation

[option] "This is bloody ridiculous it is!" complains truck driver, Martin 'Rubber Duck' Penwal, leaving your security guards to wonder how he parked his semi-trailer in your personal parking spot "I mean, come on, do ya’ know how bloody hard it is to roll our trucking convoys across the @@TYPE@@ when we need to change the bloody signs on the back of our trucks every time we reach a provincial border? We need a nationally consistent driving law!"

[effect] highway patrol officers in the tropics will often fine motorists who aren't carrying snow chains during the dry season

[option] "Yea right!" interjects @@RANDOMNAME@@, the transport  minister of an island province "Did you know that most jurisdictions allow B-Doubles up to 21 metres? Some even allow B-Triples! We don't want that, that would be dangerous! Each jurisdiction should be allowed to set their own laws!"

[effect] different parts of the nation drive on different sides of the road

[option] "I have the perfect solution," suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, a  BUREAUCRAT emerging out of a 2 tonne pile of red tape, "We shouldn't allow motorists to drive outside of the jurisdictions in which they reside until they can prove they're proficient in the automotive legislation of the jurisdictions that they intend to operate their motor vehicles in. I fail to  conceive of any down sides."

[effect] seasoned truck drivers spend half their shifts studying national driving legislation

[Baggieland]

caused a 15 traffic jam

A 15 car jam / a 15 mile (or km) jam / a 15 hour jam. Which one Aussie?

B-Doubles up to 21 metres? Some even allow B-Triples

What are these? Double, triple what?

[Australian rePublic]

caused a 15 traffic jam

A 15 car jam / a 15 mile (or km) jam / a 15 hour jam. Which one Aussie?

15 hour jam. I'll fix that, thanks

B-Doubles up to 21 metres? Some even allow B-Triples

What are these? Double, triple what?

[/quote]
Road trains. This is a B-double
A B-double is a semi-trailer (or other type of truck)with two trailers

A B-triple is a semi-trailer (or other type of truck) with three trailers

B-Double is an internationally recognisable term. B-triple is self-explanatory if you know what a B-Double is. I guess the term isn't as well known as I thought it was. If I don't use the term "B-double" what should I use instead?

[Pluvie]

nationally consistent driving legislation

You have an extra space here, figured I should point that out

[Australian rePublic]

nationally consistent driving legislation

You have an extra space here, figured I should point that out

Fixed, thanks!

[Baggieland]

B-Double is an internationally recognisable term. B-triple is self-explanatory if you know what a B-Double is. I guess the term isn't as well known as I thought it was. If I don't use the term "B-double" what should I use instead?

I spent a year backpacking around Oz way back in 94/95. I am familiar with these trucks, back then everyone just called them road trains.

[Australian rePublic]

B-Double is an internationally recognisable term. B-triple is self-explanatory if you know what a B-Double is. I guess the term isn't as well known as I thought it was. If I don't use the term "B-double" what should I use instead?

I spent a year backpacking around Oz way back in 94/95. I am familiar with these trucks, back then everyone just called them road trains.

Yes, but B-doubles and B-Triples are specific types of road trains. It's the distinction between calling it a "train" and calling it the "Eurostar". I'll see, Should I just change it to "road train" and forget the details?

[Baggieland]

Should I just change it to "road train" and forget the details?

Yes.

[Australian rePublic]

Should I just change it to "road train" and forget the details?

Yes.

Alright done, thanks

[Electrum]

How does turning at a red light cause a traffic jam? How is this related to having 'nationally consistent driving legislation'? It just seems like the problem is the driver was stupid, rather than different jurisdictions having different laws. The premise in its current state doesn't do a good job of setting up what the problem is.

[Australian rePublic]

How does turning at a red light cause a traffic jam? How is this related to having 'nationally consistent driving legislation'? It just seems like the problem is the driver was stupid, rather than different jurisdictions having different laws. The premise in its current state doesn't do a good job of setting up what the problem is.

Thanks for the feedback. The idea is based on the USA where some states will allow you to turn right at a red light, whilst others won't. Should I clear that up or should I change it?

[Australian rePublic]

How does turning at a red light cause a traffic jam? How is this related to having 'nationally consistent driving legislation'? It just seems like the problem is the driver was stupid, rather than different jurisdictions having different laws. The premise in its current state doesn't do a good job of setting up what the problem is.

Next draft is up, thanks. Hopefully this clears it up a little

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