What is the government doing?

Honestly, when the new government came to power, I thought that it was going to be a change for the better. That fresh blood would mean new ideas, ideas that would make a difference to the country. It seems not.
Close to where we live, we have had a bridge extension built - it was clearly done to keep people in jobs, instead of being done because it was needed. The problem here is congestion, the only solution is to provide people with an alternative means to get to work that would keep them out of the CBD. Not exactly rocket science, but to keep people in jobs, we built another bridge. That by itself seems to have been a bit of a nightmare as well, part of the bridge build was automatic tolls - you can't pay with money, and instead have to pay within three days - how the hell is that ever going to work, for those that are visiting the area? Even if the automated system worked flawlessly this is a silly idea, but it didn't so instead people who could not get hold of the tags to allow the automation to work got through the tolls for free. Well planned and executed. Kind of a bit of a waste of money was that, wasn't it?

So, here's the thing, why instead of building a bridge and a tunnel, to get yet more traffic into the city, don't we build an underground rail network, and get people to park outside of the CBD, and commute in? If the tickets are reasonable prices, and the service has decent coverage, and runs on time, then that is going to both raise revenues, and solve the problem. And there's the thing, the problem appears to be with a complete lack of lateral thinking.

What the hell is going on??

Well, I keep seeing advertisements on the TV telling me that the state's economy is in great condition because of all these projects that we have created to keep people in work. Whilst I think that that is commendable, if we have traffic congestion, is a tunnel or a bridge going to fix the problem? No. Have we spent a lot of money keeping people in work, instead of spending a lot of money getting the right solution? Yes!

It would have been much better to bite the bullet and spend all that money on a decent public transport system, such as an underground train system. Personally Id much prefer to not have to drive first thing in the morning, when I'm tired, if I can slump on a train, and get to where I want to go to, in decent time.

We might have kept people in jobs, but come on, that is not justification for wasting money.

And another thing, what happened to improving broadband in the country. There's something else that would have a profound long term effect on the income of the country. Amazes me, it really does!

Car Indicators

Hey!

My pet hate - car indicators, and signalling when drivers are driving.

Surely if indicators are supposed to be used in the way that they are, then they should be called 'confirmers' instead?
Seriously, what is the point in driving up to a junction, braking, so the car behind is wondering why you're braking, then finally figures it out, you're turning, then you put the indicator on? Is that supposed to cut the incidence of accidents?

Also, and this only illustrates the lack of consideration, is a driver indicating when nobody is near and nothing can affect them. This just shows that it is a reaction to a thought impulse and not a conscious decision to actually indicate intention.

I find it annoying when you're forced to drive someone else's car for them, because they can't be bothered to think about other road users.

Look around while driving, all around, so you're sure that someone needs indicating to, or if there is not room, indicate and wait for the space. If people did that, generally there would be so much less road rage, since people wouldn't cut in because they're not looking properly, and people would not cause others into any extreme manoeuvre to avoid an unsignalled intention.

Life would be so much easier - so who is with me?