11-28-2018, 11:32 AM
Road rules are flouted widely every day in Melbourne - I don't know whether people just don't know them or just don't care. Many cyclists are very aggressive and seem to take delight in causing problems for others. I am often "buzzed" by cyclists coming up quickly from behind without warning when walking in local parks on shared tracks. Also where I go for coffee in Were St., Montmorency, people insist on swinging their cars (mainly SUVs) across the double lines to jump into an angle park on the other side of the road. Whilst being illegal, it is often done quiet aggressively in competition with cars on the "right" side of the road for a parking spot. Apparently the cops dish out fines quite regularly but it's still happening.
Reality always wins in the end.