Etiquette for gravel road driving
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Etiquette for gravel road driving
On a recent trip we had the pleasure of a LD 3 and a Pajero driver passing us at great speed and forcing us to stop as we could not see the road as a result of the dust cloud that was created not to talk about the stone and chip marks we obtained from this incident. Is there any unspoken rules/etiquette for gravel road driving or is it a figment of my imagination?
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Consideration of other road users and common decency should apply in addition to the road traffic ordinances. Sadly this is something that is becoming a rarity and it sounds like those folk were flouting all of the above. ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
I blame it on TV. Everybody sees Sarel vd Merwe/Sebastian Loeb/Giniel d Villiers tearing up dirt roads at 180km/h and thinks to themselves, "That looks like fun, let's go do the same"..... People like that are just plain inconsiderate, ignorant and stupid.
And if there is anybody out there who feels offended by that statement, then you need to slow down on the dirt roads...
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And if there is anybody out there who feels offended by that statement, then you need to slow down on the dirt roads...
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Many people DO not know how to drive like civilized citizen. They drive like morons, whether on tar or dirt.
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
To me it is simple. If you drive on a gravel road and you see someone approaching from behind, then slow down considerably or pull over that the person can pass you safely, and then wait for the dust to settle...then you can continue your trip at your own pace safely.
It seems like anyone who gets overtaken on a gravel road, gets offended, because now you're in the dust cloud. If you are driving slower than the guy behind you, be a gentleman and pull over.
In the Cederberg mountains if have experienced just how frustrating it can be if the guys in front drives extremely slow, but you cannot overtake safely either. The one time, a guy in a Hilux just pulled over for me and I could pass safely... the penny dropped... common sense. Since that day, I am practicing this principle and it really does not take anything out of you, it saves you all the frustration...
It seems like anyone who gets overtaken on a gravel road, gets offended, because now you're in the dust cloud. If you are driving slower than the guy behind you, be a gentleman and pull over.
In the Cederberg mountains if have experienced just how frustrating it can be if the guys in front drives extremely slow, but you cannot overtake safely either. The one time, a guy in a Hilux just pulled over for me and I could pass safely... the penny dropped... common sense. Since that day, I am practicing this principle and it really does not take anything out of you, it saves you all the frustration...
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Try the N1 South past Centurion 05h30 in the morning, you'll note all of the above bad behaviours...and it might as well be a gravel road with all the BMW's , LR's and Merc's flying past as well as the odd Hilux/Fortuner...got the scars to prove it...
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Most beautiful one I've seen was this past weekend between Frankfort & Villiers. Driver (idiot) in an Isuzu KB 350 with MP registration comes past on the dirt section of the roadworks at probably 100km/h (the queue was probably moving at 80km/h). Of course he peppered everybody with dirt and stones.
Otto what I find unacceptable is when I am driving at 80/90km/h on a dirt road somebody comes past at a speed that makes me look like I am standing still (how do I see him in my dust in any case?)
Otto what I find unacceptable is when I am driving at 80/90km/h on a dirt road somebody comes past at a speed that makes me look like I am standing still (how do I see him in my dust in any case?)
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
You're 100% correct. You'll always find those idiots not taking your or their own safety or respect for your vehicle into consideration.
You will find yourself in a position, or have before, that you want to overtake on a gravel road. Now if the guy in front made it easier for you, then there would be less stones flying around, thus much less swear word flying around too.
I am now talking in general, on long streches of road where you could normally, at some point around a curve or so, see someone approaching from behind. If you see someone approaching from behind, and you do not slow down considerably so that the person can overtake you safely, then the stone chips are of your own bad doing.
If you are the person overtaking, then you should only do so when you're 100% sure that it is safe to do so and that there will be no damage caused by you overtaking. Both sides of the coin apply.
You will find yourself in a position, or have before, that you want to overtake on a gravel road. Now if the guy in front made it easier for you, then there would be less stones flying around, thus much less swear word flying around too.
I am now talking in general, on long streches of road where you could normally, at some point around a curve or so, see someone approaching from behind. If you see someone approaching from behind, and you do not slow down considerably so that the person can overtake you safely, then the stone chips are of your own bad doing.
If you are the person overtaking, then you should only do so when you're 100% sure that it is safe to do so and that there will be no damage caused by you overtaking. Both sides of the coin apply.
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Bosfebok wrote:To me it is simple. If you drive on a gravel road and you see someone approaching from behind, then slow down considerably or pull over that the person can pass you safely, and then wait for the dust to settle...then you can continue your trip at your own pace safely.
It seems like anyone who gets overtaken on a gravel road, gets offended, because now you're in the dust cloud. If you are driving slower than the guy behind you, be a gentleman and pull over. .....
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I could not agree more with you
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Drive with headlights on, even on tar roads, it just makes your vehicle so much more visible.
Slow down for cars approaching, remember muds kick up huge boulders...
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
.... grew up on a farm, so I had done thousands of km's on dirt roads before I even knew what it was like to drive on tar. The secret with driving dirt road is consideration. Also had to go and help to get a rolled car back on its wheels many weekends.
Kind of lost count how many times I have had to drive past a tractor (or I was the one on the tractor being passed and blasted with dust and rocks). Being on the receiving side of such a blast is contributing to my hate of quads.
Kind of lost count how many times I have had to drive past a tractor (or I was the one on the tractor being passed and blasted with dust and rocks). Being on the receiving side of such a blast is contributing to my hate of quads.
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Very valid points that could help us all to become more considerate road users.ThysdJ wrote:Drive with headlights on, even on tar roads, it just makes your vehicle so much more visible.Slow down for cars approaching, remember muds kick up huge boulders...
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Also when overtaking or when passing oncomming traffic on gravel roads try to stay in the tracks where possible as there are usually much more rocks on the "middel mannetjies". I also take my foot off the noisy pedal when oncoming traffic passes.....
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Very true indeed.Petrusd wrote:Head lights are not only to see, but also to be seen...
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
THIS IS THE GOLDEN RULE.
When seeing an oncoming vehicle slow down to minimize your dust kick up. The vehicle approaching you should also slow down
, and then you lift your hand of the steering wheel and greed the person
. He can precede picking up speed as well as you, after the passing the dust has settled.
Ever tried driving in opposite direction on gravel road at avr 100km/h, you can see bokkerol, only your own and rest of your passengers death. In Bredasdorp there was a news article back in 1980’s about two vehicle intersecting each other at high speed, the one did not see the slow mowing tractor on the road, he did not even see his family again.
When seeing an oncoming vehicle slow down to minimize your dust kick up. The vehicle approaching you should also slow down
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Ever tried driving in opposite direction on gravel road at avr 100km/h, you can see bokkerol, only your own and rest of your passengers death. In Bredasdorp there was a news article back in 1980’s about two vehicle intersecting each other at high speed, the one did not see the slow mowing tractor on the road, he did not even see his family again.
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
I agree with all you oke's, gravel driving is dangerous at the best of times,
As a farmer myself i have the pleasure of driving gravel everyday all day, and i'll admit i too have the odd day that i speed
, but if i see on comming traffic i slow down, if i incounter a donkey (AKA Ass) comming the oppisite direction at high speed, i press my thumb on the windscreen in the right top corner, "it might be a old wivestale but (so they say) it helps to stop a stone from chipping the screen, i havnt had a stone chip yet, my other more important rule is alwayse use 4H on gravel,
As a farmer myself i have the pleasure of driving gravel everyday all day, and i'll admit i too have the odd day that i speed
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Ek stem saam met julle kerels en veral met jou Otto. Dit is beslis waar dat n mens altyd voel die ou wat stadiger as jy ry SLAAP! en die ou wat verbykom n JAAGDUIWEL is. Ek dink ook dit kom seker maar ook aan die einde van die dag neer op " doen aan ander soos jy aan jouself gedoen wil he" . As ons almal daarby gehou het sou daar seker geen probleme gewees het nie.
Indien ek iemand verbygaan op n grondpad probeer ek maar aan die aankomende verkeer se kant te bly ( indien dit veilig is ) tot ek n bietjie afstand tussen myself en die ander voertuig opgebou het, net om hopenlik die ander ou n paar klippe te spaar. As iemand langs n grondpad gestop het of self net loop glo ek jy moet spoed verminder. Ek dink veral aan die locals wat stap, baie keer het hulle klein kinders by hulle of is dalk op n Sondagoggend oppad kerk toe. Hier kom jy teen n duisend verby gejaag die mense klere vuil van die stof en wat nog daarvan as jou MTR's n klip opgooi in n kind se oog of iets.
Indien ek iemand verbygaan op n grondpad probeer ek maar aan die aankomende verkeer se kant te bly ( indien dit veilig is ) tot ek n bietjie afstand tussen myself en die ander voertuig opgebou het, net om hopenlik die ander ou n paar klippe te spaar. As iemand langs n grondpad gestop het of self net loop glo ek jy moet spoed verminder. Ek dink veral aan die locals wat stap, baie keer het hulle klein kinders by hulle of is dalk op n Sondagoggend oppad kerk toe. Hier kom jy teen n duisend verby gejaag die mense klere vuil van die stof en wat nog daarvan as jou MTR's n klip opgooi in n kind se oog of iets.
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
4H
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
If Niel drives any slower Thys, he will come to a complete halt...ThysdJ wrote:
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Johan, he can't read so that statement wouldn't offend him in the first place...Scorpion wrote:If Niel drives any slower Thys, he will come to a complete halt...ThysdJ wrote:
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Now i can agree on all of the above.
had a Sarel VD Merwe wannabee overtake me in a bend and i rolled my bakkie in the 3 seconds i could not see.
People need to realise that gravel is a very unstable surface to drive on. what makes it even worse is when the road is corrugated.
Here is hoping that one day they have Driver ed for people on gravel roads.
had a Sarel VD Merwe wannabee overtake me in a bend and i rolled my bakkie in the 3 seconds i could not see.
People need to realise that gravel is a very unstable surface to drive on. what makes it even worse is when the road is corrugated.
Here is hoping that one day they have Driver ed for people on gravel roads.
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Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
Man, dit gaan rof op die grondpaaie. Ek wens al daai jaagduiwels en klip-opskieters en stof-makers wil lees wat julle hier skryf. Dit maak mens skaam om ongelukkig gereeld ook Hilux-manne te sien wat hulle skuldig maak aan hierdie swak grondpad maniere.
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- Town: Cape Town
- Vehicle: 95 Hilux 2.2 4y double Cab 4x4
- Real Name: Barry
- Location: Kraaifontein, Western Cape
Re: Etiquette for gravel road driving
I think the term everyone if thinking of is"Lead South Africa"
On a recent trip to Oudtshoorn via Seveweeks Poort, whenever I saw an ocoming car I slowed down coz there was a dust cloud behind me ' wat skrik vir niks' (got the photo to prove it) and most cases everyone flashed their lights - i'm hoping that was to say thanks
But on a lighter side when I passed a fellow luxer we and they were squashed against the windscreen to wave at them - It happend in the pass - makes you feel good :wink2:
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On a recent trip to Oudtshoorn via Seveweeks Poort, whenever I saw an ocoming car I slowed down coz there was a dust cloud behind me ' wat skrik vir niks' (got the photo to prove it) and most cases everyone flashed their lights - i'm hoping that was to say thanks
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But on a lighter side when I passed a fellow luxer we and they were squashed against the windscreen to wave at them - It happend in the pass - makes you feel good :wink2:
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1100cc Honda Blackbird 2002
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Old man emu suspension,snorkel,PowerFlow exhaust and branch,burnco bumpers front and back, burnco aluminium canopy,awning, 31" Bridgestone A/T,dual battery system, long range fuel tank and water tank and rear lockers.
1100cc Honda Blackbird 2002