American Reacts to Aussie Dashcam Bad Drivers, Road Rage, Close calls

[@vdub4216]

Australian driving culture top tips: Always drive 10km/h over the speed limit. Always sit in the right (fast lane) when going slow. Never have common courtesy and allow others to merge 1 for 1. Swear like a trooper. Blame everyone else for you bad day. Act as though you own the road and no-one else has the right to share it with you. And finally, drive it like you stole it and you're doing Bathurst.

[@Araknis_Slade]

You're a little misleading with the first bit. It should read "always get pissed off at people that aren't driving 10 km/h over the speed limit because they're driving too slow" but yes, 10 km/h over the speed limit is indeed the correct speed to travel at.

[@dianalatimer5317]

You forgot that indicators are optional rule

[@MrReallogs]

basically "why don't you watch where I'm going you bloody idiot!" :D

[@blyndrotor]

@@Araknis_Slade Not anymore.

[@Eddierayy0]

And don't forget to give a wave/thumbs up/a finger or two lifted from the top of your steering wheel if someone let's you in or gives way to you down a narrow street otherwise you instantly become a target for abuse hahaha

[@redoz9768]

You are picking up our lingo really quickly. Was impressed when you called it a ute this time and not a truck.

[@copternutFPV]

Spot on hey!

[@IIGrayfoxII]

Technically a Ute is a vehicle that is built on a passenger car platform. A commodore ute uses the same chassis as the wagon and sedan. A Nissan Navara or these other larger vehicles are pickups.

[@kers225abk2]

A yoote

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

He's actually been on top of "ute" for ages.

[@dethvyper3136]

@@IIGrayfoxII .....All Ute means is Utility vehicle which also includes pickups. Last I knew they were still Utility vehicles. Utility means useful, especially through being able to perform several functions.

[@jeepnutscotty]

Sadly here in Aus, most ppl get their drivers licence from a Kellogg’s Cornflake packet

[@ethanloveland504]

have you seen American driving licence tests? its almost as easy as writing your name on the form

[@iantrost2659]

Too much sugar in that serial box.

[@danielryan4050]

Ah Aussie Dash Cam videos. Where you can find a single word that is used as a Noun, Verb, Adverb and Adjective... Usually all in the same sentence.

[@swamppifi6186]

note: the double solid lines mean NO OVERTAKING, those muppets overtaking the bike on the corner are breaking the law...95% of the motorist drive OK down here, its just the 5% of the W!/?kers that cause the accidents

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

Exactly, and on a winding road like that there's no way to tell what's coming from the opposite direction.

[@SnowyRVulpix]

Dispute that. 99% of Aussies can’t drive

[@jayhebditch5574]

at 3:19 on the motorway or any road above 80 km/h you must keep left, the far right lane in Australia on the motorways are for faster moving vehicles. it was the guy in the citroen that was doing the wrong thing. but it was the trucks fault at end for merging into him

[@MichelleS-Gamer]

Yup, Keep left unless overtaking. So many foreign drivers do not understand that concept.

[@DMSVICAU]

2 points: 1 The section of road where the incident occurred had a temporary speed limit of 80kph (roadworks) and 2 you are allowed to drive in the Right lane if the Left lane(s) are heavily congested.

[@violatedmonkey]

@@MichelleS-Gamer so many local drivers don't understand it too.

[@violatedmonkey]

@@shaql3408 Vic it's signed and is law that any road over 80 you must keep left unless overtaking. It is not enforced anywhere near as much as it should be though. Same with tailgating.

[@gimlysadasda]

@@shaql3408 Youve been fined for staying in the right lane is qld for at least the last decade

[@vdub4216]

The birds were 'Corella's' - a smaller version of our native parrot, the Cockatoo.

[@robc2895]

There famous for eating solar panels off roofs

[@hillbo4140]

Nah bro, their obvoiusly doves (sarcasm)

[@magosrobinson5388]

@@hillbo4140 I wish there was just like a font we could have that is for sarcasm. A sarcasm font.

[@alexdavison8256]

@@magosrobinson5388 italics

[@garystinten9339]

Sulphur created cockatoos.. aka Nigel's.

[@plugga7]

Love your reactions. As an Aussie expat living in the US its great to see Oz through the eyes of a foreigner! Makes me home sick though with no chance to visit for at least a year more with the border closures! Keep up the good work!

[@ScathingMobile]

If you're going to review Aussie dash cam videos, I hope you and your viewers aren't overly sensitive to the C-word.

[@AllRound_GG]

That world is as common as an Aussie blowfly during summer 😂

[@robman2095]

Yes the bad language is actually the top feature of these dashcam videos ahead of the actual crash incident

[@lynfletcher7744]

Or the f word

[@ElixirEcho]

We don't consider it as swearing. It's apart of the common language.

[@moofy69]

as someone who spends a lot of time in the virtual world, its always funny to use "cunt" in a totally normal aussie way, and see all the americans snap their neck to look at you and get offended and/or try to diffuse some aggressive situation they think is happening

[@southron_d1349]

My wife and I celebrated a wedding anniversary with a trip to Canada and the US some years ago. I had to drive the breadth of Canada because my wife wasn't game to take the wheel. I made only a handful of minor mistakes, such as tending to drift to the left on quiet, suburban streets. It's not as hard as it might seem. Few in either country kept anywhere near the speed limit. I seemed to be the only one. I've seen more than a few dash cam videos covering UK, Europe, US, Russia, and New Zealand. The same mistakes and stupidity appear over and over.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

It's true. Drivers and people are basically the same everywhere. Some good, some bad. :-)

[@timjohnun4297]

7:38 was a divided road, (I think I recognise it actually). The camera car was fine where he was, the other car had completely gone over to the wrong road

[@charmainlee6618]

Do you have ov Dr head jbridges to allow animals jto cross safel. .

[@MorganStorey]

Looks like on the road to Canberra, and year the highway splits, so that is all one-way. I saw a guy in a big Pajero do this coming down Mount Osley into Wollongong one time, scared the crap out of me.

[@timjohnun4297]

@@MorganStorey I'm 90% sure it's Stock road in WA but could be wrong

[@tonyhicks635]

Yeah a dual carriageway - two or more lanes going both directions separated by an grass verge or something else

[@robman2095]

@@charmainlee6618 yes I have seen them on tv but pretty rare

[@_CORO]

We Aussies have a certain foul language for these instances, which is almost a prerequisite to getting your drivers licence... 🤣🤣🤣

[@Randombloodypersonmate37191]

yes, we do

[@sickly300salt3]

its more a prerequisite for living here!

[@Araknis_Slade]

Hi and welcome to your drivers license test: Question 1: You come across roadworks, what is your response? Question 2: You hit a 'roo and your car is wrecked, the 'roo gets up and hops off like it was nothing. The correct response to this situation would be... ? Question 3: You're driving your true and correct muscle car with no brakes and some little shit ricer cuts into your lane taking your braking space. What is the correct reaction? Question 4: How do you feel about people that have never seen a dirt road and drive large SUVs in the city? Question 5: People that drive automatic transmission vehicles are know as what? If you answered "fucking cunts" to all the above questions, congratulations, here is your license.

[@faylinnmystiquerose2224]

@@Araknis_Slade Heh...for me I'm more likely to say sonovabitch or asshole in most of these circumstances, though getting to Roadworks on the Isis or Bruce Highway I just sigh in exasperation, and with the roo it would be 'well shit...', I don't drop a lot of F-bombs as my mother's never approved of swearing so I grew up avoiding doing so much of the time, and even now I default to more tame swears the majority of the time.

[@Araknis_Slade]

@@faylinnmystiquerose2224 I also grew up in a not swearing household and I still try to not swear around my mother although I sometimes let one slip and feel guilty about it

[@johnvandeven2188]

The Australian driver is much derided regarding their driving skills. The truth be known, the accident and death rate on Australian roads is comparable to many of the best European countries and has one third the accident and death rates of the USA. The worst drivers I have watched are Russian. They are absolutely super aggressive and shockingly badly skilled at driving.

[@michaelsmart1577]

mind you though a lot of the deaths that do happen on the roads here in Aus happen on roads that need to be upgraded badly most of time time or in rural areas that have roads with blind corners etc, Or at least in the area that i live that seems to be the case.

[@doomakarn]

11:42 Every Australian who's ever played a driving game: My powers are beyond your comprehension.

[@Goatcha_M]

3:07 it's not that they cut off the bike, its that they crossed double white lines, they could have hit the oncoming traffic. And of course they didn't indicate, generally seems that about 90% of drivers fail to indicate when changing lanes, 1 in 10 will fail to indicate when turning Right across traffic, even at rush hour.

[@Kayenne54]

Don't know HOW MANY TIMES I've instructed, gently, a male driver in WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO INDICATE YOUR INTENTIONS on the road. "But there's no one behind me!!" they exclaim. Yes, honey, but sometimes there's someone BESIDE you, or in front of you, and they want to know what the heck you're doing too. That is, if they're a good driver, they'll be keeping an eye on their rear view mirror, because...amazingly...sometimes they want to change lanes too. And they'd like to know your tailgating doesn't end up a side swipe. Just indicate. How hard is that? Even if no one is around. Indicate. Get the habit. Sheesh.

[@kassandrajeffery7035]

I'm currently watching through their whole playlist. It's so satisfying to watch the ones where the hoons crash (hopefully without taking someone else out with them, of course), or when a cop gets them lol

[@dutchroll]

You got it - much the same (I've driven in the USA a lot too). We've got good drivers, bad drivers, angry drivers, and so on. We don't have a gun culture like the USA so drivers also feel a lot more free to honk the horn hard and long, and mouth off and gesticulate a bit without any fear of having a gun pointed at them, but there is the occasional road rage incident. I wouldn't say they're common though.

[@grandy2875]

yeah but dutchy, we might not have guns here mate, but there is still the occasional numpty in hi-vis who'll grab his chainsaw if he gets pissed off enough... ;))

[@wcskeleton1388]

@@grandy2875 oh well

[@peterolsen9131]

you will find aussies are champion at cursing , especially in these dash cam vids gold !

[@johnrichardson8048]

I loved driving in California, I like the way everyone treats red lights like a stop 🛑 sign and if there’s nothing coming you just go! I enjoyed that mate. Doesn’t feel like I’m just wasting time by myself. Feels like I’m watching it with someone lol ✌🏻👍🏻🇦🇺

[@theaussiejdm]

Another great video two in a day man your killing it im loving the content always make me smile man keep it up love the hard work..

[@andyossie]

The file cabinet or something was actually a barbecue

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

Broadly well traveled but particularly in terms of my ten years in the States: Driving on the other side of the road is not that dificult if you're a decent driver. At first you don't make to many mistakes because you're hyper alert and ontop of it. Where it gets you is you just randomly screw up once every couple of years out of the blue when you're not paying attention. Especially intersections. Its really easy to turn down the wrong side of the road. Same thing goes for walking up to the car with your keys out and realizing you're just about to open the passenger door when you meant to get into the drivers seat and then feeling like a huge idiot and hope no one saw. Lol.

[@des-troyrobinson227]

4x4s, Ute drivers, truck drivers (some) and V8 (some) drivers suffer from ‘King of the road’ syndrome! I like the ones that speed past you only to catch up with them at the next set of traffic lights!

[@FHSWAMPER83]

"Famously efficient and good" I had to laugh LOL

[@rcscaler78]

The last couple of clips are my local area & those birds are called little corellas. They flock like that in huge numbers in my street every day

[@jonathany1240]

7:38 -> This is a two-lane road which is one way so the random oncoming car is very lost. You can tell that this is the case because you can see a mirrored two-lane road to the right, across the strip of bush and powerlines within the footage with cars on it. This is where that oncoming car *should* be.

[@ZosiaDabrowski]

I live in Perth and have been learning to drive, I have my practical driving test in three days. It's generally well established that Perth drivers don't know how to merge, and they sit in the overtaking lane for long-haul drives. A friend from Sydney was telling me that when she moved to Perth it was a driving culture-shock because everyone in Sydney drives quickly and efficiently and decisively because they're all busy and trying to get places, whereas Perth is slightly more laidback but that slowed decision-making and hesitation on the road can cause worse driving. Obviously still selfish fast drivers here too though

[@peterhawkins8276]

Check out “Shane has tattoos” Aussie truck driver. His descriptions of bad drivers is classic Aussie stuff.

[@whatwhatinthewhat4400]

13:23 they are cockatoos. I used to live there. One time the birds flew out of a tree at the same time. it looked like a massive tree was falling over the highway.

[@mystkone]

I lost it at "are those doves?" Hahahaha we live im australia not a prince film clip 😂😂😂

[@aussietaipan8700]

Hey matey, crossing double lines is a big no no here. watch these videos all the time, it great hearing the reactions from you. To some drivers here a red light means go faster.

[@Kayenne54]

Nah, it wasn't a "red" light, it was a stale green one. Tsk tsk..

[@teloenand]

As I like to say, "A good driver will sometimes miss their turn/exit... a bad driver will never miss their turn/exit."

[@MorganStorey]

To be fair I think that is the exit at the light horse exchange near Campbelltown, I missed that one once, and the trip took me an extra 30minutes than it would've.

[@panners125]

The standard of driving in the past 10 years has fallen through the floor. Drives you nuts trying to avoid them.☹️

[@lauramartin7675]

We should have a universal 'L' plate for people driving in a foreign country who don't know the road rules yet. Also don't know what it's like around the US, but here if you miss an exit on a freeway/expressway your'e kinda screwed, depending on where you are exactly, but going country you will have to continue driving another half hour maybe before the next exit and then getting back to where you wanted to go will be tough. Maps are always iffy in the rural areas especially when new suburbs are being built out in what used to be just country.

[@markrobinson2196]

"looks like a sports car" I think it was a modern Mustang lol, we have those here.

[@Soupie62]

7:40 Looks like a large median strip and 2 roads. So you would EXPECT all the cars in both lanes of your side, to be going the same way... Then you get an idiot who turns on to the road, and ends up on the wrong side with no way to get back (that grassy median strip sometimes has a drain ditch in it)

[@Zhaineification]

This is why I have half a ton of steel on the outside of my ute. I'll follow the rules and I ain't moving.

[@zephyrmj]

Around 7:40, you can see in the distance that it is a divided road. We don't have the yellow line system that you have so you only know at the entrance or intermittently you will see one-way signs. Generally we have slip lanes or lights with arrows instead of left on red although there are a few intersections in Sydney with left on red. More round-a-bouts too.

[@brydeyy]

at 3:46, i used to live there, the address is 580 stanmore road, the house was destroyed during cyclone Debbie in 2017. That house didnt have the guard rail there at the corner, it was put in due to people running into the concrete wall. that is crazy there is still people being idiots on that road, even after many years of it happening.

[@Kayenne54]

7:48 Guy coming towards the camera car was going in the wrong direction - 2 lanes on either side of that highway. Camera car was on the correct side of the highway for his direction. Other guy wasn't. Probably took the emergency vehicle exit (shows on the right in the middle) and turned left against all the traffic (for whatever reason).

[@georgekerswell4936]

Good to hear your reaction to Aussie drivers. That small car in front of the truck was in the overtaking lane, get the hell out of the way.

[@mazzy305]

Something interesting I found out in Canada is that they (and I believe in America too) can go around a right hand corner (at a lighted intersection) on a red light legally (as long as it’s safe to do so). You can not go around a corner unless you have a green light in Australia.

[@Sussex192]

At some intersections you can turn left on a red light, but only if there is a sign saying you can.

[@jordanferrazza8700]

Roundabouts exist, speeds are metric, we say 'give way' and 'overtake', we say 'freeway' or 'motorway' depending on state, and traffic lights are sort of UK layout rather than the basic frontside or backside and turn signals black out instead of flash.

[@michaelstaffa852]

Yeah, it is hard driving everything opposite. I remember in LA my missus going off at me before having to pull off the freeway for fuel. Pulled in the servo and trying to fill up. Didn't realise you had to pay before fuelling. Yelling at the cashier from my car Went in and paid. This was East LA and he had all his homes in there. Got some we gonna kill you vibe until they heard my accent. Walked outta the servo alive and between that and my missus just floored it in anger outta there.. Flat out down the road I didn't realise I was on the wrong side of the road until 3 lanes of traffic were coming head on towards me. It's stories like these that make travelling worth while.

[@housealan334]

9:20 is in Merrylands Sydney. That dude was 100% either going to pick up a bag or drop one off.

[@solidcuntcuz4196]

Or a hottie haha

[@AppleTom9091]

Had my rear right bumper scraped here. Luckily it was superficial, marks buffed off. This is my local shopping area, I'd like a dollar for each time I've been through this intersection.

[@Eddierayy0]

Sure you don't mean this guy at 10:44 actually he probably been on the glass barbie thinking about it

[@housealan334]

@@Eddierayy0 Yeah that guys on that gas for sure!

[@MrJules2U]

It's always either luxury brands, Volvo drivers with hats or P (provisional, usually teenage) plate drivers. I'm an Aussie but have lived on the East and West coast of the US and trust me, we are all as bad as each other lol

[@Russell_TPE-SYD]

2:06 I live 5 minutes from there, the building on the left is "East Village shopping centre" in Zetland Sydney NSW. And that intersection, man, idiots all the time. Also the intersection before this one, last year, a food delivery guy on his scooter was hit by a bus and unfortunately died. So ya, we do have plenty of idiots in cars.

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

07:35 That's a wrong way driver. You can see from 07:43 onwards the lanes for traffic heading in the opposite direction. Very wide separation but that's not unknown.

[@Goatcha_M]

13:11 Cockatoos, corellas I think. At least they're on the nature strip. Few months ago I drove into a small town at dusk, they were all over the road, hundreds of them.

[@mfanwelikeit3760]

Best reactions reel from Aussie dash cams, hilarious!

[@vonnero1250]

I worked with Americans in Australia. They always said that they didn't have a problem driving on the left while in Australia, because it felt uncomfortable and they were always on their toes. But when they went home, and it felt comfortable again, they relaxed, and their muscle memory kicked in because they had been driving in Australia. When they took left turns without looking for on-coming traffic, like we do here, they almost caused accidents.

[@fknows1]

at 3:04 where the two guys cut of the bike, they are double white lines in centre off road, you are not allowed to cross or overtake on them under any circumstance our right hand lands are the fast lane speed limit, the lane lane is the slow lane the Mercedes 4x4 (truck) is a rebadge Nissan Narvara D23 and they also bought out a V8 version

[@Bunstonious]

I like the video for the "always watch out for motorcycles" comment... What a bro! :D

[@ImmortalKxlla]

10:54, That Is Located At Marrickville In Sydney. That Pedestrian Crossing Is Very Dangerous. I Go Past There Almost Everyday To A Mini Woolworths As You Can See Its On The Left & There's Planty Of People That Get Hit There. Mainly Bikes.

[@markoantonijevic5430]

subbed, this might sound weird but most americans i see commenting on these type of videos keep saying we are weird for driving on the left side but you seem open minded about it and i like your previous Aussie reacts, keep the videos coming dude

[@Heckinwhatonearth]

13:08 ''What are those, DOGS?'' Yes, i know he said doves. But i heard dogs for a split seconds and had a good laugh.

[@RolandjHearn]

As someone who has driven extensively in the US and Australia I can tell you that as a good driver it does not take more than about an hour to feel like you are in control, it takes a lot longer to react instantly in the opposite direction. Driving cautiously you would be amazed at how quickly you adjust. Just two things stand out as being a problem - doing U turns, and estimating how far your passenger front wheel is from the curb.

[@prussiaaero1802]

For an Aussie, my first drive in US in 2012 was from Las Vegas to Anaheim. Highway was easy, then we went into Barstow to try a few turns and traffic lights and find some lunch. Concentration factor off the scale. Later drove from Reno NV right into San Francisco. 2018 drove from Toronto to Niagara Falls and then from Calgary across the Rockies into Vancouver. Then did a few thousand miles in the US, Seattle to Salt Lake City, then St Louis all the way up to Oshkosh WI. My wife even did a fair bit of the highway driving, nervous at first, then became quite comfortable with it. Almost had a meltdown coming off the highway into LeClaire Iowa. Had a day trip to Galena - Great little town to visit. Really enjoyed driving in US though your gas pumps SUCK. One hose with a choice of 4 or more different fuels? WHAT????

[@swingsloth]

The funny ones are the ones with the best driver reactions.

[@haveyouseenchef4531]

2:50 I drive that road everyday and shocked I don’t see this happen more often. The lights are fairly unpredictable, added with a relatively high speed limit which everyone adds 10km extra to. All it takes is someone to lose attention for half a second and next you’re up someone’s arse at an orange/red light.

[@beaugunn2632]

13:10... Those birds are corellas. They're a particularly dumb-arse breed of cockatoo ( Flamin' galahs ).

[@eClipppz]

well u said to share our experiences if we had any, at 3:52 i used to drive that road daily on my way to school and that same exact thing happened to me about 2 or 3 times and a couple times to my mum

[@Aquarium-Downunder]

13:17 the birds are "short billed corellas" aslo know as "little corellas" That's my home town Nowra NSW Australia, its a flock of about 500 birds that live in town

[@SaberMordredFGO]

I love watching these dashcam vids. Some old lady put there indicator left and turned right into my lane almost hitting me into oncoming traffic.

[@gamortie]

As someone who’s driven in Australia and the US, you adjust fairly quick…..except my wife; she transposed left & right, and nearly got us in trouble! The birds would have been sulphur crested cockatoos or corellas - native birds

[@fstop9466]

3:20 cars are only allowed in the right lane on highways for overtaking, so the white car is blocking the trucks right of way.

[@iamasmurf1122]

So that gives the truck driver the need to cut off others tailgate and swerve back in front of him does it ! And take his mirror out ? There are also laws on overtaking legally not illegally

[@GenoLoma]

the big white birds are either Cockatoos, or their slightly smaller cousin the Corrella.. both are a fairly obnoxious and loud bird, the Cockatoos screeching call can travel miles, and they will eat your house in frustration if you stop feeding them, (so don't start), and the Correllas have a high pitched shrill call which hurts your ears.

[@SAINTJAMESOFFICIAL]

3:20 the truck is in the right, not by tailgating which is unsafe and illegal, but the right lane is the overtaking lane in Australia, and the small hatch was incorrectly sitting slowly in the overtaking lane not letting other vehicles overtake :)

[@gregmorgan737]

40 odd years ago, my bro and I were with my old man, in the first Toyota Hiace van imported from Japan, when we came across a flock of Cockatoo's. The van had a 1/4" thick windscreen protector, which by the time we went thru the flock, had so many splits in it, we had to pull over and take it off. My bro and lost count after around 50 had hit the windscreen. Haven't never seen anything like it since, and I lve in country nthn NSW.

[@TheStealthMedic]

the one at 9:12 happens a lot, its a round about in a place called chermside in qld, ive seen a few times and it happened to me once

[@melindafrazer1427]

FYI...@13:20, the birds are cockatoo, but could also be Carell's. to tell the difference, Corella's have paler bills than cockatoos. (and corella's have a pink crest where cockatoo's have a yellow crest)

[@andrewhallett-patterson9778]

You need to look at vids that involve Australian roadtrains vs. tourists towing caravans. They have no idea of overtaking overlengh vehicles, exceeding 80 metres long in certain states, nor correct loading principles of caravans, leading to spectacular but terminal speed wobbles, either self terminating or frontal impact with the prime mover. Personally been involved in several and hundreds of near misses. Driving a truck thru a caravan or trailer that has rolled, dislocated or braked in front of you, as in Mad Max, is always exhilarating!! Truck always wins. The birds are cockatoos eating grass seed. The Merc Ute was a failed experiment by Mercedes Benz. It's just a Nissan Navara ute with panel and interior upgrades. Known as 'badge engineering'. Now discontinued. 👍👍🇦🇺

[@glenyselias507]

I liked when the truck drivers tell you it’s ok to overtake, I’m usually not in any hurry so I’ll sit behind until there’s a over taking lane or when they indicate 😀

[@electricblade3]

10:30 I know that location it’s Gosford on the central coast I live like 30 minutes away from that place lol

[@pwdeller]

2:57 looks like the top of Macquarrie Pass and that is the last place you can overtake for several kilometers. If you get stuck behind someone who doesn't know the road or is just a slow driver you can be stuck going down the Pass at a snails pace. The absolute worst is being stuck behind a truck or caravan going either up or down the Pass. If you know how to ride and know the road it can be a great run from Albion Park up to the Pie Shop at Robertson (a liesurely pie and a coffee) and back down the mountain!

[@phalanx3803]

the irony of him saying we get to see UTE's every day when he lives in a country full of F150's and RAM 1500's.

[@ozfoxaroo]

6:02 I could be wrong but it looked like a portable barbecue fell off that vehicle. 7:34 This is on a section of divided road (I'm not sure what the American term is. Dual carriageway?). It's not easy to see because there's a very wide nature strip between the lanes running in opposite directions, and in this video segment the lanes for the opposite direction are not visible at all until 7:41. The Audi driver is driving at speed on the wrong set of lanes - extremely dangerous. 13:07 They might be sulphur-crested cockatoos but again it's difficult to tell for certain because of the video quality. Can't tell what part of the country this segment was recorded in either.

[@Gashako]

Just recently (two days ago), I barely drove 5 minutes and had to deal with two idiots on the road. One guy was going 90 in the 70 zone, the other swapped lanes directly in front, at a traffic stop, while the light was green and brake checked us. Just full on stopped at the green light.

[@jakegargiulo5101]

HAHAHA "What are those, dogs?" They're birds

[@karenmcneill2602]

Visited my brother in Ecuador one year. As you'll probably know they drive like you guys in the US. The driving in Ecuador is scary! I did not drive, my brother did, but going around roundabouts was hard to take. I never got used to it. I've also driven in NZ and that can be worse than Australia! We had one of those small trucks (not a ute) pull onto the road right in front of us. We were doing 100kph as that was the speed limit. We stopped in time but I did wish we'd had a parachute to throw out too!!!

[@kennethcoe2511]

I really enjoyed this this. Maybe you could do more videos like these of other dash cam owners australia KZbin videos.

[@dawnrazornephilim]

The birds looked like cockatoo's, maybe someone put some grass seeds down and they saw a free meal?

[@hughwelsh201]

@IWrocker A few road rules of Aust.; Double whites (center lines) - No passing/crossing. Solid white line, usually before/after a merge - hold your lane for safety. Mercedes truck is a rebadge VW truck. The bicycle that nose dived, it's illegal to 'ride' a bicycle over a pedestrian crossing - so karma. Most of their road rules are the same here in NZ.

[@CTRLGunpla]

its weird when you recognise some of the places

[@steelfabric]

First time I, as an Aussie, drove in the US I didn't have any problems with intersections because I mostly followed the traffic ahead of me. But, I did have the weirdest experience with eye contact with other drivers at intersections and driveways etc. I either had no contact at all or I had completely puzzled looks from the other "driver". Later that day I realised I wasn't looking at the driver, I was looking at the passenger.

[@kirkjackson9820]

I saw a place near where I live! Ps. A Ute is also what Americans would call a truck which in includes the specific model of Holden you keep pointing out

[@MICHELLE-gu2qc]

Really fun video. I love dash cam videos from around the world. Those white birds are cockatoos. It is pretty easy driving in Australia just Sydney and Melbourne are the hardest due to population and always road works and young hoons thinking they are in GTA or Tokyo drift some even will do drags in metro Streets during heavy traffic. Ive had near misses with hoons racing through red lights. I like the European dash cam the super expensive sports cars that they can't control

[@Yodakirata]

@7:45 The oncoming car was on the wrong road, if you look, over to the right you can see another 2 lanes of traffic for the "oncoming" traffic. Also, one thing that the US does right when it comes to traffic, is when an emergency vehicle is around, everyone stops and pulls to the side. That should be the law everywhere.

[@Kayenne54]

I believe it is, here in Australia. If safe to do so, get off or pull over. However, if there is a huge drainage ditch on the left...two lanes chock full...sometimes it's impossible to get off the road or out of the way. I've been stuck (far left lane) with a curb and a power pole and nowhere to get off (regular car, not high clearance four wheel drive). Couldn't go out further into the intersection because that just makes a traffic jam and I don't trust people not to try and "quickly get through because they can clearly see an emergency vehicle coming and want to beat it"... So stuck. If they don't construct emergency vehicle lanes (and older built up areas don't have the room to do so) then in high density traffic, emergency vehicles just have to wend their way through as best they can. Because the guy beside me couldn't get much closer to me either. Not always possible to pull off to the shoulder and get out of the way. Hence "safely" is the key word.

[@jacobanderson9530]

9:04 that roundabout is ever so interesting. It is located in Stafford Brisbane,In the state of Queensland :P

[@brettleonard8602]

The guy on the mobility scooter was crossing the main Highway heading south out of Sydney, Princes Highway Kirrawee, there is no footpath on the side he was headed due to constrction he had no choice but the road.

[@bernieryan9937]

Another top channel to watch is Scotts car cameras as in a lot of his videos he puts in text explaining the road rule that's being broken in that particular clip.

[@Twopennysau]

The hardest part (by far) driving on a different side of the road to what you are used to is roundabouts. We have lots here in Australia!

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

Roundabouts cause problems to US drivers period as they're not that common. Some places also have or used to have traffic circles where you give way to traffic entering!

[@Twopennysau]

@@michaelmclachlan1650 found a few on different islands in Hawaii 😉

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

@@Twopennysau As Hawaii has the Union Jack quartered on its flag I'm not surprised. And there's the infamous one in Milwaukee.

[@carerforever2118]

Watching from Melbourne, Australia 🦘🇦🇺😁👍

[@Jeni10]

Those two cars that you said cut off the motor cycle, the second one was the cop going after the offender. 😜👍🇦🇺

[@EpicSpartan574]

The video that starts at 5:49 is about 10 minutes from where I used to live. It’s in Gosford NSW

[@pez745]

Is it famously efficient and good? : No Is it bad? : Yes Is there a lot of construction?: Yes Is there a lot of bad drivers? : Yes

[@miksal26]

When someone turns the wrong way on an intersection, you can bet that they’re drivers from Europe or the US. Similarly, Aussie drivers in America have been known to be momentarily confused in the same situation and turned into the wrong side of the road. But our language is much more colourful than yours , so there ! Cheers from Downunder 👍🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@inegom1735]

As someone from the UK these roads and parking spaces are so massive and the roads so empty I can't comprehend how people are still this bad!. I imagine if they were here in the uk, just getting out of a parking lot would be like a demolition derby!

[@mayaedits4271]

I'm Australian so dont hate on me. Australias rarely care about others. Most Aussies will tell you otherwise, but it's bullshit. As for the burnouts, I love em, I may or may not be fairly involved in doing them. But, me and all my friends are careful to make sure we aren't endangering anyone, some people aren't so kind tho

[@cptthumper6281]

12:47 Even though Merc do makes Utes (Rebranded Navara's) pretty sure thats just a rebadged LDV

[@LEFTshinFIGHT]

I didn’t even pick up in that but yeh you’re right

[@SK-ps1mo]

And this Americans loving every moment of it us Australian drivers 🇦🇺 😂