Monaro V Rubbish Truck

ozrunner · 24-08-2022, 03:06 PM

Not too bad and will buff out.

But old mate could be parked outside the bay as when it gets hit it the bays white line looks to be behind his back wheel. Also the Monaro seems to be way to close to the roundabout to be in a bay.

Play the vid

https://www.drive.com.au/news/video-...edium=Referral

Tassie f100 · 24-08-2022, 03:12 PM

Why would Monaro be parked on a solid white line so close to an intersection

simon varley · 24-08-2022, 03:26 PM

little blue car's fault! didn't leave enough room for the garbo to get through. having said that, the garbo shouldn't have barged. I can't see that it's the Monaro's fault at all. Parking looks good to me. close to the kerb, and the correct side of the no stopping sign

ford71V8 · 24-08-2022, 03:26 PM

I don't see a white line, but I wouldnt park my car there either - too tight.

Truck ending up hitting a tree too.... I think I know who can't drive here.

ozrunner · 24-08-2022, 03:54 PM

If you stop the vid at 0.17 and do a few very quick clicks etc you will see the line indicating the bays end and he's outside of it. Water covered it.

Might be an issue for insurance but otherwise immaterial.

**fordomatic** · 24-08-2022, 04:16 PM

Love how everyone online is into the Monaro driver. How about the truck is in the wrong for hitting a parked car regardless of where it was parked. You can't just drive a vehicle into another parked vehicle and say it's their fault.

The Monaro is also parked back from the no standing standing sign if you look closely.

Tassie f100 · 24-08-2022, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by fordomatic

Love how everyone online is into the Monaro driver. How about the truck is in the wrong for hitting a parked car regardless of where it was parked. You can't just drive a vehicle into another parked vehicle and say it's their fault.

The Monaro is also parked back from the no standing standing sign if you look closely.

Still parked on a solid white line

**fordomatic** · 24-08-2022, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Still parked on a solid white line

Truck still shouldnt have crashed into him

**FairmontGS** · 24-08-2022, 05:02 PM

Jesus I hope that the damage to that classic isn't too bad.

Not many good-looking rubbish trucks left

lra · 24-08-2022, 05:11 PM

Blame the local council for approving streets that are too effing narrow.

**DJM83** · 24-08-2022, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fordomatic

Truck still shouldnt have crashed into him

Agreed, doesnt give him the right to just plow on through. Anyone with some common sense would know that.
Poor form on the truck driver imo.

Tassie f100 · 24-08-2022, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lra

Blame the local council for approving streets that are too effing narrow.

Bit of an aside,but friends live in Sunbury where the streets are too narrow for 2 parked cars to leave room for the garbage trucks.The Council then come through and book people for parking partially on the footpath

**GasoLane** · 24-08-2022, 05:51 PM

Truckie needs a smack, after all he is sitting on the left side so shouldn't be hard to look out the window.

Franco Cozzo · 24-08-2022, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Bit of an aside,but friends live in Sunbury where the streets are too narrow for 2 parked cars to leave room for the garbage trucks.The Council then come through and book people for parking partially on the footpath

Its a bit of a thing out here, the newer developments with their properties and driveways are too small to actually fit cars in, the streets are real narrow to get the most land out of a development.

You can't park half on the nature strip and half on the road, you'll get fined by council.

But you can park on the road (thats real narrow) - so you just end up with people parking on the road.

Itsme · 24-08-2022, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GasoLane

Truckie needs a smack, after all he is sitting on the left side so shouldn't be hard to look out the window.

Put your glasses on as the driver was sitting in R/H/side of cabin; quite obvious he was not picking up garbage in the area.

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Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Why would Monaro be parked on a solid white line so close to an intersection

Monaro was parked in a designated parking bay; white line is irrelevant.

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Originally Posted by simon varley

little blue car's fault! didn't leave enough room for the garbo to get through. having said that, the garbo shouldn't have barged. I can't see that it's the Monaro's fault at all. Parking looks good to me. close to the kerb, and the correct side of the no stopping sign

Glad your not a copper handing out fines! the little blue car is legally in its side of the road lane. As you stated the Garbage truck barged through who is obviously 100% at fault, he should have waited for the two oncoming cars to go through first leaving himself adequate clearance to get through.
The Monaro was legally parked.

**GasoLane** · 24-08-2022, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsme

Put your glasses on as the driver was sitting in R/H/side of cabin; quite obvious he was not picking up garbage in the area.

Monaro was parked in a designated parking bay; white line is irrelevant.

Glad your not a copper handing out fines! the little blue car is legally in its side of the road lane. As you stated the Garbage truck barged through who is obviously 100% at fault, he should have waited for the two oncoming cars to go through first leaving himself adequate clearance to get through.
The Monaro was legally parked.

So he is, I missed that.

However he needs driving lessons as much as you need an attitude change.

MrEL · 24-08-2022, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GasoLane

So he is, I missed that.

However he needs driving lessons as much as you need an attitude change.

I have to ask.
Honestly why does he need an attitude change?
If its because he made the comment about put your glasses on , it's certainly a bit of an over reaction.....

coo · 24-08-2022, 08:08 PM

Was the Monaro parked? There was a driver in the car and got out.

**Rallye Sport** · 24-08-2022, 08:08 PM

I wonder if the owner of the dashcam stopped to offer the footage to the parties in question or just went straight home to upload the footage to dashcam owners?

b0son · 24-08-2022, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsme

Monaro was parked in a designated parking bay; white line is irrelevant.

Just because something is legal, doesnt mean it isnt ill-advised.

CoupeKing · 24-08-2022, 08:53 PM

Regardless of whos wrong or right here what a *&^& of a job. And no disrespect to them because I couldn't maintain that concentration. And lets face it, if they went on strike for a few weeks you wouldn't be able to reverse your car out of the drive-way.

And they have to contend with narrow streets, fools putting their bins where they shouldn't be, cars parked all over the place or reversing, kids or dogs running out onto the street.

b0son · 25-08-2022, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by CoupeKing

And they have to contend with narrow streets, fools putting their bins where they shouldn't be, cars parked all over the place or reversing, kids or dogs running out onto the street.

And council don't help by allowing parking so close to the roundabout, there's less than a lane width entering the roundabout. Accident waiting to happen.

Dr Terry · 25-08-2022, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Itsme

Glad your not a copper handing out fines! the little blue car is legally in its side of the road lane.

In NSW the blue car would've been booked for "not parking close & parallel". Look how far from the kerb he is, not very considerate in such a narrow street.

He is not 100% to blame but he certainly is a major contributing factor.

Dr Terry

**Giant Cranium** · 25-08-2022, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Terry

In NSW the blue car would've been booked for "not parking close & parallel". Look how far from the kerb he is, not very considerate in such a narrow street.

He is not 100% to blame but he certainly is a major contributing factor.

Dr Terry

You mean the blue car with the person sitting in it waiting for the traffic to clear to pass parked cars?

GT 0909 · 25-08-2022, 08:00 AM

The blue Nissan isn't parked - driver looks to be giving way to the truck and the following car (one with dash cam). There is another car behind the Nissan, also waiting.

But he definitely is way too far from the curb. Not very considerate at all. Basically forced the truck over. And for such tight confines, the truck wasn't exactly creeping along. More than one person you can point a finger at here for this incident. No way I would be parking my car out in a narrow street like that.

GT 0909 · 25-08-2022, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Giant Cranium

You mean the blue car with the person sitting in it waiting for the traffic to clear to pass parked cars?

Ah ha - you beat me - jumped in whilst I was writing my response.

whitelion65 · 25-08-2022, 08:06 AM

NO! Just NO!
The blue Nissan is on his side of the divider.
Old mate in the GT is the one with no skill, no brains and no courtesy!
Too often I see large vehicles think they have a right of way due to aggressive momentum.

b0son · 25-08-2022, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by whitelion65

NO! Just NO!
The blue Nissan is on his side of the divider.
Old mate in the GT is the one with no skill, no brains and no courtesy!
Too often I see large vehicles think they have a right of way due to aggressive momentum.

The blue car driver is probably well aware, probably why they were already standing still and waiting for the truck to pass the moment they saw the truck turn into that street.

whitelion65 · 25-08-2022, 08:41 AM

I just paused the video at the moment you can see the driver.
The profile looks remarkably like…….Franco Cotso :-O

Dr Terry · 25-08-2022, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Giant Cranium

You mean the blue car with the person sitting in it waiting for the traffic to clear to pass parked cars?

Yeah, missed that, but why is he so far from the kerb.

I'd say the blame here is spread between a few drivers.

Truck going too fast & no care. Blue car stopped too far from the kerb & why is the Monaro sitting there at all ?

Dr Terry