An ‘entitled’ caravanner ignored signs warning them not to attempt towing on a winding mountain road and ended up stabbing, enraging delayed motorists trapped behind him.
The winding curves of Mount Glorious Road, which is about 35 kilometers northwest of Brisbane, have numerous signs warning against the passage of “trucks, buses, caravans and trailers”.
Driver Andrew Mathiesen expressed his frustration with the hapless caravan owner after encountering them twice on the winding road, which was made even more dangerous by being wet at the time.
Motorists driving along a winding mountain road were faced with the unpleasant sight of a van wrecked and blocking traffic.
“There are signs along this road prohibiting the passage of trucks, buses, caravans or trailers, so to my surprise, here is a caravan crossing the road,” Mr Mathiesen, who works as a truck driver, told Yahoo News. .
At the first encounter, when Mr. Mathiesen approached from behind the caravan, the owner stepped aside and let him pass.
However, as Mr Mathiesen was returning along the road he collided with the caravan and his towing vehicle cut into the road, causing him to be blocked for an hour.
“(The) wet conditions and debris all over the road made conditions more slippery and made the road unsuitable for heavy vehicles or caravans,” Mathiesen said.
“The caravan has forced the tow vehicle to take a sharp bend.”
Mathiesen, who needed to gain additional driving qualifications for his job, suggested that those who tow caravans should also have more than just a standard driving licence.
“Why wouldn’t they have to pass a license test to prove they can tow a caravan, after all I need to drive a truck that weighs the same?” she asked.
Veteran truck driver Aaron Farquhar told Daily Mail Australia last month that caravan drivers are the type of motorists most likely to cause truck drivers to lose control.
The caravan tower attempted the difficult route despite numerous signs warning it was a bad idea.
Veteran truck driver Aaron Farquhar said caravan drivers were among the drivers he found most frustrating.
“You’ll be driving on a single lane road and it will be a 100kmh zone and the car in front of you will be going 90kmh, but when the overtaking lane comes and you go to overtake, they accelerate to 100.” said Mr Farquhar.
Then, as soon as the passing lane ends, they slow down again.
“I think it’s because they don’t want to go faster but they don’t want to be behind us either, but that’s what causes accidents.”
“You hear the truckers on the radio going crazy and I understand it because I catch it all the time.”
He also believes that caravan drivers should receive additional training.
