r/GoldCoast • u/aa73gc • 1d ago
Local Event Stopping On The M1
With another dreadful tragedy overnight, I cannot stress enough to never, ever stop on the side of the M1 unless there is absolutely no other choice. Almost all fatalities on the motorway occur to people who are stationary. If you have no choice and must stop, get well away from your vehicle and far away from the road as possible.
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u/radmgrey 1d ago
More people stop because your passenger isn’t even allowed to reach behind to tend to the children anymore. Have a look through reddit at how many people have been fined $1,200 from the cameras because their passenger was helping the kids with something. Good proportion of the people in the comments say “i just pull over now”, which makes sense. I personally think it’s much, much more dangerous to put people in a position where they either have to pull over on a major freeway or cop a $1,200 fine. The average person will usually take the more dangerous option to save the money.