"If there's no traffic behind you, do what Abbott's driver did. If there's traffic behind you, particularly road trains, just pull over to the left of the road before you get to the point where you want to turn right....wait for a break in the traffic situation where you're not going to cause potential danger, and then move back on to the road and turn right so that you don't cause a dangerous situation."
Good point Dust and when we get away from the 'politics' of it that would be the most sensible thing to do. However I believe that the pull over to the left to turn right rule is Victorian only? Definately not a WA rule and quite possibly his driver was from NSW? and didn't know that was permissable?
Just guessing but anyway the responsibility lies with the truck driver and van driver to keep their eyes on the road and not the obvious distraction.
Rumours are it wasn't Rudd driving the truck...it was Turnbull
