Non-Australians: How's the driving style of the Australians?

Question

I've never been to Australia, but I do wonder about their driving mentality, just out of curiosity. To give you examples of what I'm looking for, here's how driving styles of other countries strike me, and I'd love to read something in that vein from anyone who may have experienced driving in Australia:

UK driving seems inspired by a good-natured team spirit, and you can move through thick traffic while people help you along, but be prepared to accelerate off the line like mad, as everybody does.

New Zealand driving is oddly hurried and risky, people are whisking their cars along at unreasonably high speeds and get pushy, but tend to be nice people once they get out of their cars.

German driving is oddly sign-controlled, and people will obey signs and regulations in drastic wways and at the expense of fluency of traffic, but driving is very safe there.

French driving is relaxed with the odd road rage candidate.

Any takers? Cheers.

Answer 1

It gets pretty fast on those rural roads, but in town it's like Chinese drivers everywhere, except some of them are over 4 foot tall...

Answer 2

i was in australia from canada and found that the driving experience was very good,people are courtious and know how to use traffic circles which is nice to see,i was in rushhour trafficin a standard shift 20 minutes after arriving i had a great time for two weeks,never had any problems in traffic at all

Answer 3

HELLO ! I WANNA TELL YOU THAT IAM FROM ARGENTINA...I JUST SEE YOUR QUESTION AND WANNA ANSWER.
I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS THE AUSTRALIAN´S DRIVING MENTALY , BUT I CAN TELL YOU STH FROM HERE...ARGENTINA...

DO YOU WANNA KNOW ?
WELL, IN THE FIRST PLACE, HERE THE PEOPLE SOMETIMES DO NOT OBEY SIGNS, THEY ARE NOT GOOD AT HELPING PEOPLE WHO NEED TO CROSS THE ROAD, THE SPEED IS ALWAYS FASTER THAN USUAL...THEY JUST GET CRAZY WHEN SOMEONE´S CAR STO WORKING....

AND THINGS LIKE THIS MAKE YOU THINK THAT WE ARE SOMETIMES A BIT SELFISH....COUSE WHAT WE ONLY WANT IS TO GET TO A PLACE.........
....HELPING EACH OTHER IS A GOOD THING TO KEEP IN MIND !!!

CHEERS !!!

Answer 4

I know you say non Australian But I am Australian and wanted to answer any way and I would say that we would probably be on the same level as the way you described New Zealand .

Answer 5

i dont know but it's the same as in the united states drive the same way

Answer 6

I don't know . . never been there or I could tell you . .sorry