The Sydney-Newcastle Expressway (that ironically directly connect to neither locations) wasn’t completed until 1998
Doesn’t help that since the lofty goals around completion were set that a whole bunch of rules changed that have required significantly more pre-construction work then was anticipated.
Does anyone know whether the M1 designation will be extended once the bypass is completed (and to where?)
$$$$$$
Tunnels are sooo much more expensive.
its already one of the largest road tunnels in Australia - going larger again was too cost-prohibitive - in anycase, its primary role appears to be to remove the heavy vehicle traffic from Pennant Hills Road
Northconnex is not the same as the other metropolitan motorways, it connects two roads at either end rather than a dozen major arterials along its length.
The capacity of Northconnex is 100% dependant upon the capacity of the roads at either end. Two lanes will be ample to start with and they can grow it to three lanes in a decade or two when the M1/M2 are expanded.
The promise was that the whole of the Pacific Highway will be dual carriageway by the end of the year. That doesn’t mean 110km/h motorway standard.
There’s still the Hexham Bypass which needs to take place as well. That’s probably lower on the range of priorities because unlike Coffs Harbour, the highway doesn’t run through the middle of a city centre.
The M5 East’s problems were compounded because it was originally designed as a toll road, but Bob Carr removed them. It will soon cost $7 one way to use the M5 East tunnel. I expect traffic levels on the M5 East to die down almost immediately after tolls are reinstated on the Marsh Street to King Georges Road section.
The Eastern Distributor is a similar story, northbound (tolled) is rarely congested despite being only two lanes in each direction, while southbound is frequently backed up all the way to the Cahill Expressway.
Especially after waiting 7+ months for a car, I’d expect it to be properly put together.
Build quality issues (especially panel gaps) have always followed Tesla around since the beginning. They get away with it so readily in the US because the true cost of the car is not known due to the state & federal subsidies that can reduce the price of the car by 20-30%.
Their interiors look too spartan for the price they charge.
And I don’t like how EVERYTHING incl. the speedo has to be viewed or operated solely by a touchscreen that is to your left and below. Doesn’t look very safe to me.
And if that goes on the blink, you are up the creek without a paddle.
Agreed, the speedo & other driver info should be in front of the driver, not to the side, and give me back separate controls for the usual stuff.
Using a touchscreen for everything is dangerous, because it requires drivers taking their eyes off the road for an extended period of time, unlike physical controls you can reach for & adjust quickly.
On the base model 3 the range is too low for me, and you don’t get Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.
If only we had a reasonable federal government which encourages emissions reductions, we could get better EVs from the more manufacturers, such as Volkswagen group who are instead selling their EVs where they’re encouraged (instead of vilified with rubbish like ‘killing the weekend’).
Most Toyota Yaris models have the speedo on the side rather than in front of the driver.
The current model which has been on sale for almost 10 years has the speedo in front of the driver in the usual spot.
The older models at least had the speedo mounted high up on the dashboard and angled toward the driver, with the Model 3 you have to actively twist your head and move your eyes away from the road rather than just flicking across.
Even if it did have the speedo in front of you - physical buttons and dials for controlling stuff like the heater or window demister is so much better and safer.
Touch screens are okay for something like setting up a sat nav when you’re stationary, but it’s just terrible for trying to do something as you drive.
Most cars do things a similar way for a reason.
Yes true. Those older Yaris speedos weren’t as bad as they were angled toward the driver. I think the Tesla set up is dangerous.
I completely agree.
There really should have been, at the very least, a small heads-up display with the current speed on it in front of the driver. They are not expensive to implement, but this whole ‘self-driving is THE FUTURE so no one will need driving instruments’ stuff by Elon Musk meant they designed the car with basic driving instruments as an afterthought.
Probably just to meet government mandated design rules.
Yes but frankly I’m surprised this setup actually meets design rules. Also labelling the driver assist functions as ‘auto pilot’ should never have been allowed.
I had the most surreal experience driving in Brisbane on the weekend. In a 40 minute journey from the NW suburbs to SE Brisbane, I did not have to stop once. Every traffic light on surface streets was green or turned green as I approached and there were no delays or hold ups associated with tunnels or the Gateway. As each traffic light came up, I was expecting it to change before I got there but was totally amazed at how quick the journey was. Sadly I can’t see it ever happening again 
Even if you were on the Gateway, Logan, Ipswich or Pacific Mwys, chances are in any 40 min period you’d probably have to slow down to a near or total stop at least once!
I was surprised at the synchronisation of traffic lights along streets like Stafford Road actually working when there was less traffic than usual. But it was otherwise a complete fluke that traffic lights leading into the airport tunnel happened to be synchronosed with ones at the exit and ones leading onto the Gateway matched one exiting several kilometers later! 