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'It seems to be getting out of hand' Furious truckies blast grey nomads for robbing them of resting places
By Dennis Amor
OUTRAGED truckies have blasted the grey nomad brigade for taking over
their parking spots at a major Queensland rest area. Queensland's Transport and Main Roads Department is now liaising with police in an effort to resolve the problem. It is also considering improving signage so police can enforce parking restrictions.
Veteran truckie and safety advocate Rod Hannifey, who contributed to the
design of the site, told Caravanning News the problem was getting
worse as more and more caravanners hit the road.
Mr Hannifey has raised the issue many times but said it was still an
"unseen" problem to most politicians and authorities.
An irate truck driver from Adelaide wrote on Facebook: "It seems to be
getting out of hand with more and more people using rest areas as free
campgrounds, forcing truck drivers to push on, sometimes risking their
lives and those of other people. "It is one thing for a wobble-box pilot (caravanner) to stop for a rest during the day, quite another to set up camp at five in the afternoon and not leave till nine the next morning." Contributors to the Big Rigs National Road Transport Newspaper Facebook page called for better policing of the problem.
"It's simple ... fine them," wrote one.
"They are just after a free park. Fine them and it's no longer free. The
word will spread in the caravanning world and the attitude will change.
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