On Monday thousands of people sat in their cars for most of the day when a crash involving a B-Double tanker closed the F-3, the expressway that connects Sydney to the Central coast and Newcastle.
This crash occurred at 11-40 in the morning and drivers waited for the promised " Contra-flow " arrangement to be put in place to get traffic flowing again.
They waited - and waited - and waited some more !
Despite a ten kilometre traffic jam, the Roads and Traffic authority ( RTA ) didn't even start implementing contra-flow until 9 pm that evening, resulting in some drivers being trapped in their cars for anything from eight to twelve hours before reaching their destination.
The government apologised, but declined to offer any guarantees that this situation will not be repeated in the future.
One thing is certain. Sitting in a stalled car because of a traffic jam - with no provision for food, water or toilets - hour after hour with nothing being done to fix the problem gives adequate opportunity for a little deep thinking.
It would be interesting to know how many of those drivers - and some were families with kids - used this thinking time to refine their voting intentions for the coming state elections ?
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