While it seems to have some merits, it probably creates more problems than it solves.

The fact that no political party has seized upon it as a vote-winner testifies that no one can figure out, in any sensible way, how it would work? Does the voucher, for example, simply cover tuition costs or more than just salaries? 

With teachers state-paid in government schools, tuition costs are zero because parents don't pay much of anything - but how would this be calculated for private schools? What else is "costed in" then - salaries for the pool-guys keeping the swimming pool at optimal temperature?

How are current "drawing areas" for government schools affected: if public parents can't opt for an out of zone school with their voucher the idea of "choice" is more than redundant - it's insulting.

What "choice" is offered by a voucher to parents in a rural town which has no private or religious school? Will the value of their voucher be increased to cover board and travel to, for example, Sydney? Would that be a fair distribution of the total dollars compared to that used by others in the town? 

Comparing the Australian education system with other countries where vouchers have "worked" (have they, really? Or is this just a temporary bureaucratic claim?) is like comparing chalk and cheese anyway. Their system is not ours.

As noted, no political party has ever run with this idea because its implications are impossible to define, let alone explain in any logical detail.

But I love it because it would probably send the private sector into an apoplectic state and it would be nice to see how they would wriggle their way out of "choice" and "equality" being met with less funding - which it would inevitably entail for them.

Mark Sarau, there are two sides to every such story.

The incident was far from unbelievable.

The fast ute you mentioned should have been noticed much earlier and allowed through, while you slowed slightly as you approached the truck. Interrupting the flow by obstructing faster traffic is what causes frustration (rightly or wrongly) and incidents like the one you experienced.

While it isn’t excusable behaviour, it could not have happened if you weren’t in the way!  

Whether or not the other vehicle is exceeding the speed limit is irrelevant, and a matter for the other driver and the highway patrol.

By the way, without knowing the speedo error your speed was quite possibly well under 110km/h.