Where abouts are you in Oz? I always pull over and stop about 5-10m off the side of the road when a road train passes if room permits, most of this was on narrow 1 lane dirt roads on the way to birdsville. no cracks for me.
Although I am in Arizona, my heart is in Queensland. I have my Defender 130 in storage in Kawana Waters about fifteen minutes south of Mooloolaba.
We sailed twice to Australia arriving in Scarborough north of Brisbane the first time, and Bundaberg the second time. When I arrived in Oz, I went searching for a Defender for some Ozzie exploration. It took a couple of months to find one, but eventually we discovered a Defender 130 in Caloundra.
We made some sand ladders, installed Black Widow drawers, mounted a Howling Moon roof top tent, got a bunch of jerry cans, two spare tires, and put on new Michelin XZL tires. Then we took off for a 10,000 km Ozzie adventure.
Right now the Defender 130 is parked in covered storage awaiting the next trip.
I am in Phoenix earning my Freedom Chips. After living outside the USA for 28 years, I am chafing at city life stateside. If I wasn't a flying doctor with the Indian Health Service, I would need a couple of barrels of antidepressants to survive. Flying to work to the Indian Reservations is the best adventure I can muster at the present time.
My wife and I are both ready to take the Defender 130 out of storage and to run the entire perimeter of Australia plus a trip down the Canning Stock Route and the Simpson desert for good measure.