Thread: New BULL BAR laws in SA - vehicles after 1-7-13

I'm confused.

Why???
And doesn't apply to existing cars/
Roo bars?

So SA is 11 years behind the rest of Australia? An AS from 2002 is finally being enforced in 2013???

Thanks for that Digger.
It's interesting that it is a 2002 standard. I'll see if I can get a copy.
It's good that the design of safe bullbars is being encouraged rather than adopting the knee jerk reaction of banning them altogether. I wish I had had a bullbar on the Commodore when I hit that roo.

This ****es me off. I don't drive on the footpath. If pedestrians took those ipods out of their ears so they can hear, and looked for cars instead of texting when crossing the road, we probably would not be having this discussion.

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

... If drivers took those ipods out of their ears so they can hear, and looked for pedestrians instead of texting when driving along the road, we probably would not be having this discussion.

Fixed it for you...

You also forgot about cyclists...

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Fixed it for you...

You also forgot about cyclists...

You gotta be fair on this one guys.... SOME pedestrians and SOME cyclists are... well lets just say "not on the list for survival of the fittest" Please don't lump everyone into 1 category. And you might not drive on the footpath, but I've seen it done....

And what about these new cars that you can't even hear running (read the likes of I30's etc) THEY are dangerous. There should be a minimum noise level ALL cars MUST reach, for the safety of others around, so you CAN hear them coming/running in car parks. Got beeped and abused the other day walking through a car park because some woman thought that I heard her car running....

Originally Posted by debruiser

You gotta be fair on this one guys.... SOME pedestrians and SOME cyclists are... well lets just say "not on the list for survival of the fittest" Please don't lump everyone into 1 category. And you might not drive on the footpath, but I've seen it done....

And what about these new cars that you can't even hear running (read the likes of I30's etc) THEY are dangerous. There should be a minimum noise level ALL cars MUST reach, for the safety of others around, so you CAN hear them coming/running in car parks. Got beeped and abused the other day walking through a car park because some woman thought that I heard her car running....

gotta agree re: electric cars........got a little fright the other week in a car park when one was reversing and I didn't hear it

Originally Posted by debruiser

There should be a minimum noise level ALL cars MUST reach, for the safety of others around, so you CAN hear them coming/running in car parks. Got beeped and abused the other day walking through a car park because some woman thought that I heard her car running....

Either that or just pay attention. Look first and then go, kind of thing?

And if a motorist abuses a pedestrian and, say, that pedestrian is me, I tend to start asserting my rights. Like the one that says motorists must ALWAYS give way to pedestrians...