Driveway tragedies

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Originally Posted by UncleHo

The layout of a nice big family wagon is now a Ford Territory or a Prado which is the Mummy's vehicle of choice,it used to be Nissan Patrols,just drive part on the footpath to pick up their "Childs":o which I used to and still do see at our local schools, and that is from a school bus driver's seat,"SCHOOL BUS ONLY" signs are for everybody else except them :mad: and for the private schools it is ML250's and Audi Q7's.

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Ford territory are close .... If they cut the sheer bloody mass of it by 1/3rd, and lowered by down to the ground like the old falcon wagons, we'd be talking.

The modern stuff seems really big and heavy .... yet it's not real big inside. The CX wagon mentioned above. It's 5meters long, it *is* a big vehicle, but it's empty mass is about 1.4tons .... less than 1/2 a land crusier... but will likely have as much if not more load space and better carrying capacity, not to mention it'll ride, handle and stop about multiples better.

It is certainly correct that any car (even a little mini or 2cv) is going to run over a child, however if the child is capable of standing up, at least you'll have a hope of spotting them if your driving somewhere that's of a standard vehicle height.

You sure as **** won't catch me using my Range Rover as a "family vehicle" ... it's a stupid and ridiculous use for it. The kids near bloody need a ladder to get into it for starters.

seeya,
Shane L.

The young bloke is always on my knee when I'm just moving vehicles around.

Happy Days.

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Originally Posted by joel0407

The young bloke is always on my knee when I'm just moving vehicles around.

Happy Days.

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That's what I do when backing trailers around .... If the kids are outside, there in the car with me, I can't run over what's inside the car. Besides the 16month old loves sitting on my lap, if you chuck the Range Rover into low 1st, he can sit on my lap and steer in around while it rumbles along at about 0.0005km/h ... He loves it!

I used to have an automatic parts car I'd let my kids ( 4 and 6 ) drive around. I'd lock it into 1st gear, and everyone had to be in the car (that way no-one gets squished, worse thing that can happen is they'll run a fence over.. That's if I don't grab the steering wheel first .... after all there only doing walking pace).

seeya
Shane L.

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Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Ford territory are close .... If they cut the sheer bloody mass of it by 1/3rd, and lowered by down to the ground like the old falcon wagons, we'd be talking.

The modern stuff seems really big and heavy .... yet it's not real big inside. The CX wagon mentioned above. It's 5meters long, it *is* a big vehicle, but it's empty mass is about 1.4tons .... less than 1/2 a land crusier... but will likely have as much if not more load space and better carrying capacity, not to mention it'll ride, handle and stop about multiples better.

It is certainly correct that any car (even a little mini or 2cv) is going to run over a child, however if the child is capable of standing up, at least you'll have a hope of spotting them if your driving somewhere that's of a standard vehicle height.

You sure as **** won't catch me using my Range Rover as a "family vehicle" ... it's a stupid and ridiculous use for it. The kids near bloody need a ladder to get into it for starters.

seeya,
Shane L.

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Nothing wrong with an RR for a family car, do we ban Disco's too ?
We can make all the laws we want but that wont make up for lack of parenting which is the bottom line.

G,day all
As a 16month old I was reversed over by an auntie in camp at Mathoura NSW in 1976. She broke the golden rule at the time no cars in camp. I don't only blame her as there was at least fourteen adults and three other children in camp. No one even seen it happen or new until my mother seen me covered in dirt and **** walking around and decided to change my nappy. As she was changing me and rolled me over to wipe my ass( freak out time). Tyre tread across my back. From camp to police station I was taken . Then by police 4x4 to main highway to meet ambulance. Three months in hospital and eight years of check ups and a dirty big scare. Few other to might get back to them later. As far as drive ways no real answer.
I never move the 110 unless I know exactly where my kids are. Ive even got out and walked around the 110 twice or if I move it in to back yard to wash most of the time they get in with me or I lock back door so there not in yard when I move it. There older now 9 and 11 take no chance .
In short always know where they are

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

Nothing wrong with an RR for a family car, do we ban Disco's too ?
We can make all the laws we want but that wont make up for lack of parenting which is the bottom line.

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Ban ?? Who said ban ?? I just think a 3ton 4wd is a stupid idea of a family vehicle.... Most you see have 1 child and one 40'ish middle aged women driving it.... Why :confused: .... with one child a hi-undi i30 would be more than adequate.

If you go to the regional areas, at least the majority of 4wds are there for a reason.... There's always lots of 4wd's in the carpark at my kids school..... Not a single one clean, most look heavily used/abused and are fitted with heavy duty towing gear.

seeya,
Shane L.

Well that would put me in your bad books for starters,as my vehicles consist of 85 RRC, and 99 Disco1(runout before D2)and the real baddy,68 LWB Canvas top Series 2a :o it's fitted with a beeper, But, I have and have held a Truck license since 61 and Bus since 82,run over or backed over anybody,but got the cat a few years ago, it was asleep on top of the front tyre on the RRC only went around once! got a h*ll of a fright never slept there again!

And we are still involved with after school care of primary school children, and living in a semi-rural area so am well aware of the 2-3pm mum's school run,(drive it like you stole it)leave home at 2.55pm to pick up "child's" at 3.00pm parked and smiling :eek:

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Originally Posted by UncleHo

Well that would put me in your bad books for starters,as my vehicles consist of 85 RRC, and 99 Disco1(runout before D2)and the real baddy,68 LWB Canvas top Series 2a :o it's fitted with a beeper, But, I have and have held a Truck license since 61 and Bus since 82,run over or backed over anybody,but got the cat a few years ago, it was asleep on top of the front tyre on the RRC only went around once! got a h*ll of a fright never slept there again!

And we are still involved with after school care of primary school children, and living in a semi-rural area so am well aware of the 2-3pm mum's school run,(drive it like you stole it)leave home at 2.55pm to pick up "child's" at 3.00pm parked and smiling :eek:

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Hee,hee... An old Land Rover nut is hardly you average 4wd owner these days... For starters your talking very old vehicles... your average 4wd owner (ie: middle aged women) wouldn't be seen dead in our old land rovers. It has to be a new/modern shiny 4wd.... No offroad pinstriping to ever be done :wasntme:

Maybe I'm just jealous.... 'cos there's no way in hell I could afford to even feed a new **** tank let alone own one.....

One of the guys at work just bought a new prado ... He was horrified to find it cost him $60 to drive to melbourne and back in it .... I asked him about it a few weeks later and he said "I was wrong it's actually $80 it uses" :eek: Just as well the thing has a 150litre tank! How on earth do poeple afford to run them as a daily vehicle :eek:

seeya,
Shane L.

Ooh! Shane :o

You arrogant generation "X"er, yes, my vehicles are "old" but I own them so if I want to drive them off a jetty there is no finance coy to worry about,most people have nice near new shiney vehicles to be better than their peers, I for one am long past that stage in life, as are probably a lot of people on here.

cheers

There seems to be some sort of misconception that 4WDs have worse blind spots than other vehicles.

That is not the case. In a 4WD, the higher seating position can give a smaller blind spot than a sedan with low seats.

Compare the rating in this NRMA survey. Many medium sedans are no better than some 4WDs, even without sensors or cameras.

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