Thread: Qld. academic states 4WD's should be banned rom National Parks

South Australia has a low enough population that we get almost full access to beaches and very limited damage.

Cities and urban sprawl do almost complete damage to the local environment.

Originally Posted by rammypluge

South Australia has a low enough population that we get almost full access to beaches and very limited damage.

Cities and urban sprawl do almost complete damage to the local environment.

SA has closed so many 4wd tracks that its easier to go interstate to have some fun

If you ban 4WD's in national parks the same ****wits that are doing the damage now will be doing it with 2WD's instead.
Rather tha banning All 4WD's the toerags caught doing the damage should be banned from the national parks.

Originally Posted by trout1105

If you ban 4WD's in national parks the same ****wits that are doing the damage now will be doing it with 2WD's instead.
Rather tha banning All 4WD's the toerags caught doing the damage should be banned from the national parks.

Yes there needs to be a way to hold the idiots accountable.
When identified...there needs to be a penalty...something like the hoon laws...fines, vehicle confiscations....

Originally Posted by edddo

Yes there needs to be a way to hold the idiots accountable.
When identified...there needs to be a penalty...something like the hoon laws...fines, vehicle confiscations....

Yep....gates

Originally Posted by Eevo

SA has closed so many 4wd tracks that its easier to go interstate to have some fun

Not in Vic for much longer. We're locking the gates. (Keys for a fee.)
Wombat State Forest recommend to be a National Park.

And here in Vic., beach driving is not allowed (except in Portland for a fee) so expect an increase in Victorian 4wders holidaying in Robe.
(Hmmm...... Marketing opertunity.)

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Not in Vic for much longer. We're locking the gates. (Keys for a fee.)
Wombat State Forest recommend to be a National Park.

And here in Vic., beach driving is not allowed (except in Portland for a fee) so expect an increase in Victorian 4wders holidaying in Robe.
(Hmmm...... Marketing opertunity.)

A few wetlands have electronic keys here,big deposit,and they know exactly when the key(fob thing) is used to go in or out.

One thing they do need to do here is rid the National parks of vermin,they are absolutely full of them.In fact many of the NP's in remote areas in the north of the state are full of wild pigs,and horses.

As for beach driving,places like Fraser,Noosa areas,i have said for a long time the number of vehicles need to be restricted.
The impact of the vehicles and the tourists is pretty severe on the environment.
But controlling the numbers is pretty difficult,i doubt gates would work on the beach entries.

The question is, how do you draw the line between 4x4’s as extreme recreational vehicles / and as tools of the trade of adventure/working in environments where 4x4 is required?

I suggest its in licencing and annual vehicle inspections. Holding drivers to account. Anti hooning laws in the bush. Special licences for 4x4s. Etc. I would cop the inconvenience for the sake of the environment.

The biggest problem IMO (and I might not be popular saying it) is all the extreme 4x4 action shows and mags promoting this kind of behaviour. It’s all about the hero image of conquering, rather than treading lightly, respecting country and conservation.