Thread: Hide your rego no?

Originally Posted by tombraider

Easiest thing....

STOP F-Ing Speeding.....

Which is fair enough. The trouble is, why do we let our elected governments dictate to us what speeds are safe or unsafe when they clearly have absolutely no idea what they are on about??

New speed limits in the NT are a case in point. The NT government (Labour, I might add) are merrily installing speed limits, demerit points and increased fines while not actually doing a thing about the QUALITY of drivers, which is the biggest problem of all.

When I'm in charge......

I will only give licences to the 10% of people that can actually drive.

The others will be slugged an extra 2% income tax (or a kidney if they don't have a job) which will pay for a super efficient public transport system.

The benefits - less pollution, less accidents, hardly any traffic on the roads, more parking. Lovely.

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Agreed, but how do you fix it....seriousely....
Better driving schools and longer periods of driving under instruction
Compulsory advanced driving courses for all new licence holders
Limits on power of vehicles held by P platers?
Yearly licence testing for ALL drivers (now THAT would create a huge amount of job opportunities)

That looks to be the way to go. As usual, governments just want to "bandaid" fix things, or worse, look like they are taking action when in reality they are doing nothing productive at all...

I agree that driver training is very lax here. But no govt wants to restrict licences to any voter group, particularly the young and the old! The young are a vast new manipulatible vote resource; and take licences from the old and you have to put in govt funded infrastructure (ie free buses).

Back onto topic now. I try not to break the law (as my licence is essential to my livelihood) thus permanent rego obscuration is not needed. I also ensure all my mods are legal.

As for blurring my rego here. For me personally, there's no point. I had people here that I didn't know asking what my new Discovery was like before I'd even picked it up! Bush telegraph.. wonderful thing. I think!

Originally Posted by Frenchie

When I'm in charge......

I will only give licences to the 10% of people that can actually drive.

The others will be slugged an extra 2% income tax (or a kidney if they don't have a job) which will pay for a super efficient public transport system.

The benefits - less pollution, less accidents, hardly any traffic on the roads, more parking. Lovely.

Frenchie for Prime Minister....

As long as I'm in the 10%

And easy, as we all drive Landies....

BAN SEALED ROADS

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

The OLD folk really scare me
You can't tell me an 85yr old that has to walk with 2 sticks, at 200m per hour, has quick enough reflexes to hit the brakes in need

Hit the parking area at the supermarket on pension day to see what I mean

Bingo!!! Thats the sort of driver that turned in front of my wifes Zook 2 years ago...

Made a right turn across my wifes lane with no warning...

Lucky she was in a Lancer, the low front vs Emmas lifted Zook meant she actually drove over the front of the lancer, and landed off to the side of it!

Then the old bat gets out (takes all of 10 minutes, lifting her legs around and then getting her walking thing (stick with 4 feet, not a frame) and 5 minutes of shuffling to get to the side of the road....



DRIVING IS A PRIVILEDGE NOT A RIGHT, if they cant meet the "minimum requirements" reaction times etc then Tough Cheddar! No Licence.....

Originally Posted by tombraider

Frenchie for Prime Minister....

As long as I'm in the 10%

I'd ban all Toyonissan drivers as well!

I'd also implement my Usefulness Index.......I would make a great dictator...er I mean PM.

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

No driving over 75 yrs of age
Lifelong licence loss for drink drivers and anyone who has caused a death on the roads

I don't know what age he did it at but my grandfather actually chose to hand his license in. When he did it he had a gold license and the only accident he had had was another car reversing into his new car the day he bought it. RTA was so impressed they sent him a thank you letter for his driving record and also for choosing to stop driving.