Reply With QuoteSounds like an inner city survey.
I wonder who they survey?
Bogans in old Holdens, little old ladies, effeminate males?
I find this unacceptable as well, for other reasons.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4WDs `socially unacceptable' | The Courier-Mail
4WDs `socially unacceptable'
Article from: NEWS.com.au
By staff writers
March 06, 2008 01:17pm
AUSTRALIANS are turning against 4WD vehicles because they are too big for city roads and "socially unacceptable" for their enviromental cost, a survey shows.
The survey of 2380 Australian drivers by motor insurers AAMI also revealed that 75 per cent of respondents thought the instalment of rear-cameras should be compulsory for all 4WDs.
The cameras - which provide drivers with another view while reversing - are already available on some models, AAMI spokesman Geoff Hughes said.
“Tragically, there are far too many incidents each year where people – particularly small children – are injured or even killed because they couldn’t easily be seen by the operator of a four-wheel drive vehicle,” Mr Hughes said.
But the majority of survey respondents said 4WDs should not even be on the road.
About 60 per cent of drivers said the larger vehicles did not belong in cities.
About 33 per cent said, because of the vehicles greenhouse gas emissions alone, 4WDs were socially unacceptable to drive.
Two-thirds of respondents said the larger vehicles were dangerous for drivers and 56 per cent said registration fees should be higher for 4WDs.
“Our increasingly congested roads in the major cities and built up areas are obviously giving some drivers cause for resenting their four-wheel drive counterparts who take up more space simply because of their size,” Mr Hughes said.
“However we would remind all road users of the need to exercise patience and to remember that 4WDs have as much right to roads as other registered vehicles.”
Swaggie
Sounds like an inner city survey.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
YarnMaster
sounds like a bunch of crap to me
ForumSage
SupporterAnd I bet none of those 75% know that a lot of station wagons have worse rear vision because of the lower seating position.Originally Posted by RonMcGr
A survey of the ignorant tells you nothing except maybe how many ignorant people there are and how ignorant they are.
1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
Swaggie
Actually sedans may even be worse. I think the Commodore sedan was up there with the worst rearward visibility.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
Cynical Moi?
“Our increasingly congested roads in the major cities and built up areas are obviously giving some drivers cause for resenting their four-wheel drive counterparts who take up more space simply because of their size,” Mr Hughes said.
A lot of sedans & station wagons seem to have a bigger footprint than my D1. Possibly a larger engine capacity as well.
Where do they get this biased crap?
Can't see past me? Move back then.
Master
who cares, there is nothing they can do!
they have been whinging for years about this
now this is a good news article:
Man takes car on 5 day test drive - National - theage.com.au
Master
The footprint of a car is primarily due to production costs, AFAIK most cars will never reach their production cost in terms of emissions through daily driving. So driving a simple LR is better than buying a new 'smart' car every three years.
And yes, my freelander gives WAAAY better rearward visibility than my gf's new lancer, or the new impreza's.
And, thinking about it, my freelander has a smaller wheel base and track than a conformadore.
Cheers!
ChatterBox
That is about as scientific as the drivel ACA/TT come up with.
1. A sample group of 2380 within our population is the statistical equivalent of "my uncle's brothers bosses next door neighbour" reckons....
2. It was taken from inner city respondents
3. It was done by AAMI
4. Written by "staff writers" which means, they ripped it off from somewhere else, they printed it word for word from AAMI or no one is game to put their name to it.
We should do an Australian wide survey of 4176 Aulro members and "press release" that
Wizard
SubscriberJust on the reversing camera issue I thought this had been solved with the rear sensors that are getting more common these days? I know with mine if you have it in reverse and someone walks behind they beep like crazy. An audible alert should be better than looking in a camera while reversing?
Posting Permissions
| Search AULRO.com ONLY! |
Search All the Web! |
|---|
|
|
|
Bookmarks