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  1. 18th July 2009, 08:54 AM #1
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    Does this also ban bull bars?

    From the same raising and lowering vehicles legislation

    http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...-july-2009.pdf

    Comes this line

    "This means that a vehicle must be maintained in a manner that does not reduce the levels of safety it provides to its occupants or other road users."

    Bull bars altho they increase safety for the occupants when hitting a roo, they reduce the safety of pedestrians by reducing the point of contact and increasing the impact force. The same could be said if your a D3 owner and you fit a rear tire carrier - less safety for pedestrians.

    This needs to be clarified.
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  2. 18th July 2009, 09:34 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by black betty View Post
    ... The same could be said if your a D3 owner and you fit a rear tire carrier - less safety for pedestrians.
    Do D3s have a habit of spinning around?
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  3. 18th July 2009, 09:48 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    Do D3s have a habit of spinning around?
    Nah - feral pedestrians run into the back of them.
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  4. 18th July 2009, 09:55 AM #4
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    It is just a convenient whinge for those that dont like bullbars saying that they are more dangerous to pedestrians in the event of an accident.

    This is not true, they are just as dangerous.

    The fact is that if you are hit by anything traveling at speed you are going to get hurt, mamed or killed no matter what

    If someone gets hit by a car it is not under lab conditions so their testing and statistics mean very little in the real world regardless of what they say.

    Just more scare tactics thats all.
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  5. 18th July 2009, 10:03 AM #5
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    Dare I say that yyeeeesno's bullbar -

    Defenders are tough, but not unbreakable

    probably prevented more significant injuries to himeslf and his sister - especially in light of sliding into the prime mover..?
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  6. 18th July 2009, 10:04 AM #6
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    Bullbars will be outside of the scope of lowering/raising vehicles.
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  7. 18th July 2009, 02:53 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by black betty View Post
    "This means that a vehicle must be maintained in a manner that does not reduce the levels of safety it provides to its occupants or other road users."
    That has been a part of the ADRs for years and years.
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