Thread: Nearly eight-in-10 want city 4WD ban

Gawd

I'd like to ban city Sunday drivers from coming out into the country and getting in my way. They have no idea how to drive out in the country and should be BANNED, I say.

How much chance have I got - bugger all.

Yep, ban all those Porsche Cayennes, Honda CRV's, Ford Territories, RAV4s, Klugers, Volvo XC90s, all Subarus and hot Lancers. Then see how many people agree.
Badly written article publicising a survey conducted by an insurance company with an agenda and conducted on an unspecified sample group.

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Tote

they just asked the wrong people, my survey of 1000 people resulted in 100% wanting 4 wheel drives. ok,I havnt done the survey but I can garentee them results
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blaze

I thought that the message from the AAMI was clear and positive...a plea for tolerance based on the facts:

"It is of concern that road users hold such strong views about their fellow motorists and this may spill over into driving behaviour," he said.
"We therefore urge drivers of all vehicle types to come to a better understanding of their common rights and obligations.
"Clearly all drivers share the objective to make road travel safer, so we encourage them to share the road in an understanding and responsible manner."
Ironically AAMI's research also revealed that four-wheel-drive owners made fewer insurance claims than their passenger car colleagues.
The company's figures revealed a claim rate of 16.3 for every 100 four-wheel-drive owners and a rate of 17.82 among passenger car owners.

Typical ****ing media beat-up. You need to simply read the first paragraph under the headline - "Most PASSENGER CAR drivers..."

I wouldn't be too concerned since any move to enact laws actually banning 4WD's would need to be supported by a majority of road users - driving all types of vehicles including trucks & buses.

Someone here may know the latest percentage of Australians who own at least one 4WD - could it be as high as 50%?

In any case, (and I expect to get flamed off the forum for this) I actually support higher rego & taxes on heavier/larger vehicles. It just make sense. Like trucks, larger, heavier vehicles do more wear and tear on roads. In any case, as we move towards inevitable congestion charging in our CBDs it may become a moot point as less people will drive in the city full-stop.

Originally Posted by solmanic

In any case, (and I expect to get flamed off the forum for this) I actually support higher rego & taxes on heavier/larger vehicles. It just make sense. Like trucks, larger, heavier vehicles do more wear and tear on roads.

The RTA in NSW already bases its registration fees on weight of vehicle:

Registration fees for vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) are based on the tare (unladen) weight of the vehicle. The more it weighs, the higher the cost. In addition, vehicles used for business purposes pay higher registration costs than those for private use.

Originally Posted by one_iota

The RTA in NSW already bases its registration fees on weight of vehicle:

Yeah - Queensland however uses the fantastically logical system of "number of cylinders" for passenger cars?!?

Originally Posted by spudboy

Gawd

I'd like to ban city Sunday drivers from coming out into the country and getting in my way. They have no idea how to drive out in the country and should be BANNED, I say.

How much chance have I got - bugger all.

Exactly, and ban all those crappy little fourfour matchbox cars or whatever they are. How many softroaders do you see that have to be recovered from beaches and forests all over the country- i'll stop coming into the CBD if they keep out of our area's.