motherhen replied:

Obviously to the press 4wd's aren't vehicles but a totally separate species. In another tragic incident last week, a Perth toddler was badly injured when run over by a 4wd driven by the child's father. In both cases, any vehicle could have done as much damage.

If 24% or vehicles are 4wds, they will be mentioned quite a bit - but would they have said "run over by a Holden/Falcon" or any other brand of 2wd vehicle? Perhaps it is the newspaper editors who need educating.

Rob! replied:

Isn't it human nature to marginalise like that. I mean, how many times have we heard on this site about all those backpacker troopies on fraser.

The last time I was there I had no probs with them at all. In fact the opposite. They were frustratingly careful. There's a lot of them there so there's bound to be incudents.

So if we are so judgemental why should we expect any different in return?

R.

Member - Brian (Gold Coast) replied:

Always remember the first rule of journalism:

Never Let The Facts Get In The Way Of A Story!

ross replied:

Does anyone remember the bad tempered hooker in Kalgoolie that got sacked and and rammed the brothel about 17 times in her suzuki sierra? :)
She managed to demolish the whole font of the building.