Hi everyone,
the following was sent to me from
Bluey's Utes, thought people might
be interested in reading & responding
to their QUESTIONNAIRE in an
effort to support having Bullbars.
(although it's ute orientated it's
still relevant to those who have a
Bullbar )
Cheers
Robert
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G'day
In last weekend's Sunday-Telegraph (page 35) there was a very
one-sided
article about the "dangers of bullbars".
The article carried photos of a couple of 5 Poster Bullbars,
together with
alarmist comments such as:
"It's a Mad Max cult. It's based on that sort of look," said
Pedestrian
Council of Aust chairman Harold Scruby. "These things kill
people
and having them is nothing more than a case of
mine is bigger
than yours".
As a result of the article, we have heard eye witness reports of
Police
defecting Utes with 5 Posters in western
Sydney (and elsewhere),
and
ignoring requests by the driver to explain why the bullbar was
illegal. (In
one case the Police Officer simply referred the ute driver to the
newspaper
article). In one subsequent RTA inspection of a "defected Ute"
that we know
about, the RTA cleared the bullbar as being legal.
Bluey's strongly supports use of bullbars on Utes, and believes the
following:
* That most bullbars do comply with current RTA guidelines
(issued in
2001)
* That traditional "5 Poster" bullbars are healthy expression of
our
unique Aussie culture
* That there's nothing at all wrong with a "
mine is bigger than
yours"
mentality - this same principle applies in many areas of daily
commercial
and sporting life
* That bullbars are a NECESSITY for vehicle/driver/passenger
protection and safety
We'd also like someone to prove that BULLBARS have killed people -
we
suspect that the presence of a bullbar made very little difference
in
most/all cases.
Bluey's also agrees that unsafe bullbars (eg with sharp protrusions
etc)
should be banned, but that such bullbars are a very tiny minority
of all the
bullbars that are on the road in NSW.
To combat the ignorance and misinformation on this issue, Bluey's
is
conducting a survey, the results of which it intends to present to
the
media. We want to present FACTS - not emotional drivel! We want
to present
THE UTE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE STORY.
If you would like to add your weight to this debate, please fill in
the
details below and email them back to us. Also, send this email on
to ANY of
your mates that has a bullbar, and encourage them to send them to
us so that
they can have their say too.
Please respond quickly so we can get back to the media while the
issue is
hot !!
Regards
John Bryant
Founder - Bluey's Ute World
QUESTIONNAIRE - Please complete and return to bluey@blueys.com.au
DO YOU HAVE A BULL BAR ON YOUR UTE Yes / No
WHAT TYPE OF BULLBAR ? 5 Poster / 4 Poster / Steel / Alloy /
Polyethylene
IS YOUR BULLBAR
Home made /
Shop bought
IS THERE ANYTHING PROTRUDING OUT THE FRONT OF YOUR BULLBAR Yes /
No
HOW MANY TIMES IN YOUR LIFE HAVE YOU HIT AN ANIMAL ? .......
HAS YOUR BULLBAR EVER SAVED YOUR LIFE or PREVENTED INJURY ?
Maybe / Yes
/ No
HAS YOU BULLBAR EVER SAVED YOUR UTE OR MINIMISED REPAIR COSTS ?
Maybe /
Yes / No
HAVE YOU EVER INJURED A PEDESTRIAN WITH YOUR BULLBAR ? Yes / No
WOULD YOU VOTE FOR A GOVERNMENT THAT BANNED BULLBARS ? Yes /
No
COMMENTS (Add here anything you feel is relevant)
BAN BULLBARS?????? HAVE YOUR SAY!!!!!