To driver of LandCruiser NYP-629 in Vic

Ive got our fire extinguisher mounted in the middle of the cargo barrier(hopefully if it did break free it would sail straight past driver and passenger) by a metal bracket and then a nylon strap which only takes second to release.

Scubaroo: whilst I appreciate you are trying to be helpful I remain unconvinced that giving people detailed instructions on how to live their lives and, in particular, what they are currently doing wrong in said lives, is appropriate.

Mike Harding

WTF? It's a safety issue. He might be well-meaning having the extinguisher in his car, but what if there was an accident - could cost some kid their father because something simple was overlooked like a plastic bracket. Might have come in a box labelled "car extinguisher" but that doesn't mean it's appropriate for the job.

There's a reason why competitions require metal brackets for extinguishers in rally vehicles.

Thanks Scubaroo,
Good to see someone thinking outside the box.
Not everyone on this earth understands that some brackets will attach an extinguisher to a wall but never remain intact in a car accident.
I know I've copped some grief in my time because I won't allow the kids to have scissors and the like in the car when we travel.
The other thing with this item in an accident, what if it missed smashing the owner in the back of the head and remove some poor buggers smile in the other car?

Geoff.

Mike
Safety starts with you/me, safety is for everyone. Simply a suggestion or advice. I don't see Scubaroo's post is telling how the LC owner should "live" his life.

Regards
Andy

I think it's a good think that you've done, the only thing I would suggest is probally to not post people's number plates on the forum without their permission. Maybe just a location and description of the vehicle. But hey, that's just how I would feel if it were me.

Scubaroo

advising somebody re a potential risk is a great idea and may save somebody some grief, so keep it up. I didn't see anything in your post which anybody could take offence at.

Having said that I have recently returned form a trip outback where one of our fellow tourers hung his vehicle on a sand dune and proceeded to dig it out.

The vehicle was an automatic, with the engine running and left in reverse gear without the handbrake on. In an effort to alert him to the danger (he was trying to free the vehicle by digging the sand from under the rear wheels and the rear diff with his shovel, while standing behind the vehicle). Those of us to the rear of the convoy let him know he was in danger by UHF radio and those immediately near him let him know by voice.

His response was something like "don't you think I've been stuck in sand before and the vehicle; it won't go anywhere, I know what I am doing."

If he had succeeded in freeing it, it would have MOTORED back onto him.

Moral of the story, you can point out to people the risk they are taking but at the end of the day it is the individuals decision to take the advice or leave it.

I must admit I thought twice about helping him in the future should things go wrong.

However I would still point things out where necessary in the hope that someone would listen, and also I would welcome people pointing out my mistakes to me, as I have no wish to become a statistic.