Friday, Dec 02, 2005 at 20:16
I will respond with words for some.
1.1
Driver fatigue> It’s the same as any other vehicle why is a 4WD more dangerous.
1.2 Speeding> Not a big problem in my book’s, half the roads in this country could do with a speed increase. The government just like getting money from fines, with the amount of car’s on the road and k’s travelled each year the road toll is fairly good. They lower speed limit’s make it harder to get a license police the bleep out of us spend money on adds ECT and has the road toll changed.
1.3 Drink driving & drug driving>4
1.4 Inexperienced drivers (P Platers)> They have to learn some time, You what to teach P platers to drive get them on a ball bearing gravel road’s in a rear wheel drive car, 6cyl or above, You teach people to drive at speed on those types of roads at a
young age you will have a country of A1 drivers who can handle a car. You don’t learn how to control a car putting around with a driving instructor or on a Computer.
1.4 4WD safety> ?? I didn’t by my 4Wd for safety I brought it so I could go to out of the way placers and explore the bush! As for if a small car and a 4WD have a crash of corse the small car will come out worse it’s basic Physics, and if this is a persons sole resin for hating 4WD’s
well I am sorry but they are a dip bleep .
1.5 Truck
driver fatigue>2
1.6 Mobile phone use whilst driving>2
. On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being strongly disagrees and 5 being strongly agree, rate the following statements:
4.1 4WD’s are safe, If you are
buying a 4WD just because you think it is the safest you are buying for the wrong resins, their are plenty of cars that are safer than a 4WD.
4.2 4WDs are unsafe, Compleat bleep , I can name 4 of my friend’s who would be dead now if they weren’t in a 4WD, and offcourse a 4WD will implement more damage to a smaller car so why should this make a small car safe and a 4WD dangerous. More to the point any car is unsafe when driven badly.
4.3 4WD’s safety should be better regulated>1
4.4 Safety is primarily the drivers responsibility> a big 5
4.5 If a pedestrian is hit by a 4WD they are twice as likely to be killed> If any car hit’s you at speed you will be dead or seriously injured, tell me how many people have been killed by being hit by a 4WD this year, Now tell me how many 4WD were involved in animal strikes I.E Cow, Roo, Emu, Goat and how many of those people would be dead or injured if they were not in a 4WD.
4.6 4WDs are safer than other vehicles> depends what Vehicles and under what conditions. I have a mate who was recently involved in a LEGAL Drag racing accident where the front left side of the car hit the wall at 160km/h in his street legal Supercharged Commodore now if we believe all the Government adds he should be Dead so why did he walk away with only a bruised nee and
well a written off car.
I also know someone who hit a Cow head on wile travelling at 110km/h at night in the country and if he wasn’t in a 4WD he would be Dead if this was a commodore or a small car he would have been dead. Get were I am going with this?
3. Thinking about the statements above, what factors help form your opinion of vehicle safety?, I will be honest I have never even looked at the safety rating on a vehicle when buying, I buy what will best suet my need’s and the vehicle I Like.
4. On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being strongly disagrees and 5 being strongly agree, rate the following statements:
4WD use more petrol than other vehicles> Ever driven a Turbo diesel Nissan, Toyota, Jeep or even a ford F250 you will be impressed. My 4.0Ltr V6 4WD (Petrol engine) uses around 14Ltrs per 100k’s driving around the metro aria. My Mum’s 2.2ltr Honda gets around 10ltrs per 100k’s around the metro aria, and I can go a lot of
places the Honda can’t go and carry a lot more equipment and people in comfort as
well.
4WD’s should be banned from urban areas 1
4WD owners need to undertake a specialised driving skills course> Should be a option if a first time buyer
It is the North Shore (Toorack) 4WD drivers who are unsafe> Don’t know don’t life there.
They are my opinions like it or hate it.
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