P Platers and High Performance cars.....

[Gobbles]

Definently should be limiters installed on high performance cars with P Plate drivers or even drivers who have an extensive traffic history. Yet that said there is not really anyway that a police officer when pulling over a 18 year old. jap boy in his gtr skyline can check to see if it complys with the rules which is why they would have the rule no p platers driving cars that are over certain kw/tonne or however it is down south. I am totally against a kerfew and/or passenger limits what a stupid idea. Now think about it.......imagine how many more police officers would have to be put on of a night time to dictate this.

 

[Baldric]

Congratulations on everyone for theire humble opinons, i shall be sending this poll to today tonights as there are quite a few good ideas floating around, but keep them comming, hard and fast

and BLOODY HELL gobbles drunk again ......

 

[Wombat]

Nope...when my son gets his licence soon, he will be driving the hugely powerful and impressive 1973 Corolla coupe...all 1200cc and four speed gearbox and 50 hp of it...

Looking back, I can't believe the stupid things I did when I was 17 and stepped out of a Mazda Capella into an almost-300hp 265 hemi Charger....what the hell was I thinking! That thing had far more stomp off the line than any V8 I've ever been in...and that covers everything from a 440 Dodge Pheonix to an XY-GT to a new Monaro with some work done to it.

So I say no...same restrictions that motorcyclists have to put up with for two years...no bigger than a certain capacity and no high powered stuff.

 

[xstatic]

i must admit i am only on my learners and i do not believe that p platers should drive heavy suped up cars, i.e superchargered or turbo. just stick to the simple mods like exhaust extractors the kinda thing. i've only got a vk straight 6 and it goes enough for me.

cheers

scott

 

[SpaceYam]

I personally think that P platers should be restricted to driving a car of the same or lesser power/weight than the car they learned in, and nothing greater than say... a stock VZ SV6 in regards to the power/weight ratio.

I've always said people need to learn to drive in a reasonably powerful car so they don't jump from a low powered rice bubble into a big engined sports car, stick their foot down and find themselves planted into the house across they street because they weren't expecting to vacate the driveway that fast!

 

[Troy711]

maybe we should add spell checkers for garth and yourself.....

and grammer checkers
"Abstract Taken from http://todaytonight.com.au "

shouldnt it be 'extract'?

ok, now for some serious thoughts.. i voted for the last option. that being said i did so because no matter what you do, young people are going flog cars. it doesnt matter if they own a rusted, clapped out 120Y or a worked VL turbo, they are going to try and drive it as fast as they can. its just what they do. the only option is to allow somewhere for them to do it in a controlled manner (i.e. dragstrips). but until there is such a time where drag strips are able to be used every friday night, then they are still going to be racing on the streets

 

[Troy711]

another thing...

you can drive a car with 1000hp as safe as you can drive a car with 100hp. it comes down to the person.

limiters in cars? no way. whats to stop them from flooring it in the wet around a corner? nothing. a limiter wont stop power down low. and if p plate cars have limiters in them, whats to stop them from killing themslves in their mates car?

 

[fourstar82]

Here in Victoria, the land of revenue raising, there is a 125kw/tonne power/weight ratio restriction on P platers. This is all well and good (I agree btw), it does not stop the young p plater from modding their car to get more power out of after they acquire the car. too much power + not enough driving experience + showing off to your mates=disaster

 

[Julie]

I think its all a big storm in a teacup, they are over reacting, sure p-platers are in volved in more accidents yada yada yada, but I wonder if they have taken into account the fact that p platers spend more time on the road. For eg. you have your average old fart- drives once a week to do grocery shopping and go to teh dr and thats about it. Take a p-plater, they drive to school or work/ uni, drive for pleasure and drive or socialisation they spend heaps more time on the road. So perhaps its not inexperience and all the other bullshit that causes these accidents rather, just a case of they are on the road more often so theres more likelihood it will happen to them. :hit:

As for limits on perfromance cars etc, what a load of rubbish most cars on the road are well capable of exceeding 110kms per hr, which is the highest legal speed in Australia (excepting NT), so potentially every car is going to speed wheter its high perfromance or not. I am not a young hoon p plater, I am currently on my L's, I am 26 years old, Ive only just decided I need my licence as my daughter starts school next year. My partner owns a modified V8 VT calais which no doubt would not be allowed under this bullshit. Where does that put me, a P plater (in a month or 2), with only car I have access to being a V8. Why should i be forced to buy another less powerful car or trade the V8 in, not exactly fair.

It's only a minority of dickheads ruining it for the rest of us. Ban low performance drivers, NOT high performance cars. Its a bit sad that at 18 years old you can vote, die for their country at war but mindless bureaucrats trying to please their targeted constituents don't think they have the right to drive a V8. Why dont they give this crap a rest and go and pick on the 4wd mums I see everywhere who cant drive let alone park or reverse for crap- they are a real menace on the roads.

Rant off....

 

[Troy711]

why dont they spend more money on setting up RBTs around the corner from suburbs that have alot of construction on them and catch the piss head builders that have a case for lunch and go home? perhaps my job might be easier as they will build straight houses cos they are no longer drinking on the job... hehe

"Ban low performance drivers, NOT high performance cars" <---- thats a quote to be proud of!