P Platers and High Performance cars.....

[Potta9]

nice blanket statement there.

care to prove that all p platers are dangerous drivers? with some decent real world facts and none of this "stats say that p platers are more likely to crash" bullshit because that means nothing when applied to the whole p plater group and you can't possibly believe and assume that all p platers are bad drivers. people are also more likely to crash in wet weather, does this mean that nobody should drive in the rain? nice knee jerk reaction/assumption there.

It's nice to know that in WA we have no laws that restrict p platers from driving high powered cars, and it comes up every now and again but it's constantly dismissed because "The State Government has decided against banning P-platers from driving high-performance vehicles after research found the move would be complex, costly and have little, if any, safety benefit. Victoria, Queensland, NSW and South Australia have laws banning novices from driving some vehicles, but C-MARC research fellow Peter Palamara said those States admitted the bans were based on community and political pressure, not evidence of a substantial problem or that it would reduce crashes."

Muscle-car bans for P-platers ruled out - The West Australian

simply put, knee jerk reactions from so called do gooders. too.

I never said p platers were bad drivers once. There is people with full licenses who shouldn't be allowed to drive as they're incompetent . What the whole point of my post is to say p platers are in experienced in the real life situation of driving and are more likely to lose control of a high performance vehicle. As for the real facts look the insurance costs and the statistics it makes it quiet clear .
Don't try to say that you're ready to drive something that is high horsepower because your not (even though it may be legal in W.A). Driving on the road is a much different situation than driving in a paddock or bush.

I'm not trying to take away Anyones fun the last 50 years of car crash statistics don't lie. btw I'm not some old do gooder I'm 21 and it wasn't so long ago that I was in your position.

 

[kuzman89]

Regardless of performance, I know I'd rather crash in a Maloo than a Yaris.

 

[Brenno]

Regardless of performance, I know I'd rather crash in a Maloo than a Yaris.

I wouldn't.. I'd take the yaris..

Guaranteed death vs. being a vegetable..

Haha.. Sorry being silly.. On saying that ANCAP is a friggin marketing ploy.. Read the speeds they test at.. Any car over 57kmh you are taking chances..

I analyze car accidents daily.. If I ever have to be in a massive accident.. I hope like hell I'm driving a Subaru.

 

[DAKSTER]

I'll take a Mack.

 

[HoldenOn]

I wouldn't.. I'd take the yaris..

Guaranteed death vs. being a vegetable..

Haha.. Sorry being silly.. On saying that ANCAP is a friggin marketing ploy.. Read the speeds they test at.. Any car over 57kmh you are taking chances..

I analyze car accidents daily.. If I ever have to be in a massive accident.. I hope like hell I'm driving a Subaru.

Me and my old mate went head first into a guard rail because he took a roundabout too fast in the wet, in a 1991 Mazda 121 "bubble" car. #### that hurt, but we were both lucky to walk away unhurt, just bruised to high hell.

The thing looked like a pancake. Still makes me wonder today how we didn't get out legs crushed or anything.

 

[ephect]

Laws are different in WA coz
a) its so far away
b) not as populated as east side


sarcasm intended

 

[SavVYute]

I analyze car accidents daily.. If I ever have to be in a massive accident.. I hope like hell I'm driving a Subaru.

Is that your hobby or is it part of your job?
Why choose a Suby?










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[aaronevolution]

I'll take a Mack.

A Kingswood is like a Mack.

 

[Brenno]

Is that your hobby or is it part of your job?
Why choose a Suby?

Haha a hobby.. Nah it's part of my job.. From all the data I have access to in general it looks like subaru's have higher resistances on their key structural components..

But in saying that aside from a few accidents when I was younger I'd like to stay major accident free for the rest of my life.. Car accidents don't generally extend your life expectancy, and fatalities are actually quite rare compare to the number of recorded accidents.. However I'll avoid em all the same.

 

[Brenno]

A Kingswood is like a Mack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Posting from a mobile.. I hope that works.. This'll give you a clue before anyone starts the 'old steel cars are safer then new plastic ones' argument.