1. What do you believe of Mr Carpenter's proposition to limit the type of cars that P-platers can drive? Why?

depending on how its done it may be of benefit... as has been said in another thread, some of the std NA 4cyl/6cyl cars these days put out as much horsepower as a turbo'd/V8 car did 10 years ago. a std VL V8 commodore puts out 120kw at the engine, a std toyota aurion puts out 200kw at the engine? what are they going to take into account? just because it has a turbo, or a V8 it's a no go?
it doesn't really matter what car people drive, if they have the wrong attitude, they'll get into trouble. you can lose control in any car.

2. Do you think it could help curb the deaths of p-platers on WA roads?

probably not. peoples attitudes, not just young, need changing more than a vehicle restriction

3. How do you respond to calls from the public that p-platers in high-powered cars are irresponsible?

it's the medias fault that "joe public" feels this way. the way the media report these accidents is mostly over exagerated, especially when they "assume" the car was "drag racing" or "hooning" without any proof. the media are great at generalising and grouping all performance cars in the same basket

4. What alternatives do you believe would be a better practical measure to curb deaths on WA roads?

driver training, attitude training. start them young, say the start of high school and prepare them for the coming driving years. show them accident scenes, take them to hospitals, bring police/ambo's into schools to tell them first hand what happens as a result of stupidity