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View Poll Results: Should Power restrictions be imposed on WA "P-Platers"? | |||
Absolutly, if it will save lives! | 100 | 56.18% | |
No, the systems works fine as it is | 10 | 5.62% | |
I think there are better ways to save our P-Platers | 68 | 38.20% | |
Voters: 178. You may not vote on this poll |
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Well put, couldn't agree more except your closing comment "because our government couldn't be bothered educating them more thoroughly about what getting behind the wheel of a vehicle really entails." Not in to this always blame someone else for society's ills. Maybe parents should take a little more responsibilty. |
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Yes, parents should...but the fact is at the end of the day, they don't always. That is why it shouldn't be possible for parents to fast track their child getting a license. Yes, those parents who fast track their child, and that child ends up in a fatal accident, would be kicking themselves...but by then it's too late. If this wasn't possible in the first place due to restrictions & guidelines put in place by the government ie must attend x hours of whatever courses at the licensing centre where they cannot possibly fudge attendance, wouldn't this be a better way???
Another good example would be when i was hunting around at car yards in Victoria Park, a father came in with his young son and told the salesman he wanted to buy his son a turbocharged Skyline, the salesman looked at him and asked him if he was sure about that. The father simply said "yes, that's what he's been asking for ever since he began getting his license". The salesman then told the father to get in the nearest Skyline (R32 if i remember correctly) and took him for a drive in it, when they pulled back into the driveway a few minutes later the father got out and told his son there was no way in the world he would be having a car like that as a first car. Now how many parents out there would be in the same position? Proud as punch their child has gotten their license, and wanting to spoil them by buying them whatever car they wanted, and having no idea about the cars whatsoever. i know my dad who used to race cars drove my brothers modified Soarer and was quite astounded at the power of it, and actually told me he was apprehensive about having to drive it again on the road, he, like most/all parents, is from the old skool where bigger engine meant bigger power. Now imagine if that salesman hadn't done what he did, and just sold them a turbocharged Skyline so he could make his commission for the night, like most salesman would have done?
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That's fine, they can go write themselves off. Couldn't care less. It's the taking of someone else's life I have trouble with (passenger/s, innocent third party, etc). You don't just mark those deaths down as "boys will be boys" or "oh well, their number was up" .
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My old man did that to me when I was looking at a 1.8L turbo Silvia as a first car. He went to inspect it and take it for a test drive without me, came home later that day and said there was no way in hell I would be driving a turbo car first up. Ended up with my Grandfather's old '87 Magna for a while
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^^ i bet at the time you were hating your dad for that, but now you can probably appreciate where he was coming from
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After a bit of thought I actually agreed with him. I also wasn't too keen on having a car loan at such a young age either.
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I don't know if this has been posted yet but http://www.perth-wrx.com/vb/general-subaru-discussion/33079-anyone-good-buffing-out-scratch.html is a prime example of why inexperienced hands should not get hold of too powerful a car.
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its a yes and no thing, more driver education, less restrictions as well. changing the car a p plater drives is a minimal restriction. i have had p platers having a go at me in twin carbie civics and lancers because they obviously think its fast and even though i am quicker i tend not to race/intise them in any way. thats why at the end of the day it comes down to common sense, knowledge and responsibility. no one is perfect but also look at how many of us on this forum and other forums can handle high powered cars, we didnt all get 300+bhp cars as our first.....as much as the cars power has a role, its all down to driver education and common sense.
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