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Old 10-11-2008, 02:22 PM   #10
sleekism
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Originally Posted by flappist

What percentage of P plater deaths and injuries are 200km/h over the limit while drunk drag racing in a school yard in GTR skylines? Not a lot, they are just the ones that make the news.
Exactly I don't see how restricting P-Platers to low-powered puss boxes will for the length of their P's will help. Experience should be rewarded.

Let me give my perspective from a p-plater about to graduate to full licence and has done every bad thing in the book (burnoouts, 200+ etc.)

The difference is that I have NEVER had an accident. And contrary to what the Government says nobody else in my group of admittedly hoons have had one either and I am talking mates who are your stereotypical VL driving hat sideways persons.

The people I do now ho have crashed were driving unremarkable vehicles (Corollas, Kia Shumas etc.) and speed wasn't the issue it was DRUGS AND ALCOHOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The difference is that me and my mates had EXPERIENCE before we got our P's. I remember when I learnt about RWD. I was 10 and wanted to try doing a burnout so I borrowed my dads XE. I didn't know about brake jobs so I planted my foot around an intersection on my dads farm.

Going sideways down the road in an XE with no power steering taught me well.

Anyway I propose this too tier system:

P1:Allowed 100kn/h. No RWD unless lower than 150kw/tonne or fitted with traction or stability. No turbos, no v8 unless fitted with same.
From there you can continue on P1 for 3 years or after 1 year on P1....

Px: Do x courses to get Px allowed all vehicles. Valid for 2 years. Revoked if found hooning.
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