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Call for city ban on four-wheel-drives
AAP
August 26, 2009 10:57am
Most passenger car drivers think four-wheel drives don't belong on city streets and consider them a danger to other road users, a survey has found.
They also want four-wheel drive owners to be hit with higher registration fees and feel intimidated when driving close to an off-road vehicle.
The survey, by insurer AAMI, found 77 per cent of passenger car drivers think 4x4s shouldn't be allowed in cities while 75 per cent considered them safer for the occupants but a danger to other road users.
Sixty-six per cent also backed higher registration fees for the larger vehicles.
AAMI corporate affairs manager Mike Sopinski said on every measure the survey showed stark contrasts between passenger car and four-wheel-drive owners about road entitlements and obligations.
"It is of concern that road users hold such strong views about their fellow motorists and this may spill over into driving behaviour," he said.
"We therefore urge drivers of all vehicle types to come to a better understanding of their common rights and obligations.
"Clearly all drivers share the objective to make road travel safer, so we encourage them to share the road in an understanding and responsible manner."
Ironically AAMI's research also revealed that four-wheel-drive owners made fewer insurance claims than their passenger car colleagues.
The company's figures revealed a claim rate of 16.3 for every 100 four-wheel-drive owners and a rate of 17.82 among passenger car owners.
The AAMI survey quizzed 2,503 people across Australia.
Call for city ban on four-wheel-drives | National News | News.com.au
I think peoples shitty little excels and VE commodores with huge blindspots are more dangerous. Plus retards not being able to drive.
Also.
4WDs less likely to be in accidents, according to AAMI survey
By Ashley Gardiner and Megan McNaught
Herald Sun
August 27, 2009 12:01am
An analysis of claims lodged with insurer AAMI shows that 16.75 accident claims are made for every 100 cars in Victoria.
But only 14.98 claims are lodged for every 100 4WDs, the Herald Sun reports.
A survey for the company found a gap in opinion on the contentious issue of 4WDs in the city.
About three-quarters of car drivers believed 4WDs did not belong in the city, compared with 19 per cent of 4WD owners.
AAMI corporate affairs manager Mike Sopinski said such a stark difference was concerning.
"This may spill over into driving behaviour," Mr Sopinski said.
"We therefore urge drivers of all vehicle types to come to a better understanding of their common rights and obligations."
The survey also found two thirds of car drivers thought 4WD owners should pay higher registration, an idea supported by just 8 per cent of 4WD owners themselves.
Two thirds of car drivers found 4WDs to be intimidating, and one in eight described them as the greatest road hazard.
Huntingdale resident Don Radisic has owned his Mitsubishi Pajero for eight years and believed it was safer than a car.
He has two daughters aged under six and said safety was a priority.
"I bought it because it is safer than the Excel that my wife used to drive, because she normally has this car," he said. "I have found it to be very good to drive."
He said he believed that many of the 4WDs that were driven in the city were "unnecessary".
But he said he used the car at his property at Daylesford on weekends, which allowed him to justify driving it on city roads.
Interesting.
Seems like a simple case of jealously on the part of people who cant afford 4WDs imo
AAP
August 26, 2009 10:57am
Most passenger car drivers think four-wheel drives don't belong on city streets and consider them a danger to other road users, a survey has found.
They also want four-wheel drive owners to be hit with higher registration fees and feel intimidated when driving close to an off-road vehicle.
The survey, by insurer AAMI, found 77 per cent of passenger car drivers think 4x4s shouldn't be allowed in cities while 75 per cent considered them safer for the occupants but a danger to other road users.
Sixty-six per cent also backed higher registration fees for the larger vehicles.
AAMI corporate affairs manager Mike Sopinski said on every measure the survey showed stark contrasts between passenger car and four-wheel-drive owners about road entitlements and obligations.
"It is of concern that road users hold such strong views about their fellow motorists and this may spill over into driving behaviour," he said.
"We therefore urge drivers of all vehicle types to come to a better understanding of their common rights and obligations.
"Clearly all drivers share the objective to make road travel safer, so we encourage them to share the road in an understanding and responsible manner."
Ironically AAMI's research also revealed that four-wheel-drive owners made fewer insurance claims than their passenger car colleagues.
The company's figures revealed a claim rate of 16.3 for every 100 four-wheel-drive owners and a rate of 17.82 among passenger car owners.
The AAMI survey quizzed 2,503 people across Australia.
Call for city ban on four-wheel-drives | National News | News.com.au
I think peoples shitty little excels and VE commodores with huge blindspots are more dangerous. Plus retards not being able to drive.
Also.
4WDs less likely to be in accidents, according to AAMI survey
By Ashley Gardiner and Megan McNaught
Herald Sun
August 27, 2009 12:01am
An analysis of claims lodged with insurer AAMI shows that 16.75 accident claims are made for every 100 cars in Victoria.
But only 14.98 claims are lodged for every 100 4WDs, the Herald Sun reports.
A survey for the company found a gap in opinion on the contentious issue of 4WDs in the city.
About three-quarters of car drivers believed 4WDs did not belong in the city, compared with 19 per cent of 4WD owners.
AAMI corporate affairs manager Mike Sopinski said such a stark difference was concerning.
"This may spill over into driving behaviour," Mr Sopinski said.
"We therefore urge drivers of all vehicle types to come to a better understanding of their common rights and obligations."
The survey also found two thirds of car drivers thought 4WD owners should pay higher registration, an idea supported by just 8 per cent of 4WD owners themselves.
Two thirds of car drivers found 4WDs to be intimidating, and one in eight described them as the greatest road hazard.
Huntingdale resident Don Radisic has owned his Mitsubishi Pajero for eight years and believed it was safer than a car.
He has two daughters aged under six and said safety was a priority.
"I bought it because it is safer than the Excel that my wife used to drive, because she normally has this car," he said. "I have found it to be very good to drive."
He said he believed that many of the 4WDs that were driven in the city were "unnecessary".
But he said he used the car at his property at Daylesford on weekends, which allowed him to justify driving it on city roads.
Interesting.
Seems like a simple case of jealously on the part of people who cant afford 4WDs imo
