More off-road four-wheel-drive vehicles hit streets

[lenny05]

And so the scare mongers and greenies are at it again!!!

This was in the courier mail this morning..

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/more-off-road-vehicles-hit-streets/story-e6freon6-1226225281568

"The main risk with 4WDs is if you don't know how to handle them, there is a higher risk of rollover," Professor Rakotonirainy said.

Maybe it should have added that the main risk in ANY vehicle is that if you dont know how to drive/handle it, the greater risk you have of an accident.

[Aussie_Dan]

Love the comments about our 'gas guzzling heavy behemoths'.
What a pack of stupid fools.
There's not much weight difference between some 4WD's and the big fat aussie Falcodores.
BA falcons weigh around 1.8T if I remember correctly. NM / NP diesel is about 2.2T according to the book, V6 would be slightly lighter. There's not a lot in it.... And the weight of a 4WD is transmitted to the road via wider and larger tyres than a car, so the 4WD is quite likely transmitting less pressure onto the road surface per square inch and doing less damage.
And as for fuel useage, give me a 4 cyl diesel 4WD any day compared to a big 6 or 8 cyl Falcodore!

[Stevie-Ray]

The vote results say that people consider car-drivers the more aggressive drivers! Also added my 2c-worth.

Steve