turbos and v8s banned for p platers

[Gladier]

yesterday the rta brought in their damn scheme to ban high powered cars.

Provisional licence holders in New South Wales will be prohibited from driving powerful cars from next month, unless they have a work-related permit or live in remote country areas.

The restrictions will apply to cars with eight or more cylinders, turbo charged cars and cars with engine modifications.

Under the measures, provisional drivers who have had their licence disqualified will be restricted to carrying one passenger for a year after they regain their licence.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/050606/21/um37.html

[Munchskinman]

i think its fair cuz i live in sydney and everybody down here thinks that they are the spawn of peter brock.

edit: sorry not everybody most people.

[oti]

A bit silly they should adopt the vic regulations, 125kW per tonne.

This way you can drive a 200+kW modded N/A 6cyl XR6, but not a 43kW turbo alto, or even more rediculously, a turbodiesel 4WD or van. Admittedly the vic regs are hard to police, but hopefully it will stop younger hoons.

The NSW motorcycle laws for learners/probationary riders are much better than in vic

Vic you can only ride 250cc, but in NSW you can ride up to 650cc depending on power/weight ratio. Vic learners can ride a 60HP, 120kg 2-stroke (like me), but NSW cant, (no high powered 2-strokes) and can ride 30HP 650cc's, good for bigger blokes or some who want the torque of a bigger bike.

[Nick]

load of shit, just make them attend defensive drivin courses, if they wanna kill ourselvs thats their choise and what bout those wit turbo mightys

[Dudley]

load of shit, just make them attend defensive drivin courses, if they wanna kill ourselvs thats their choise and what bout those wit turbo mightys

They're still going to hoon even after a defensive drivers course, they'll probably hoon more thinking they won't die.

[Gladier]

i think/hope that because the mb is so underpowered it shouldnt be affected. i mean those smart cars have what ... 34kw after bieng turbocharged and there not bieng affected...

[Colin]

its a good idea i've seen first hand how new drivers who think there race drivers kill themselves
(I use to do NRMA road service and towing)

[bretto]

i think its gud that they r crackin down on the p platers.

but what about p platers with these types of cars that have payd gud moneys 4 there car n now they(rta) have just brought out a new law,p platers now arnt aloud to drive them???? is that fair?? i think not!!!

they r going about it the wrong way.

[Colin]

it only applies to NEW p plate drivers after the 11th

[Gladier]

so because i got mine at the end of march this year ... after theyve brought out the new laws i can go and buy a v8 and be able to legally drive it????

[Gladier]

heres the confditions:http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/get ... tions.html

[Brayden]

so because i got mine at the end of march this year ... after theyve brought out the new laws i can go and buy a v8 and be able to legally drive it????

Yep, unless you get busted for doing something wrong. In that case you're then put on the new P plate laws.

[dasmq]

this is a joke I've rung the RTA and under the new ruling the mighty boy my daughter is building she can not drive it as the F8B motor that is going in has to be enginered. Under the changes P platers are not alowed to drive V8 ,turbo, supercharged or enginered cars,

What 47kw in a car as compared to 200kw death trap that cost $4500 per year to insure.

Just like everything a few stuff it for the many.

Darren

[oti]

or many stuff it up for the few as your case seems to be.

[Josh]

Indeed.