it confuses me, and many, especially when the carsguide made the rta look stupid when discovery was made that a p-plater could not drive a 147kw golf gti, but could drive a 183kw golf r32. hence to say they werent thought out right.
not just that, but also theres a number of ways to counteract the laws. why is it obvious so many p-platers now drive hondas? (for some unknowing people, the honda vtec engines are capable of producing over 250kw of naturally aspirated power and still legal)

i mean i was annoyed when i found out you cant drive any safe car because well most of them are banned for p-platers. safety was intended first in taking away the cars, and well within the first year death tolls doubled.

its up to the individual driver to be able to make the right decision, and maybe those who are willing to be able to drive moderately powered, unmodified vehicles, to undertake a course subcontracted from the rta which demonstrates they can handle a car of greater power, because lets face it, even some experienced drivers cannot control the potential of their car. this way if a p-plater fails this test well it shows they cannot handle the car they want.

subsequently, the actions of a handfull of idiots ruined it for the rest of the responsible p-platers, and well because of more idiots who want to showoff to every retard they see, its brought about change for the current generation of learning drivers. it might work, it might not, but only time will tell, when we get out official road death toll statistics to see if making learners do 120hrs will be worth its while

just felt like i should have my say

The govt will never be able to legislate against stupidity in an attempt to try and change peoples attitudes or thought processes etc.. as most P platers will always believe “it will never happen to them their to skillful they will never be in a [fatal] accident etc

Which is why even advanced driver training isn’t a good idea as people think – as it will only confirm their beliefs and give them even more false self confidence

I think it’s more the fact that the Golf is one of the safest cars on the road.

It’s a 5-star EuroNCAP and ANCAP car.

At the end of the day, it’s excessive speed that kills, not too much power. You’re just as likely to die hitting a tree at 160km/h in a vintage Commodore as you are in a V10 Lamborghini.

All of the cars you are ‘allowed’ to drive as a P-plater are all capable of hitting things.

all my mates got V6 or straight 6 utes, and are hoons! i hate driving with them… where as my car is a simple little 1.3L 55kw manual Starlet, and i LOVE driving it.

its a simple formula and as a [P]-Plater i am in aggreeance!
[P] driver + too much power = STUPIDITY

just have a power limit like overseas. or even a displacement limit, like no cars exceeding 1800cc or something like that.

just for verification, i’ve been told it is completely LEGAL for a [P]-Plater to drive any TurboDIESEL car, and illegal (for the time being and not including the new Golf) to drive a TurboPETROL car…

is this true? if so, why is everyone whining about exemptions for the 103TDi Golf VI? there shouldnt have to be one for the Diesel…

ALL it boils down to, is that there should be Kilowatt restrictions, for instance, no [P]-Plate should drive a car that exceeds say… 130kw? no matter the torque figures. like, all of my friends have in-line 6 or V6

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