I never suggested that fines were ment for P-Plater, nor was my post targeting them, however I can see how it could be taken that way. I was just going along with Skaifie on how we need more training and experience for younger drivers. Yes there are laws and yes you should obey them, that goes for everyone, I do not disagree with you there. Especially in the case of school zone at 3:00 in the afternoon.
However as for my four cylinder proposal, perhaps you should look more into it. A VN commodore is only about 100kg heavier than an S13-15. Stock non turbo SR20 make between 100kw-125kw (Correct me if I'm wrong please, I'm not an SR20 expert lol) and the stock VN V6 made about 125kw (Again corrections). Now I'm sure being a larger displacement, the V6 will have more torque yes? If so, which car do you think is going to be faster from 60km/h, 80km/h or 100km/h? It's the distance in which it takes these drivers to reach the high speeds that they kill themselves at is what we need to stop young drivers from achieving. You don't hear of many young drivers, or older drivers for that manner in fatal accident on 100km/h highways. I'm not saying you don't hear about them, because we do! Most seem to be in place where the speed has been deemed safe to drive at 80km/h or below. With Skaifes proposal of 140km/h speeds at off peek times on some roads, I see no problem in letting P-Plate drivers drive at these speeds. In doing so they gain the experience to handle there car at higher speeds and can see how the speed affects there car. After four years of driving in their four cylinder car at speeds up to 140km/h, SAFELY, they with have the experience and skill base to handle a higher powered car.
Daniel
P.S quote "......make it unaffordable to speed and to break the road rules and watch the number fines tumble. Hearing about a friend getting a $1500 fine will soon motivate people to obey the road rules. They will have no choice, if they do they get financially hammered, most families cant afford to fork out $1500 so then a beautiful thing happens people start forcing each other to obey the road rules in order to not get fined, so the government doesnt need to ram home that message......"
It wont stop everyone from speeding. They know it's illegal in the first place yet they do it anyway. It will stop a lot of people yes for example you and me(Theres no way I want to fork out $1500 for speeding) but for those whom don't pay attention to speed signs it will have no affect, and they are the ones having the accidents