Age = Power restriction

[Staunch]

It makes me think becaue people do make out that they get hassled when just going down the street (expression), but is it really that bad? I guess in Sydney it would be.

[IOWNU]

MayB in Sydney, but not in Melb. And akeenan tried to contradict me in a statement the explicitly stated :In VICTORIA.

[akeenan]

unfortunately, u cannot always be right.

i can be right when i know im right!...

my examples are taken from previous examples put through these forums and also examples i have seen/ been involved with.

getting back to the:

If u drive a V6, and the P plater next to u is in a V8, the cops will always stop the V8.

that isnt really what we were on about.....

if you or me a P plater are both at a set of lights say im driving my new r33 gtr vspec and your driving your new monaro and there is a police officer behind us in his car doing traffic duty. I would put my money on me being pulled over and not you....why...most jap cars are modified. The reason why heaps of japanese cars get pulled over is not only because of the power to weight issue it is also because of the "illegal" mods saga... the police officer could pull you over and fine you 105 dollars for driving your car, but then he could pull me over fine me 105 dollars, pop my bonnet find the boost controller , air intake , the exhaust. in car goodies etc etc.... each find adding to my first. ...

i agree with you if your driving a na v6 and there is a p plater driving a v8 they would get pulled over before you.

Yes they will stop Jap cars, but not all the time at night. U describe it as if u cannot get from Point A to Point B without being hassled.

a few months back if you drove in certain areas it was becoming very close to this if you were on the forums in the vic section you would have seen all the, damn cops and i got defected last night posts popping up each day... it isnt as bad now though but it is certainly more strict then it was 2 years ago.

akeenan tried to contradict me in a statement the explicitly stated :In VICTORIA.

[Gonad Man]

Getting back to the topic I don't think a power/weight restriction would be a bad thing. Ask any psychologist and they'll tell you that young males are far more prone to risk-taking behaviour than 25 & over.

I know you can get into trouble in a Pulsar but a big power GTS or Silvia is much more difficult to control when you find the limits than a front wheel drive Pulsar etc etc. Understeer is seen as a 'safer' form of loss of traction which is why most car makers engineer their bread-and-butter cars to push at the limit.

Maybe if a restriction was introduced it could be waived if a driver presents a CAMS license or some evidence of advanced driver training?

Tough question and I guess there's no easy answer.

Cheers,

Ben