NSW Gov't imposing a night curfew for people U21? WTF?

[fatz]

crusie into the city gold!

shell that is a great idea

pete

[ed R34]

apparantley there is a hotline for drivers U21 that work or need to drive after the curfew to state what effect that it would have on them... i think the number is 1800 668 ( or 688 or 886 or 866) 919.. cant remember coz i was driving at the time and it was onda radio...

[Charly]

Actually some of this is a good idea. The one passenger rule is something I have always been in support of. The reason for this is that for every additional passenger in the vehicle the driver's capacity to do things that are riskier than what he/she would not normally do increases.

Think about it. I know when I was younger every time an additional person got in my car I would somehow get dumber.

One passenger until you grow a brain. If that's possible.

[SKY031]

Could someone please point me to some information in regards to this?

The link to the news article at the start of the thread doesn't mention anything about people not being able to drive after a certain time.

It relates only to a passenger restriction, and only when the passenger is also under 21.

I would like some solid information in regards to what everyone is so upset about.

Thanks,

~K

[arm85]

In the last couple of days my opinions of the one passenger rule have changed at first, as i stated in my first post i was totally against it but since then have been in the car with a couple of my mates when i wasnt driving, which is not very often and experienced the effect of the passengers 'egging' the driver on and some of the things they were telling him to do made me scared...

and this was in an excel!!

imagine if they were in a high powered car!! so now i do believe some drivers not all, because i think that some of us under 21's myself included drive more sensibly with others in the car, should have a passenger restriction inflicted on them, maybe shell's idea of restricting drivers who have been caught is the best one!!

[[[d a n n y]]]

i agree with what the oldies r saying.

i too had that attitude of the "invincible"...

but i learnt it through the hardway.

had an accident..and it turned me down..

even though the curfew may seem stupid dumb etc etc..

at the end of the day we have to accept it.

[kris n loz]

you can always sit on this thread after the curfew and talk about what it would be like to be driving. hee hee

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

I haven't read everything thats been said here, too long and I'm a bit lazy

But I semi agree with it, BUT before you bite my head off, I have only just turned 22 in june. I owned my modifed GTST for almost 2 years before selling it(waiting for the GTR to come over now ).

I have done 4 track days at wakefield park. and I think that those days were the best money I had spent in association with my car, they taught me that I wasnt as good as I thought and allowed me to practice in a safe environment.

Alot of people hate the modified car scene, and when 1 person does something wrong it reflects badly on everyone else. I hope that these new laws don't go ahead, there could be better solutions put in place

cheers

mark

[Viscount]

I don't think it's designed to be revenue raising, but I agree that it is absolutely ludicrous. It won't be passed though. For starters, the NSW police commisioner thinks its an absolute joke (as he has children around my age, and knows that giving them a car entails giving them responsibility)

[Beer Baron]

I haven't read everything thats been said here, too long and I'm a bit lazy

But I semi agree with it, BUT before you bite my head off, I have only just turned 22 in june. I owned my modifed GTST for almost 2 years before selling it(waiting for the GTR to come over now ).

I have done 4 track days at wakefield park. and I think that those days were the best money I had spent in association with my car, they taught me that I wasnt as good as I thought and allowed me to practice in a safe environment.

Alot of people hate the modified car scene, and when 1 person does something wrong it reflects badly on everyone else. I hope that these new laws don't go ahead, there could be better solutions put in place

cheers

mark

Sorry for the Hi-jack, but. Hi Mark!! How's things? I remember you from the GTI-R trackday at wakefield... I've also now bought an R32 GTR!

Anyway, back on topic...

I can't speak for everyone, but I drive MORE sensibly when there are passengers in my car. It's very simple - when someone is in your car YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR WELLBEING. They have trusted you to drive within your abilities and the conditions. It is very wrong to betray that trust... Once you understand this fact, you will have very little problems. I mean really, who wants someone else's death on their hand?

I think the rule is a bit harsh. But far worse than this rule imo is the zero tollerance alchohol rule. They should have just properly enforced the .02 limit we had. Because now some poor sap who is 20 and on his P's can say enjoy 1 LIGHT beer at his friday office party then drive home, get pulled over and be booked - Now he will have a criminal record for Drink Driving. yet his friend who is 20 but not on P's can drink two full strength beers and drive home in far worse shape with no problem. That is wrong.

Richard

[igor]

This thread is cursed. It keeps floating up although the last post has been over half a year ago... some voodoo...