Sometimes you just have to agree with politicians.

[den]

FOUR-wheel drive vehicles (SUVs in the US) have become a "pox" on cities former prime minister Paul Keating said yesterday.

4WDs on farms, or in the bush, are fine with me. But city-based 4WDs whose only off-road experience is driving onto the front lawn to be washed should be BANNED.

Comments

[ngarewyrd.livejournal.com]

I agree with kicking the large 4wds off the road in the city centres... however, what of the mini-4wds that are increasingly popular, they are designed for the urban environment..

and also, how about vans? they are just as evil as 4wds, or even how about people movers/busses.. surely they are just as dangerous to other drivers..

the problem as I see it, is one of moderation and restraint.. where does the thin end of the wedge end??

[charles.livejournal.com]

When someone owns a van, or a people-mover, it's generally because they need to move big things or people. I'm also quite willing to accept that some families in the inner-city have 4WDs because they have more than 2.4 children, and it's the most convenient way to drive them around.

What I don't accept are people who never go off-road never have more than four people in the car. Their only excuse is that they like driving a tank around that keeps them high off the road and makes them feel safer, at the expense of the safety and comfort of everything else on the road.