Toorak Tractors
The other day I was travelling through a well-to-do middle-class suburb of Melbourne (incidentally, the federal electorate seat for Peter Costello). I found it amusing to see a Range Rover dealership in these parts. Somebody pointed out to me that in Melbourne they call 4WDs "Toorak Tractors" - named after the neighbouring affluent (or perhaps effluent) suburb Toorak. According to The Age, the soccer mums best beware when driving these suburban tanks:
Drivers of four-wheel-drives are more than three times more likely to die in a rollover crash than those in ordinary passenger cars, new research reveals.
A study by Victoria's peak motoring group, the RACV, shows four-wheel-drives are over-represented in high-speed rollover crashes and deaths, with young drivers aged under 30 most at risk.
The RACV wants Electronic Stability Program (ESP) technology to be standard in four-wheel-drives to curb the death toll.
The report, 4WD Drive Vehicle Crash Involvement Patterns, examined more than 660,000 recent crashes.
Now they just need a electronic device to save the pedestrians and people in normal size cars when they are struck by these Toorak Tractors.
Drivers of four-wheel-drives are more than three times more likely to die in a rollover crash than those in ordinary passenger cars, new research reveals.
A study by Victoria's peak motoring group, the RACV, shows four-wheel-drives are over-represented in high-speed rollover crashes and deaths, with young drivers aged under 30 most at risk.
The RACV wants Electronic Stability Program (ESP) technology to be standard in four-wheel-drives to curb the death toll.
The report, 4WD Drive Vehicle Crash Involvement Patterns, examined more than 660,000 recent crashes.
Now they just need a electronic device to save the pedestrians and people in normal size cars when they are struck by these Toorak Tractors.
posted by Engels at 3:20 pm
9 Comments:
Gee, a 'car' with a high centre of gravity, very soft suspension, much more weight, with brakes that are no better than cars with half the weight, offroad tyres that have the traction of a 1963 Ford Cortina has a higher chance of rolling over?? no... surely not!
Also forget the fact that "SUVs" aren't required to pass the same frontal a side collision requirements of cars and you are even more fucked in one. You are much safer in a mid-large sedan, even if you hit a fucking truck.
People are slowly realising this and the 'crossover' is the next big thing. It is a car based "4wd" (Ford Territory for example) which has minimal weight increases and it not truck based.
gee!
Interesting. Imagine your Range Rover has a few extra blindspots too...
Corolla's will rule this world one day.
Good on the Aussie car market, making the small car which is the worst looking, the most dated, and the poorest value the best seller. Fuckwits out there falling for Toyota's marketing. At least the Corolla is sooo fuckin fuel efficient.
Tinos that thing must be falling apart by now surely?
Does it frustrate you, Grogs, to be in a land where the average car engine is half the size of the Aussie average? Probably just consolidates your frustration of pommie-land even more.
The blue monster is holding together ok. Its in dire need of a service tho. Problem is the funds go towards fuel for her (and me - stupid beer), so I can't afford to get it tuned up.
I've got a nice Griffith Gladiators car sticker to throw on her now too. She'll love that! (Gladiators stickers available for $5 to anyone who requests :P)
Yes Engels, fucking yes.
Don't get him started... every time we drive anywhere I get that "observation.."
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