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69VETTE:
Hi Guys,
Im sure this topic has come up in the past, but can anyone further explain or enlighten me as to why the residents in Western Australia can register left hook C4's and we cannot?
Has anyone ever written to our belovered.. cough, cough, cough... Transport Minister?
Why is it So?... Why is there such a inconsistancy in the RTA in Australia, or is RTA only applicable to NSW?
Why is that older vehicles (greater than 30years old) without the current safety requirements, like seatbelts, ABS, laminated glass and other modern equipment can be easily registered (and some should NOT) and newer vehicles (like C4's in Western Aus) are given the thumbs down.. In NSW?
I can understand that older ones, may not be driven regurlarly, and the newer ones might, but thats a bloody stupid argument!
Another P...sd off Australian ;29
M;36
gtc:
--- Quote ---Originally posted by 69VETTE
Hi Guys,
Im sure this topic has come up in the past, but can anyone further explain or enlighten me as to why the residents in Western Australia can register left hook C4's and we cannot?
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Whenever you have individual state and territory governments you will have individual laws and regulations on everything you can think of.
Given that cars cross state borders frequently you'd think that automobiles would be covered by Federal regulations, but don't hold you breath for that to happen. Look at the trouble involved in getting a national education syllabus in place.
And my guess is that if vehicle regs were to be nationalised, a committee of so-called experts would be set up to compile them and you know what happens when a committee gets involved in deciding anything.
69 DIRTY RAT:
--- Quote ---Originally posted by 69VETTE
Hi Guys,
Im sure this topic has come up in the past, but can anyone further explain or enlighten me as to why the residents in Western Australia can register left hook C4's and we cannot?
Has anyone ever written to our belovered.. cough, cough, cough... Transport Minister?
Why is it So?... Why is there such a inconsistancy in the RTA in Australia, or is RTA only applicable to NSW?
Why is that older vehicles (greater than 30years old) without the current safety requirements, like seatbelts, ABS, laminated glass and other modern equipment can be easily registered (and some should NOT) and newer vehicles (like C4's in Western Aus) are given the thumbs down.. In NSW?
I can understand that older ones, may not be driven regurlarly, and the newer ones might, but thats a bloody stupid argument!
Another P...sd off Australian ;29
M;36
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I feel your pain brother! As much as I love older cars like mine, it doesnt make sense that newer cars cant be left drive? It is supposedly to do with protecting our car industry? We are one of a very small amount of countries that drive RHD, and one of even smaller amount that dont generally let LHD's drive on our roads. Does that mean British drivers are better than us because our Government doesnt trust us driving LHD cars? Thats the general consenses that Govt. Heirachy has...they think its dangerous! Thats what I've been told by several Govt. people including nieve Police officers and RTA people I come across in my job! I could go on and on.....we should at least be given a choice wether we want to convert a car to RHD not be forced too! a $50000 car becomes $250000!;47;47;47
humphbri:
I agree, my C3 is LHD and I have no trouble driving it on local roads. In the ACT a car must be 30 years old to have LHD (that's why I bought the newest Corvette convertible I could leave as a LHD: 1975).
As much as I love my C3 I would have preferred to buy a C5 convertible. But if I couldn't leave it LHD I wasn't interested. FYI; in WA a car must be 15 years old to be registered as a LHD.
Personally I think we should switch to the right side of the road like the other 2/3rds of the world. If the powers that be won't do that then we should at least be able to drive LHD cars like they can in the UK and Japan.
:x
gtc:
--- Quote ---Originally posted by humphbri
Personally I think we should switch to the right side of the road like the other 2/3rds of the world.
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When you stop and think of how much road infrastructure alone needs to be changed across the nation to accommodate that, there is no economic case to be made for it.
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