Yes hasbeen, a perfect example is that I @52 obtained my car license at age 17 and guess what, I have never been tested since.

If the Maximum speed in Australia is 130 Kph in NT then that is the maximum speed any car manufactured or imported into Australia should be governed to. It doesn't matter that a car can do 70 in a 60 zone that is not the point.

Does anyone need a car that, as the ads say, 0 to 265 in 60 seconds? Tell me where a normal driver can do 265 kph on any Australian road.

The top speed & power seem to be the two big selling points made by car manufactures ads. They aim their ads at the young inexperienced driver who, of course, will try out the power & top speed & wind up dead. Once again it is claimed that the inexperienced driver was to blame not the high power & unlimited top speed. Tell me something is not wrong here.

jayb I after giving up counting saw 73 deaths on my factory floor.
The then death strip on the Pacific highway.
Speed was not the major cause.
And it probably is not often the only cause.
Nothing can change the fact wet roads bought death.
We even thought we could smell it.
And while speed is a factor onc3e behind the wheel we owe it to our selves and passengers to take responsibility for our actions.

Belly I understand that speed isn't the sole cause of deaths on the road. Alcohol, micro sleeps wet roads; unmaintained & poorly designed roads all play a part in road deaths. I am not disputing that point. I agree with it.

The point I was trying to make is that car manufacturers make cars that do well over the speed limit. In fact up to & over 100 kph over the speed limit. Why is this allowed? There is a speed limit on the open road that for the most part is 100 kph, 120 on some western roads & 130 in the NT. They sell these cars to fools who will speed, kill & maim themselves & others. Why? Their market aim is these fools. Should car manufactures bear some responsibility if it is proven that someone is killed through speed?

Rubbish Jayb, the market is niot aimed at these foolish drivers at all.

I will bet my bottom dollar that the majority of these high powered cars are owned be responsible drivers.

Another stat worth considering is the number, or should I say TINY NUMBER of speed related deaths from high powered cars, in compariso to the total number sold innthis country.

If we all listened to the likes of you, it would be yet another case of punish the vast majority to control the rat bags. You know, a bit like the max two drinks rule at most bars today.

What is really needed is far more extreme punishments for offenders.

Crushing these very expensive cars would cause most 'repeat' offenders to reconsider their actions.

The old two strikes and you're out rule.

rehctub: I will bet my bottom dollar that the majority of these high powered cars are owned be responsible drivers.

Maybe so, but for what purpose? If they are not supposed to use that power speed, why do they have that type of car? Boastful Prestige perhaps. Yes I can see that but it still doesn't get away from the fact that they can't use that power or speed legally. So why produce a car for the general public that is over powered & capable of 265 kph on Australian roads.

Rehchub: If we all listened to the likes of you, it would be yet another case of punish the vast majority to control the rat bags. You know, a bit like the max two drinks rule at most bars today.

Hmmm... My take on that is that you maybe one of the very people we are talking about. The Drunken Revhead Ratbag. I don't know. I could be wrong. You could be a little old lady who only drives her car to church on Sunday, but I think not. We are talking about the street hoon that terrorizes the neighbourhood with wheelies. Sound like, by your post, that you may fit that category.

I can't comment on the 2 drinks rule. But I certainly wouldn't want to punish anybody unless they are a DRR, then they should have their car crushed on the first offence & made to watch the destruction complete with the 10's of thousands of dollars worth of Doof Doof machine.

I'm certain the vast majority don't want a high speed overpowered car, it just that they have very little choice. That's why I say that ALL cars should be governed to the Maximum speed allowed on
Australian roads.