I understand Foxies frustration, but the problem is when backing out
the dopey drivers speeding through the parking area and not taking into
account that cars may have to back out blind.
The other problem I have with the FWDs is the height of their doors.
When openned their corners dent the cars next to them as even protective
strips are placed to suit similar sized cars.

When walking through the car park a driver came along fast and yelled
do you want to be hit, my response to him was;
"Why are you surprised to see people walking in a car park ?"
expletive deleted as he sped off !

Bazz,

You might be onto something with your comment on careless drivers in car parks.

Regrettably the only remedy is speed bumps, some of which are sharp enough to affect wheel alignment at low speed, or harm the underside of modern passenger saloons.

As far as parking goes, there is more of a case for complaint about drivers who cannot park evenly within the bays than there is against 'RV' vehicles.

While on that, one might observe that it is usually small cars that are (rudely) badly parked. Maybe less competent drivers choose small cars because they have difficulty controlling a car on the road and when parking.

Dear Bazz and others,

Here's a link that may be of interest on the subject:

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/should-4wds-be-banned-from-city-roads-20111201-1o7jl.html

LOL, Foxy and her 'Ban this, ban that'.

Next an 'Ain't it Awful' whinge against Volvo drivers or male drivers wearing hats? Make that 'white' men to accord with the prevailing political correctness.

Easily upset people in a First World country with nothing real to complain about. Jealousy and the growing national pastime of minding other people's business for them.

Let me make one thing quite clear.
I am asking for regulating (not banning or
demonising) a particular type of vehicle.

I have expressed my concerns regarding Rvs on this
discussion and I am interested in reading further the
opinions of posters. What I will politely request
is - lets deal with facts and reasoned arguments,
without hysterics. And lets keep personal attacks
out of it.

Maybe the answer is to have 'small car' and 'large vehicle' parking spots in carparks (and maybe even in shopping streets - with the 'large' parks located furthest from the centre's entrance.

I have considerable trouble when I have the horse float or trailer on the back, so some 'long' trailer-parking spots would also be a help.
Still, I manage - but then I shop in a country town of 3,000.

Limit SUV's? (Or SRV's.) Not likely. But the insurance and registration charges would likely be considerably higher than for, say, a Fiat Bambi? (The tyres and servicing aren't cheap either.) (Or the everyday running costs.)