Curfew For Drivers Under 21

[-carty]

honestly there is no way they are gonna have this introduced...

they tried it with "P" plate drivers to be off the road at night, it didnt come through, same with P platers not being able to have any more then 1 passenger in thier car also, it didnt come through either...

and with somone saying that alot of people at 25 have kids and a family now days, that's true, and I know a couple of friends who are both 19 and are expecting a kid within 2 months, whats gonna happen then?

I just seriously dont think they are gonna at all get this to stick...

[tab]

Start making people aware that they are accountable for their actions and what the possible outcomes are if you drive like an idiot.

Although it still doesn’t make it acceptable I can understand what peer pressure and inexperience will do to a young driver and they will not always be responsible behind the wheel. Can someone please enlighten me though, what is necessitating this radical proposed curfew, and what’s going to stop the same thing from happening outside of the curfew hours or as soon as these drivers come of age and the restrictions no longer apply?

Fortunately I grew up on a cattle property and we had to drive from a very early age so I can say that I went through the silly phase before I could even get my license and drive on public roads.

But when I fall into the trap of having kids, I can guarantee they will not be getting behind the wheel before completing a defensive driving course or similar – either through an accredited centre or through the same heavy handed teaching that I received from my parents. But for christ’s sake don’t introduce another piece of baseless legislation and tie up the precious and already stretched resources of our law enforcement agencies.

Trent.

Edited 07/08/04 09:16 AM by tab

[Lumpen]

I am sorry, I for one DO NOT agree with this proposal

It is just another example of the 'State Government of Sydney', legislating for the 'State of Sydney'

It may be fine for city people, who have easy access to Public or Rentable Transport such as Buses, Taxi's etc but for people outside these areas it's unworkable.

I am generally the responsible Designated Driver for our group, this means I have 2 options at the end of the night:

1/Leave for home at 9:45 at the LATEST and leave my friends to walk home drunk.

2/Break Law, stay later.

Also, according to this law, I would also have to take 4 or 5 trips to the pub to drop each friend there and another 4 or 5 trips from the pub to drop people home, it's ironic, on one hand people are ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED to car pool, but for others, it will be illegal!

I for one, will actively oppose these parts of the proposal and will drive, with more than one friend, after 10 o'clock and I have no compunction at all in breaking such a STUPID, INWORKABLE Law.

The powerful car thing, I'm undecided upon, it depends upon the stipulation, will it be Power-to-Weight or a certain KW? I mean 120Kw in a falcon is completely different to 120Kw in a Morris Minor! If I was offered a 400HP XY I'd jump at the chance, but I KNOW that I wouldn't last long.

Thoughts of a 20 year old.

Cheers,

Lumpy

[Mitchy_G]

Its just Mr Scully skating around the fact that he should spend money :o and make an investment in his younger drivers with proper training.

My mates do not egg me on to speed! Its just a bunch of stupid idiots who do not know what a car is capable of and the limits of thier driving ability that ruin all hope for the sensible drivers. This proposal really makes me HATE scully even more, hes not protecting us, he is taking away our right to freedom.

Pile of I reckon

[sharkey]

Today's paper has a story on a speed limiting device that links GPS technology to the ECU.

Saving Young Lives (Daily Telegraph)

[sixfan]

If They're old enough to join the army, drink, smoke and root,

then how can they be too young to drive late at night?

If this law comes in, they'll just start hooning at 9.00pm, when there are more cores on the road.

[bcl]

Did you read it!

The satellite registers the car's position and which speed zone it is in and a device attached to the engine will cut fuel to the engine if the driver tries to exceed the speed limit.

Sounds like a recipe for a head-on collision when overtaking.

Anyway there's no way this'll happen, as verified by Carr.

Brian

[aniken]

  Quote

Call to withdraw P-plate curfew

August 12, 2004

THE NSW Labor Council will try and convince the state government to withdraw plans for a curfew on P-plate drivers using evidence gathered from a new hotline.

From today, the Labor Council said it would launch a hotline for young workers to phone in and report the impact the curfew was likely to have on their working lives.

"The information will be used in preparing our submission to the Minister for Roads, Carl Scully, on the curfew proposal," Labor Council secretary John Robertson said.

"We believe the evidence we bring forward will be grounds for the government to withdraw the current proposal."

Mr Robertson said young workers would be unfairly disadvantaged by the curfew, which would have a "devastating impact" on apprentices attending night courses and students working casually in the hospitality industry.

"Young workers who are taking the initiative to get ahead are being hit two ways: first by ongoing cuts to public transport and now by this proposal to limit the time they can drive on the roads," he said.

AAP