MySwag.org The Off-road Camper Trailer Forum

General => General Discussion => Topic started by: fabulous on January 20, 2011, 08:13:07 AM

Title: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: fabulous on January 20, 2011, 08:13:07 AM

An Article on today's Age.

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/paris-looks-to-banish-big-4wds-20110120-19wye.html

I hope some twit doesn't decide to bring it in here in Aus !

Cheers

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: DANBRI on January 20, 2011, 08:25:50 AM

Perhaps they should address congestion, not how many wheels are driving a vehicle. Ridiculous.

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: sablesoft on January 20, 2011, 09:41:18 AM

Hi,

PLEASE go to the end of the article and Vote

The poll is currently in favour of Banning 4X4's in cities

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/paris-looks-to-banish-big-4wds-20110120-19wye.html (http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/paris-looks-to-banish-big-4wds-20110120-19wye.html)
Poll: Should large 4WDs be banned from some Australian cities?

Yes = 69%

No  = 31%

Total votes: 803.

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: WilSurf on January 20, 2011, 09:59:29 AM

No change after 911 votes, still the same 69% yes.

They had the same thing in Holland: ban the big cars from Amsterdam.
The roads in Europe are not build for bigger cars so it makes sense, different then here in Australia.
Our neighbour had a Jeep Cherokee and it was huge. We drove a Pontiac Firebird which was a big car compared to the Fiat Uno's, Opel (Holden) Corsa's etc.
But here, the Jeep is a small car. Even our Surf looks bigger.

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: dazzler on January 20, 2011, 12:39:18 PM

Hey sensational journalism.  Lets get a photo of a hummer squeezing between cars on a one way street.  God I hate the media.

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: Barry G on January 20, 2011, 01:18:09 PM

Lets just ban Hummers - including the stretched ones - WTF!

EVERY other 4X4 is 'small' by definition compared with those bits of over-rated iron!  >:D

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: GU_Thomo on January 20, 2011, 01:31:25 PM

Quote from: WilSurf on January 20, 2011, 09:59:29 AM

No change after 911 votes, still the same 69% yes.

That pole looks a bit dodgy.  ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Now over 2000 votes and still exactly the same percentages.

Cheers
Parry

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: sablesoft on January 20, 2011, 01:43:54 PM

Quote from: GU_Thomo on January 20, 2011, 01:31:25 PM

That pole looks a bit dodgy.  ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Now over 2000 votes and still exactly the same percentages.

Cheers
Parry

Hi

From 802 votes to 2136 and not a flicker of a change in the percentage, I have refreshed the page many times this morning with no percentage of movement.
Looks like a FIXED poll.

Ray

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: Humbolt on January 20, 2011, 02:34:02 PM

Yeah definately fixed poll, still 69%.

Love some of the comments to: "I hate seeing bull bars on them. You want to reduce road deaths. Get rid of bull bars on 4x4."
hahahahahahahahahahahahahha

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: Crimso on January 20, 2011, 05:54:21 PM

I thought this had something to do with the "Hilton" version of Paris. ;D

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: speewa158 on January 20, 2011, 06:01:52 PM

Thank you Chalton Heston  " From my cold dead hand "   >:D    :cheers:

Title: Re: Paris looks to banish big 4WDs
Post by: fabulous on January 20, 2011, 08:13:57 PM

I really don't think it's rigged at all..................................

It's now 68%

3338 votes.