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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: TroyE on January 24, 2011, 08:58:36 PM

Title: the bull bar debate raises it's ugly head again
Post by: TroyE on January 24, 2011, 08:58:36 PM

I found this on another forum, and I find this debate worrying that the gov would try to ban bull bars/ nudge bars

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/01/21/145661_local-news.html

troy

Title: Re: the bull bar debate raises it's ugly head again
Post by: D4D on January 24, 2011, 08:59:49 PM

http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=10423

Title: Re: the bull bar debate raises it's ugly head again
Post by: speewa158 on January 25, 2011, 06:12:33 AM

Wont do that again if it raised its ugly head in front of my bullbar  >:D

Title: Re: the bull bar debate raises it's ugly head again
Post by: dazzler on January 25, 2011, 07:43:28 AM

Quote from: TroyE on January 24, 2011, 08:58:36 PM

I found this on another forum, and I find this debate worrying that the gov would try to ban bull bars/ nudge bars

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/01/21/145661_local-news.html

troy

There is no talk of BANNING bullbars.

The issue is that NEW vehicles may need to meet NEW rules that would require the manufacturers to modify their designs.

You can keep your current bullbar.

Title: Re: the bull bar debate raises it's ugly head again
Post by: Barry G on January 25, 2011, 08:11:56 AM

dazzler,

Are you a secret pedestrian?  This sublect is no place for facts!  >:D

Title: Re: the bull bar debate raises it's ugly head again
Post by: Juggs on January 25, 2011, 08:17:23 AM

to the guy in the photo
he hits a wombat or roo at speed hes still up for panel damage and ive seen prados with rather bent frames from bullbar versus anything as it pushes the load into the chassis

normally the car would crumple but the bar just puts the forces through the mounting points and you still get structural damage

my father ran a nrma preffered smash repair buisness till last year and i got to see lots of vehicles on a auto straiteneing robot

Title: Re: the bull bar debate raises it's ugly head again
Post by: WilSurf on January 25, 2011, 09:47:57 AM

The good thing with the new regulatiions is that when you hit a roo, it will land in your lap.
No more messy roads. :-)
(o, and you will be dead but that is a minor issue as the pedestrians are safe)