Comment on Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier

TassieTosser@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  HR is for big trucks. LR / MR would be appropriate for these jumbo cars. Bigger fines for fuck ups too. Should also be 0.00% on the breatho.

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• Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If they’re over 4.5t, and a kitted out one can get that heavy, they do need to upgrade to light rigid.

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  • Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The majority of them have a GVM of 3495kg, which is just below the threshold of requiring an upgraded licence.

    I am pretty sure they do get kitted out above the GVM without a legal GVM upgrade.

    I would love to see a VicRoads blitz on GVMs of large vehicles and Caravans.

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