Minister Due To Respond On Legality Of Bull-bars

THE dormant controversy over vehicle bull-bars is about to flare up again, with the potential to divide Australia's rural community from urban dwellers almost as massively as has the gun debate. The Federal Minister for Transport, John Sharp, is due by the end of this week to answer a series of que

Tests May Clear Bull Bar Use When Airbags Installed

FEDERAL and state governments are not far from deciding what action if any needs to be taken on bull bars to make them more user- friendly without banning them altogether. This comes on the heels of new research which seems to put to rest fears that the bars may confuse airbag triggering systems

Tests Aim To Make Sure Bull Bars, Airbags Mix

TOYOTA has released a new bull bar for its 80-Series LandCruiser along with a timely warning to owners to be careful about ``after-market" bars. While the argument over the compatibility of bull bars with airbags (and with kangaroos) continues, Toyota points out that the test must be whether a

City Bull-bars A Hazard For Drivers And Pedestrians

City and suburban drivers were still fitting bull-bars to their vehicles even though they were a hazard to occupants and pedestrians, an NRMA expert has told a northside road safety committee. The behavioural scientist with the NRMA's Road Safety Department, Mr Thomas Higgins, was a guest s

Bull-bar Ban Opposed

Motor vehicle industry leaders yesterday opposed a Melbourne coroner's call for a blanket ban on bull bars on passenger and commercial vehicles, but agreed new restrictions were necessary. The deputy state coroner, Mr Iain West, yesterday recommended the prohibition of bull bars after an inquest

Coroner Urges A Ban On Bull-bars

The NRMA has called for research on the effects of bull-bars on vehicle and pedestrian safety after a recommendation that the bars be banned. An NRMA research engineer, Mr Jack Hailey, said yesterday that bull-bars would probably cause severe injuries to pedestrians and could affect the sa

Call To Ban Bull Bars On Cbd Vans

Bull bars can make motor accident injuries worse and should be banned from commercial vehicles in the central business district, according to two Melbourne academics. Professor Josef Tomas, professor of mechanical engineering at RMIT, said the impact of a bull bar at 35 kmh was ``like getting hi