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The Road Ahead : June July 2008
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26 JUN/JLY 08 you said it! ... SHARE YOUR VIEWS I ’m constantly hearing people complain about petrol prices but never about the cost of diesel. This fact has me confounded as the price of diesel, I believe, has a bigger impact on the family budget than petrol. Look at it this way, diesel is the fuel that powers the trucks that deliver everything we use in our daily lives. Farmers use diesel to produce food; ? shermen to catch food. Diesel-powered ships bring goods from all over the world and transport Australia’s valuable exports. The mining industry uses it to dig up the coal that ? res our power stations. So, from the production of a seed to the lettuce in your salad bowl, a truck using diesel may have been involved many times, but guess who pays for the fuel used? Yes, you, the consumer. Those people that complain about the price of petrol would do well to watch the diesel price. In a roundabout way they’re paying for it, even if they don’t pump it into their cars. D. Horsey, Chambers Flat We’ll all pay in the end Editor: For writing this edition’s best letter, Mr Horsey will receive a MOTOROKRTM T505 bluetooth in-car speakerphone and music system, valued at $159. The T505 is portable and requires no wires or installation. Just clip it to your car’s visor and pair the T505 to a compatible bluetooth device using Motorola’s EasyPair™ technology. When the T505 is connected to a stereo bluetooth phone, you can tune it to your car stereo and stream calls and music wirelessly through the system, enabling you to enjoy hands-free calling or listen to your own personal music collection. Best of all, when the ride’s over, the T505 can be unhooked and taken to another car for the next trip. For more information, visit the website www.hellomoto.com/T505. Grinners are winners W hile travelling across the Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, we were impressed with an electronic speed sign at the tollbooth. On approach, it clocks the speed of the vehicle. A smiley face appears when your speed slows to 35 km/h or less. “Make it smile, Dad,” said a voice from the back. Rarely did a vehicle go over the speed limit. What a great initiative. Perhaps a few of these signs on main roads would be a positive deterrent. P. & C. Hazael, Victoria Point Online mag great I f every house with a computer has their Road Ahead sent via electronic means, what a great way to save money and waste, especially houses that receive more than one copy per issue. I applaud RACQ for this innovative idea and wonder why a lot of other companies are not doing the same thing. So come on everyone, complete your online registration form and start saving the planet. J. Nemec, Kallangur Editor: Thanks for the feedback. Our electronic version of the magazine has been well received. As an aside, the RACQ has a ‘one magazine per household’ policy, so generally only one Road Ahead is mailed to each house. Give us a break W hat is it about 4WDs that upset so many people? Is it their length? Then we better ban everyone from towing a trailer or caravan. Is it their height? Then all you mums and dads who own people movers had better start looking for a replacement. What about their ‘gas guzzling’ nature? Then better tell all the car companies to stop making V8s too. Or is it perhaps the so-called ‘aggressive behaviour’ they are supposed to exhibit? Yet again, it is not the car’s fault, but the driver. We as a society are becoming more prejudiced as the years go by. Instead of discrimination, shouldn’t we be preaching tolerance? J. Riley, Kenmore Total recall I thought you might like this quote (author unknown): “Drive carefully. It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.” A. Lavis, Brisbane And that’s no bull I am fed up with people who seem to want any vehicle ? tted with a bullbar banned from our streets. I live on the Gold Coast and drive a 4WD ? tted with one. I often travel into the outback and on occasions have struck a kangaroo. If my car had not been protected by a bullbar, then we would have been stranded until rescued and then delayed further while repairs were undertaken or a hire vehicle located. Not easy in a small Queensland town. Just because you see a vehicle in the city ? tted with a bullbar, don’t assume it’s some poser who never ventures off the beaten track. C. Sweeney, Bundall
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