rspann wrote:Those lifted Suzuki Jimnys safe? I find they look somewhat unstable. Like if the going around a corner fast they could flip. A woman actually turned over with one around by the temple in the sea and was burnt to death. Some people do body lifts with spacers between the body and chassis, some just put on longer shackles and re- curve the springs. The correct way is to buy the parts that were engineered for the vehicle. In any case they are designed for off-road use so I don't think they are safe they are for highway use. Are Mud tyres designed for use on paved roads?
Very good point. The issue is less with being harassed at this point but rather what they're being harassed for. The simplest way I can explain it is by comparing it to the tint issue.
For years we've been ticketed and/or made to remove tints that may or may not be too dark, who knows. At the time, the law was subjective, left up to the discretion of the officer. Recently I see they've proposed (not sure if it is law now) amendments to the RTA, setting numerical parameters for tint and a scientific method (Window Tint Meter which checks the visual light transmission thru the film). This is good in that is eliminates the ambiguity associated with having it be up to the discretion of the officer.
Similarly, the laws are more or less antique wrt to vehicle modification. We realize the rise in the number of offroad ricers, men who just build for show and don't even go on grass that this would spell bad news for the real pickup/offroad guys. What we are clamouring for is a set of guidelines, similar to how the tint amendment was done. It was be a lot easier to know exactly what is or isn't allowed and hence easier to avoid the bad encounters with Licensing.
