Why drive a 4wd in the city?

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This is one angry thread even for AFF standards, all this passion and energy should be put into pushing better driver education and more comprehensive driving tests. As has been said a million times before; it's the idiot behind the wheel that's the problem.

I honestly don't care what people drive as long as they don't drive it into me. Next to none of us here have made the conservative and logical choice in transportation so we aren't in any position to criticise others.

The only thing that I will say is that when I hear a "soccer mum" announce that she feels safer in a big 4WD with complete bullbar protection it pretty much translates to bumper car fun time in the shopping centre carpark.