Call for Wimbledon to drop Range Rover Sponsorship

[Time Waster]

Drivers don't kill people, cars do. However if a cycle hits a pensioner and they die then it is the cyclist that kills them not the bicycle. Great duplicity with the media as always. I think there are some on here repeating the phrase blaming the car. A Dangerous driver can kill in a mini. And I mean a real mini not the huge BMW corruptions of the design ethos of the real mini.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What I don’t understand is why Range Rovers need to be so big, when there’s always a small cock in the driving seat?

 

[Jameshow]

What I don’t understand is why Range Rovers need to be so big, when there’s always a small cock in the driving seat?

To carry all the hens, ain't it bro!!

 

[mustang1]

It's not the fault of the range rover (or more specifically, the driver). They should just have speed limit for all traffic to be 20mph, controlled by sensors, and auto brake whenever a person is detected in front of the car. This way, society will slowly change from pedestrians having to wait for a gap in the road before crossing, to just crossing and drivers having to stop (or if they don't stop, the car just stops by itself).

It'll take about 10 years for people to stop complaining, and for the The Daily Fail to start talking about something else, but it could happen ya know.

 

[mustang1]

What I don’t understand is why Range Rovers need to be so big, when there’s always a small cock in the driving seat?

Big cars are more profitable because they don't cost much more to make but can charge a lot more for it. Bigger cars give vibes of "get the effort outta my way, peasant" which small ego people really like, even if subconsciously.

 

[Drago]

It's not the fault of the range rover (or more specifically, the driver). They should just have speed limit for all traffic to be 20mph, controlled by sensors, and auto brake whenever a person is detected in front of the car. This way, society will slowly change from pedestrians having to wait for a gap in the road before crossing, to just crossing and drivers having to stop (or if they don't stop, the car just stops by itself).

It'll take about 10 years for people to stop complaining, and for the The Daily Fail to start talking about something else, but it could happen ya know.

We were right on the cusp of mandatory speed limiters when there was an uproar about the "war on the motorist" and the government rowed back on it and allowed them to be switch offerable.

 

[markemark]

We have a big car. It’s heavy because it’s electric. My kids are about the size of many adults. We wouldn’t fit in anything much smaller without them/us being squashed especially if we have stuff on the boot which we often do. We drive it safely.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Might be a problem for vans, lorries and buses, though.

Simples, make it apply to any private vehicle. Roads have not got any wider and neither should vehicles as it causes myriad problems.

 

[pinkbikini]

I live in Wimbledon, and as much as I enjoy the tournament each year I’d prefer the AELTC not to have JLR as a sponsor, or at least not to use their cars for transporting the players and officials. It’s not as bad as when they were all diesels, but they’re still massive cars on narrow roads transporting (typically) one player or official. Frankly most of the officials should be encouraged to walk because they usually rent very locally.

It really sends a poor message regarding the overall sustainability of the fortnight and negates the many efforts made inside the grounds. Put them all on Lime bikes!!!

 

[cyberknight]

Might be a problem for vans, lorries and buses, though.

But seriously, I am all in favour of all vehicles with a bonnet height greater than a small child to require a commercial vehicle license (>7.5 tonnes) rather than a regular driving license.

Get the ruddy pick up things off the road apart from commercial use gets my vote

 

[Ming the Merciless]

We were right on the cusp of mandatory speed limiters when there was an uproar about the "war on the motorist" and the government rowed back on it and allowed them to be switch offerable.

Mandatory sensors to ensure no tailgating would be good as well.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

I like my Range Rover driving up and down motorways for work, I feel much safer and it is far less tiring than driving a smaller vehicle.

I regularly drive the wife’s smaller car or even my daughter‘s Honda Jazz when local. When in the office I commute by bicycle.

You can’t attribute blame for the terrible accident when a Land Rover Defender drove into a school on the manufacturer, if you did there would be no cars on the road.

Genuine question, why do you find a smaller car more tiring to drive? I have a Fiat 500, it's like driving a bumper car, put your foot down and steer. It requires about as minimal effort as I can imagine any car requiring to drive it.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Genuine question, why do you find a smaller car more tiring to drive? I have a Fiat 500, it's like driving a bumper car, put your foot down and steer. It requires about as minimal effort as I can imagine any car requiring to drive it.

Yup. I've got a Citigo, I'm 6'4 and no problem.

 

[YMFB]

How is it less tiring?

Probably due to the comfor.

 

[YMFB]

Genuine question, why do you find a smaller car more tiring to drive? I have a Fiat 500, it's like driving a bumper car, put your foot down and steer. It requires about as minimal effort as I can imagine any car requiring to drive it.

ive had cars as small as minis and as large as a Range Rover, I drive all of the U.K., but in reality as far north as Edinburgh and as far south of Falmouth. The Range Rover is the first car that I can drive 350 miles and still function.