ross and cher
New Member
Interesting that the headline is not car or vehicle but specifically 4WD ... sensationalism to sell more web clicks??
ABC News Article
ABC News Article
4WD reverses into cafe
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hiluxdriver
Well-Known Member
I don't think thats any worse than describing the driver as male in his 50's. Why not describe the car as well?
Les PK Ranger
4x4 Earth Contributer
I know the media likes to sensationalise everything, but in reality it looks like a typical widely common AWD type of vehicle.
bowie911
New Member
since when has a lexus been a 4wd.
the article in news.com
Six people treated after car crashes into Neutral Bay cafe
the article in news.com
Six people treated after car crashes into Neutral Bay cafe
Les PK Ranger
4x4 Earth Contributer
Exactly, media + sensationalism (especially if it's a 4WD related incident) = more clicks and advert earnings.
LowLux
Moderator
The media seems to quote very clearly when it's a 4wd that is involved in incidents/accidents on the roads but doesn't make a point if it when its any other car.
deepop
4x4 Earth Contributer
Yep, don't mind them reporting what kind of car but do it corrrectly - All wheel drive or even better 'SUV'.
chris_stoffa
4x4 Earth Contributer
Bwahhhaaaahhahhhh , you are talking about journalists aren't you - "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story" besides which most journalist wouldn't know their ar$e from their elbow in relation to the type of vehicles involved .
Afterall it would be just too much to walk to the rear of the vehicle and copy down the vehicle identifiers............ just like it would be easier if they didn't attend the scene at all and just guessed from a few photos sent in by the public via twitter.
underdog
Well-Known Member
I agree; hardly consider specifying the "type" of vehicleas even a mild form of sensationalism.
Lol @ the nit-picking. So my xtrail/suv isn't a 4wd, oops better quit 4x4earth
Next somebody will probably jump up and down claiming that their shirt was "salmon" and not pink. All jokes aside though-
The average person does not differentiate between classes of vehicle like we do. It has less to do with drivetrain characteristics and more to do with basic appearance. Car - Ute - 4WD - Van - Truck - Bus; not usually 2wd, awd, 4wd, 6wd, constant 4wd etc etc. Unless we start talking about performance vehicles/p-platers and the media go crazy haha
Les PK Ranger
4x4 Earth Contributer
But sucks when they say it a 4WD when it isn't . . . maybe not on purpose, but gives the '4WDs are bad' brigade something else to harp on about.
It just seems that the media loves putting 4WD in these sorts of stories, to deliberately provoke some sort of response.
The drivers that hit the accelerator or take off in reverse instead of drive will do that in a small buzz box too, nothing relevant to the vehicle type in these cases.
It just seems that the media loves putting 4WD in these sorts of stories, to deliberately provoke some sort of response.
The drivers that hit the accelerator or take off in reverse instead of drive will do that in a small buzz box too, nothing relevant to the vehicle type in these cases.
Les PK Ranger
4x4 Earth Contributer
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Now 7 Yahoo news is onto it . . . "I thought it'll kill everyone !"
Does this look like a 4WD to the mainstream populace ?
Maybe it does . . .
If so, half the cars on the road now will be getting branded a nasty 4WD killing machine
Now 7 Yahoo news is onto it . . . "I thought it'll kill everyone !"
Does this look like a 4WD to the mainstream populace ?
Maybe it does . . .
If so, half the cars on the road now will be getting branded a nasty 4WD killing machine
Les PK Ranger
4x4 Earth Contributer
My God but 90% of drivers would be stuffed then Wayne !!
Probably even those that think they would be ok will find something that has changed or been introduced, and could fail them.
tankbloke
4x4 Earth Contributer
Nah. Anyone can see it was a GU Patrol 3.8 litre , Turbo Diesel. Early 2000 model I believe.
Got me beat how that eight inch lift managed to get approval.
80lover96gxl
Moderator
Another "4wd" wrongly labeled.
Les PK Ranger
4x4 Earth Contributer
Is that the one that crashed into some US Uni building, and their security didn't discover it for 2 or 3 days later ?