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[Resu]

Good, they should be banned. But what exactly is the point, plastic or otherwise???

Originally was for protection on pickups and the like against animals, etc. Farmers and those who live out in the sticks and more likely to encounter deer.

Alot of people use them to mount spot lights on which is probably the only practical use for them outside of the above.

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[davesparks]

Good, they should be banned. But what exactly is the point, plastic or otherwise???

The original purpose was a practical one, and the reason they are called bull-bars, basically it was to deflect animals when driving around in Africa/Australia/America etc where very large animals are prone to getting in the way.

In the UK they are a pretty decoration and a good place to mount decent driving lamps/spot lights on a 4x4

My Landrover has a nice shiny chrome one on it, which was there when I bought it and I have had spots mounted on it in the past plus it is a convenient place to tie up the tow rope for storage.

 

[sparksburnout]

The original purpose was a practical one, and the reason they are called bull-bars, basically it was to deflect animals when driving around in Africa/Australia/America etc where very large animals are prone to getting in the way.

In the UK they are a pretty decoration and a good place to mount decent driving lamps/spot lights on a 4x4

My Landrover has a nice shiny chrome one on it, which was there when I bought it and I have had spots mounted on it in the past plus it is a convenient place to tie up the tow rope for storage.

Yes, and if you happened to hit a pedestrian, your fault or theirs, they would have far more catastrophic end result on their chances of survival or long term health. How does that stack up against the convenience of mounting some pretty useless lights or any other irrelevant crap? Take the bloody things off.

 

[davesparks]

Yes, and if you happened to hit a pedestrian, your fault or theirs, they would have far more catastrophic end result on their chances of survival or long term health. How does that stack up against the convenience of mounting some pretty useless lights or any other irrelevant crap? Take the bloody things off.

The lights are not useless, they give a significant improvement to night time visibility.

Taking it off of the Landrover will offer no improvement to the effect of a pedestrian impact, the whole front of the vehicle is dad flat with a solid steel bumper.
On a vehicle which has a sloping bonnet and other design features which improve the chances of pedestrian survival then yes I would agree,

 

[sparksburnout]

The lights are not useless, they give a significant improvement to night time visibility.

Taking it off of the Landrover will offer no improvement to the effect of a pedestrian impact, the whole front of the vehicle is dad flat with a solid steel bumper.
On a vehicle which has a sloping bonnet and other design features which improve the chances of pedestrian survival then yes I would agree,

It would Dave. I watched a program about it once, the bars produce quite catastrophic damage. I agree a landy is not the best surface to collide with, but the shape of the bars is what was causing the problem.

 

[telectrix]

a load of money has been spent making the fronts of vehicles less likely to injure pedestrians, which is all a good thing in itself, but until pedestrians are taught not to cross the road against the light ( pelican crossings ), not to run in front of cars, thinking "i'll make it if i run", and fined for jaywalking like in the US, injuries will still happen.