ESC mandatory

[Merv and Sharon]

Baz I am sure there is a way to put up a letter. If not then type in the text and we can copy and paste.

Merv

[Zedn]

I should be able to just click the paper clip and attach as a .doc file but it wont work.

Here is the text:

Hon. Anthony Albanese MP
Minister for Infrastructure,
Transport, Regional Development
and Local Government
PO Box 6022
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600


Dear Mr Albanese,

RE: Impact of ADR 31/02 on Kit Car and ICV industry

I am writing to express my concern with the introduction of the new ADR 31/02 that requires mandatory Electronic Stability Control to be fitted to all new vehicles from November 2011, and how it will affect the ICV and low volume car industry. I am also writing to request that provision be made to allow exclusion to this new requirement for individually constructed vehicles (ICV) in all states of Australia.

The kit car, hot rod and ICV industry provides hundreds of jobs within Australia for manufacturers, mechanics, suppliers, and associated automotive trades. The introduction of the new ADR requirement of Electronic Stability Control to be fitted to all new vehicles puts the future of this industry in serious jeopardy.

CUSTOMISE THIS PART <I myself am an enthusiast part way through the build of an ICV that could in fact become un-registrable if not completed before 2011 and no exclusion is provided to the new ADR. This will not be due to the vehicle being unsafe, but due to the extremely high cost of installing such technology in an individually constructed vehicle. One kit car manufacturer has received an estimate from Bosch Aust for $1.3M to design a system for one vehicle. As no two ICV’s are the same, there is no one size fits all system that can be adopted. Hence a system would need to be specifically designed for every individual car at the cost of $1.3M (currently ICV’s are built for $30k-$100k). >

Whilst I understand that you have a responsibility to improve road safety, I hope that you will consider the impact that this ADR has on the ICV industry as a whole. I am requesting that you make a provision for individually constructed vehicles to be excluded from the requirement of ADR 31/02 as is the case for other selected ADR’s (such as those listed on Vehicle Standards Admin circular 0-2-13).

Thankyou for considering this concerning issue, and I hope to be able to register the vehicle that I have put so much hard work into building.

Regards,




Name

Obviously the formating is lost, but you get the gist. This is a draft and i welcome comments and edits. I am half the age and experience of a lot of others on here so i am sure it can be improved.