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Old 11-20-2017, 03:49 PM   #1
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Default Victoria Australia rumble seat rules

Oz calls a rumble seat a dicky seat but nonetheless...

Was at our biggest swap meet Bendigo on the weekend and there was a very nice 1935 English ford coupe there for sale.

It had a rumble seat (fited with seat belts) and he said that Victoria has banned anyone riding in any rumble seat .

I know Victria has come draconian dumb laws regarding old cars.

Has anyone else heard of this new law or is it a furphy?
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Old 11-20-2017, 04:46 PM   #2
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What is a furphy? That is a new one to me
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Old 11-20-2017, 04:48 PM   #3
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New Brunswick Canada ...all cars now have to have day time running lights
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Old 11-20-2017, 05:08 PM   #4
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New Brunswick Canada ...all cars now have to have day time running lights
Do they have to be automatic?
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Old 11-20-2017, 05:10 PM   #5
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Oz calls a rumble seat a dicky seat but nonetheless...

Was at our biggest swap meet Bendigo on the weekend and there was a very nice 1935 English ford coupe there for sale.

It had a rumble seat (fited with seat belts) and he said that Victoria has banned anyone riding in any rumble seat .

I know Victria has come draconian dumb laws regarding old cars.

Has anyone else heard of this new law or is it a furphy?
I haven't heard that one but that doesn't mean it isn't true. Maybe try checking with Vicroads. That is, if you can find anybody who knows what a dicky seat is!!
This neatly explains the Australian use of "Furphy"
http://www.furphys.com.au/who-we-are/furphy-water-cart

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Old 11-20-2017, 05:35 PM   #6
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Old 11-20-2017, 07:10 PM   #7
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wikipedia-furphy

a little furry creature that only lives Down Under-is cousin to the Tasmanian devil
and is only sited at night, without running lights!
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Old 11-20-2017, 08:22 PM   #8
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New Brunswick Canada ...all cars now have to have day time running lights
I believe the law says that if the vehicle is not equipped with DRLs the headlights must be on at all times when the car is being driven.
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What's next? A guy with a red flag walking in front of you?
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Old 11-21-2017, 12:11 AM   #10
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" ... not all their news was reliable and so it was that the word Furphy rapidly became a synonym for suspect information or rumour"

Fake news.



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