Graduated Driving Licences
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Graduated Driving Licences
Good idea in my opinion. I deal with far too many fatal and serious accidents involving young people driving at night. Car crashes are the biggest killer of 18-25 year olds.
Let people gain a licence in stages.
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Let people gain a licence in stages.
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Re: Graduated Driving Licences
completely agree and all for this
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Re: Graduated Driving Licences
Didn’t realise you guys didn’t already do this! NZ has been doing it since 1987. Australia do it as well but have more stages than NZ.
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Re: Graduated Driving Licences
Should have been done years ago.
It should also be split for slower and faster cars too so younger drivers cant jump into a Ferrari
It should also be split for slower and faster cars too so younger drivers cant jump into a Ferrari
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Re: Graduated Driving Licences
It is a great idea, i started with a 1.0 micra and got into enough bother with that, never crashed it though... Thinking back that could have been because it was so slow.
The various bike categories with direct access above a certain age could make a decent model to coppy.
The various bike categories with direct access above a certain age could make a decent model to coppy.
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Re: Graduated Driving Licences
Yup I’m all for this, a staged and graduated progression through various levels of cars is a good idea, it’s just bringing it into line with bikes. I can’t imagine anyone bar the rich kids complaining about this.
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Re: Graduated Driving Licences
New driver.
On a road that was new to her.
Driving fast.
In the wet.
You can't legislate for that, you just can't.
And when is excess speed NOT a major factor in accidents of this kind...??
You guys have a really good driving/licensing system in the UK, but I think making it more complicated for newcomers is not going to makung driving easier or better, and may well have the opposite effect.
And I don't think comparisons to bikes have much relevance, TBH ....they are poles apart in just about every conceivable way.
On a road that was new to her.
Driving fast.
In the wet.
You can't legislate for that, you just can't.
And when is excess speed NOT a major factor in accidents of this kind...??
You guys have a really good driving/licensing system in the UK, but I think making it more complicated for newcomers is not going to makung driving easier or better, and may well have the opposite effect.
And I don't think comparisons to bikes have much relevance, TBH ....they are poles apart in just about every conceivable way.
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Re: Graduated Driving Licences
^^ this ^^Stonesie wrote: The various bike categories with direct access above a certain age could make a decent model to coppy.
I know it was quite controversial when it was introduced, but it's now working well IMO. I don't see why one path to using a vehicle on the road should be different from another.
I also think the driving test should show what happens when you don't follow the training and advice. They did the on both the bike safe and IaM training that I did. It's a bit gruesome but it does drive home the point.
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Re: Graduated Driving Licences
I agree something needs to be done.
Just before summer a lady at works neice had an accident. Her BF was driving (both young - at uni i believe, both really into their cars I know it was a nice car but she doesnt know what it was she just said it was a nice one). When the girl woke up recently she was told her BF was dead and she had lost feeling in half her body and her eyes werent fully opening and may never do. As far as I'm aware that hasn't improved.
I think more needs to be done, I dont care if it takes people 2 years to gain their lisence, some people take years to gain a bike lisence so what's the differences BOTH CAN KILL. I Don't think we highlight the importance of it enough. Only aweness and practice makes you into a better driver.
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Just before summer a lady at works neice had an accident. Her BF was driving (both young - at uni i believe, both really into their cars I know it was a nice car but she doesnt know what it was she just said it was a nice one). When the girl woke up recently she was told her BF was dead and she had lost feeling in half her body and her eyes werent fully opening and may never do. As far as I'm aware that hasn't improved.
I think more needs to be done, I dont care if it takes people 2 years to gain their lisence, some people take years to gain a bike lisence so what's the differences BOTH CAN KILL. I Don't think we highlight the importance of it enough. Only aweness and practice makes you into a better driver.
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