If your not safe enough to be trusted to drive during the hours of darkness, regardless of what your age, you should not have a driving license.
In the news today,,,, some think tank or researchers are today calling for the introduction of graduated licences for young people passing the driving test.
One stipulation is no driving at night time or when it's dark, as young people are more likely to have an accident whilst driving during the hours of darkness.
My own view of this ? How on earth would these young inexperienced drivers gain the night time experience?.
The research done, apparently takes no account of who caused the accidents which new drivers are involved in at night. For all the researchers know they could have been caused by some 40+ yr old drunk on his way home from the pub.
Perhaps they should make night time driving lessons compulsory?
Perhaps local councils should provide better street lighting?
What's your view of this?
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My, now 18 yr old was on a curfew when she passed her test last year, from 11 at night till 5 am, brought our insurance for her down from 17 hundred, down to 11 hundred, tracker on it. brilliant idea. and iv'e been a scrote in the past.
JJ
Do they need a towel for parking as well?To get a licence in Germany the driver must have the compulsory driving lessons which include driving on the autobahn and night driving. I would like to say it helps but there are still a lot of under twenty fives dying on the roads
Any new driver should not be allowed to drive a car with an engine greater than 1300cc, whether it is their own, friends or relative etc, for 2 years
All driving lessons must should have a minimum of 2 hours motorway driving, the test should should incorporate some motorway driving
Any new driver should not be allowed to drive a car with an engine greater than 1300cc, whether it is their own, friends or relative etc, for 2 years
All driving lessons must should have a minimum of 2 hours motorway driving, the test should should incorporate some motorway driving
with the right tuning and appropiate amount of money you can get a 1300cc engine to give out 200+bhp.
needs a bit more thought than that.
Has anyone looked at the stats? who are the worst trouble on the roads? new drivers? old drivers? people on their phones?
We should lay off the young and give 'em a chance....besides, when i passed my test 30 years ago, there was a fraction of the traffic there is today... if you try to get out of a junction these days, you have huge Beemers, Audi's etc with devil led lights thundering past. Whereas in my day, all the cars looked like they'd been built in someone's shed, and they tootled everywhere..!!
What sort of car is she driving for that kind of insurance? both my daughters started out with 1100 cc engines and the insurance was £700 third party fire and theft.My, now 18 yr old was on a curfew when she passed her test last year, from 11 at night till 5 am, brought our insurance for her down from 17 hundred, down to 11 hundred, tracker on it. brilliant idea. and iv'e been a scrote in the past.
Has anyone looked at the stats? who are the worst trouble on the roads? new drivers? old drivers? people on their phones?
We should lay off the young and give 'em a chance....besides, when i passed my test 30 years ago, there was a fraction of the traffic there is today... if you try to get out of a junction these days, you have huge Beemers, Audi's etc with devil led lights thundering past. Whereas in my day, all the cars looked like they'd been built in someone's shed, and they tootled everywhere..!!
I agree with that yes, but I still think the lessons/test should have more motorway and night driving involved. Taking extra courses for motorway driving shouldn't be optional really
Young drivers are more prone to having accidents
Any new driver should not be allowed to drive a car with an engine greater than 1300cc, whether it is their own, friends or relative etc, for 2 years
All driving lessons must should have a minimum of 2 hours motorway driving, the test should should incorporate some motorway driving
with the right tuning and appropiate amount of money you can get a 1300cc engine to give out 200+bhp.
needs a bit more thought than that.
Then with the appropriate tuning comes the appropriate insurance. Doesn't need much more thought at all really, drop it to 1200cc. It will cost lots of money to get a 1200cc or even a 1300cc engine to produce 200bhp+...you would be talking pretty much an engine rebuild. Not all new drivers are going to be doing that.
I've said it before in the past, its frightening that a young lad who just passes his test, can go out and buy (finances depending) a top of the range high powered sports car and take it onto a motorway.
I have seen enough accidents on our motorways involving young drivers to last a lifetime!