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Learner took 21 tests in a year
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As the title.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49046226
You have to ask is someone who can't pass in 21 attempts should really drive at all?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49046226
You have to ask is someone who can't pass in 21 attempts should really drive at all?
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I strongly feel that everyone should have additional training, at least every 3-4 years throughout their driving career. Not necessarily an additional test, though.
Its scary to think that somone can pass their test at 17, and never have to do any training again in their life.
We put our cars through an MOT every year, but most accidents are caused by the driver, not the car.0 -
I strongly feel that everyone should have additional training, at least every 3-4 years throughout their driving career. Not necessarily an additional test, though.
The biggest problem is that with the number of licenced drivers in the UK, there may end up being a huge waiting list for the training.
What might be better is having to do the additional training every 10 years and that way it could be tied in with the 10 year requirement for having to update the photograph on your licence.
I know that there are still a few people without phot licences but I'm sure that there aren't too many left.0 -
I strongly feel that everyone should have additional training, at least every 3-4 years throughout their driving career. Not necessarily an additional test, though.
Its scary to think that somone can pass their test at 17, and never have to do any training again in their life.
We put our cars through an MOT every year, but most accidents are caused by the driver, not the car.
Also graduated licences similar to those for motorbikes.0 -
As the title.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49046226
You have to ask is someone who can't pass in 21 attempts should really drive at all?
What sprung to my mind is how they managed to get 21 test dates I a year?0 -
shaun_from_Africa wrote: »The biggest problem is that with the number of licenced drivers in the UK, there may end up being a huge waiting list for the training.
What might be better is having to do the additional training every 10 years and that way it could be tied in with the 10 year requirement for having to update the photograph on your licence.
I know that there are still a few people without phot licences but I'm sure that there aren't too many left.
So any assessments would need a massive increase in testing capacity, and a demand for traing which possibly couldn't be met.0 -
Is there any evidence that graduated licences for bikers has improved road safety? I suspect not.
Long time ago, but still relevant.
Few days ago we were in a car park and a very young driver came uncomfortably close, driving a big car, going too fast having nailed it to the floor coming along a straight bit.
You see the same sort of thing all the time.
Having a bit more experience and tuition before driving anything with any real performance just might slow them down a bit. To say nothing of being a bit older.0 -
What sprung to my mind is how they managed to get 21 test dates I a year?
You only have to wait 2 weeks before you can take another, maybe they still have that system where you can get a short notice cancellation if you are prepared to travel.I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....
(except air quality and Medical Science)
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I strongly feel that everyone should have additional training, at least every 3-4 years throughout their driving career. Not necessarily an additional test, though.
Its scary to think that somone can pass their test at 17, and never have to do any training again in their life.
We put our cars through an MOT every year, but most accidents are caused by the driver, not the car.
Maybe this should just be reserved for those who've fogotten how to drive (or are arrogant enough to think the rules of the road don't apply to them), so instead of points on their licence, a retest.0
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