New Drivers.

Yes AccyJay and I'm saying that I agree, I think it's a good idea. I just pit it into different words to make it more interesting to read.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
Yes AccyJay and I'm saying that I agree, I think it's a good idea. I just pit it into different words to make it more interesting to read.
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Sorry, i read it as a couple of questions.

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In northern ireland when you pass your test you have to put a R plate on your car for a year. This restricts you to driving on 'normal roads' you arent allowed to drive on motorways. I think its a good idea. I know when I passed my test even though i had been flying up and down the bypass to bury and over to burnley i wasnt sure about driving on motorways. If i was going on a motorway i used to try and get someone to come with me to give me more confidence. My driving instructor used to take me out at different times of day/night she said you have to get used to driving at different times of day/night. In fact i did most of the pass plus before i passed my test the only one i didnt do was motorway driving. I think what it comes down to also is have you got a good driving instructor. One who will take you out at different times so you get used to driving at teatime, night, morning etc. I know my niece has just passed her test and first thing she did was book pass plus the second was to buy a car! Might be because she will be driving into manchester every day for college and so she was a bit wary of that.
 
I think that motorway driving has got to be made part of the normal lessons & test. My sister has been driving for about 8 years now, but, she's still hopeless on the motorway. She tries to avoid them as much as possible. It might also educate people to stop them constantly driving in the middle lane, even though the inside lane is empty.

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AccyJay said:
I think that motorway driving has got to be made part of the normal lessons & test.
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I can see what you're getting at but it's just not feasable to have learners on the motorway. A second series of lessons and test before going on the motorway after passing an initial test to drive on ordinary roads is the ideal solution.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
I can see what you're getting at but it's just not feasable to have learners on the motorway.
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Why not? They are with an instructor. Driving on a motorway is the same as driving on a dual carraigeway with slip roads with the same speed limit, like the one from Rising Bridge towards the M66. In fact when it becomes the M66 the only difference besides the sign becoming blue is the hard shoulder. You could argue that its safer to drive on the M66 in case you break down and need to pull over.

A lot of the M65 only has 2 lanes as pathetic as it is.
 
Can you just imagine the frustration that it could lead to? Don't tell me people shouldn't get frustrated and that everybody had to learn. I know that but it doesn't stop people getting humphy when they get 'stuck' behind a learner.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
I know that but it doesn't stop people getting humphy when they get 'stuck' behind a learner.
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I don't think a driving instructor would take someone on a motorway until they were ready just like any other road/activity they teach. I also think only qualified intructors should be able to teach a provisional driver, none of this getting a mate to sit in with you bull like I did before I passed my test. Instructors only please.
 
Maybe people a long way from motorways would find it difficult to take the test.
 
It's like hill starts though isn't it? I mean how the heck can you do a proper hill start when you've learnt on flat land like the fens?
 
carrerahill said:
I think its a difficult one, the problem is you will get some new drivers who are genuinly good, and others who are just utter idiots. Its getting a balance between controlling the idiots while not completly ruining the driving experience for those who will take to the roads seriously.

well said,
when you pass your test you are still learning to drive,passing your test doesnt make you an expert driver,my friend lost her licence this year through her own fault(teaching someone how to drive when she has only just passed)well anyway she has to take a extended theory test and resit her driving test for 1 and half hours,when she gets her provisional licence in a year,but thats her own fault she just passed her test she was not allowed to learn someone else she was still learning herself
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jackyalex said:
carrerahill said:
I think its a difficult one, the problem is you will get some new drivers who are genuinly good, and others who are just utter idiots. Its getting a balance between controlling the idiots while not completly ruining the driving experience for those who will take to the roads seriously.

well said,
when you pass your test you are still learning to drive,passing your test doesnt make you an expert driver,my friend lost her licence this year through her own fault(teaching someone how to drive when she has only just passed)well anyway she has to take a extended theory test and resit her driving test for 1 and half hours,when she gets her provisional licence in a year,but thats her own fault she just passed her test she was not allowed to learn someone else she was still learning herself
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That was just arrogance that got her in that mess.n All your life you are learning when driving and no one is the perfect driver.
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Maybe the answer lays with better education about the consequences of road traffic accident. This may be seen as going a bit too far, but if it saves just one life it's got to be worth it.
 
AccyJay said:
I think that motorway driving has got to be made part of the normal lessons & test. My sister has been driving for about 8 years now, but, she's still hopeless on the motorway. She tries to avoid them as much as possible. It might also educate people to stop them constantly driving in the middle lane, even though the inside lane is empty.

:)
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When I was learning to drive, I was taken on a superhighway (US equivalent of a motorway) quite early on. Frankly, I've always regarded these roads as some of easier and safer places to drive. Purpose-built and generally well-engineered for the traffic they carry. Also, for long stretches, about the only choice is what speed and which lane to occupy.

Always found in-city traffic and some overcrowded main arteries (equivalent of the UK "A" designated roads) to be far more difficult. Just a lot more complexity.
 
chav1 said:
total bollox , how is a young lad who get of his arse after training to be a plumber or whatever supposed to get his tools around a 1000cc car
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suzuki vans bedford midi all less than 1000cc and more than capable of holding a blow torch i think it is a good idea for new drivers to start small you cant pass your test and jump into an hgv or double decker bus so why should you be able to jump into a sports car?
 
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