RE: Test Madness
Friday 1st March 2002
Test Madness
Minister wants learners to have more experience before their driving tests so that they don't crash after it!
Discussion
Have the government got a deal with the instructors or something?
At £15/hour (3 years ago), most learners want as little practice as possible before passing their test!
In answer to the obvious comments of 'What about learning with your friends/parents?' Have you tried it? - impossible!
At £15/hour (3 years ago), most learners want as little practice as possible before passing their test!
In answer to the obvious comments of 'What about learning with your friends/parents?' Have you tried it? - impossible!
Good.
I can happily say when I passed my test I was good enough to pass my test. It was not a fluke.
I was not good enough to drive on the roads however - the test is not an adequate standard because new drivers who have just passed their tests have not got the experience to deal with situations, they just get more and more confident until they get complacent/confident and have an accident. That is what happened to me - over confident at 17, had an accident. Then drove 20,000 miles+ a year for 3 years, got very complacent, had another accident.
Have just passed the IAM's Advanced driving Test, which I would reccomend to anyone. IMO, this is the standard everyone should be at - it really is a much safer (and in no way more boring) way of driving. Thank you to any IAM volunteers out there - you do a great job.
Also, if we can improve minimum standards, it keeps crap drivers off the streets, leaves better (smoother, faster drivers) on the road and frees up space for us - so surely this is a good thing?
I can happily say when I passed my test I was good enough to pass my test. It was not a fluke.
I was not good enough to drive on the roads however - the test is not an adequate standard because new drivers who have just passed their tests have not got the experience to deal with situations, they just get more and more confident until they get complacent/confident and have an accident. That is what happened to me - over confident at 17, had an accident. Then drove 20,000 miles+ a year for 3 years, got very complacent, had another accident.
Have just passed the IAM's Advanced driving Test, which I would reccomend to anyone. IMO, this is the standard everyone should be at - it really is a much safer (and in no way more boring) way of driving. Thank you to any IAM volunteers out there - you do a great job.
Also, if we can improve minimum standards, it keeps crap drivers off the streets, leaves better (smoother, faster drivers) on the road and frees up space for us - so surely this is a good thing?
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