If I was Secretary Of State for Transport, I'd...
Discussion
a) I'ld get rid of all 50cc scooters having a min of 125cc and you having to be 18.
b) You'd remain a learner driver until you covered a course for obtaining lane positioning, overtaking and other awareness factors also encorperating a skid pan. This will be no earlier then 6months after passing original tests.
c) I'ld do away with signs not all of them just feel the roads are too cluttered with them.
d) Get rid of speed camera's exception to city centres, outside schools / colleges.
e) Use alternatives to speed humps as the most guilty is the mums with people carriers and 4x4's.
b) You'd remain a learner driver until you covered a course for obtaining lane positioning, overtaking and other awareness factors also encorperating a skid pan. This will be no earlier then 6months after passing original tests.
c) I'ld do away with signs not all of them just feel the roads are too cluttered with them.
d) Get rid of speed camera's exception to city centres, outside schools / colleges.
e) Use alternatives to speed humps as the most guilty is the mums with people carriers and 4x4's.
Edited by Justin-W on Saturday 17th October 23:03
TPO/Legal Minimum insurance included with fuel duty. Solves the problem of being hit by uninsured drivers.
Get rid of road tax altogether. Why are we paying for the same thing twice?
Ditch FPN's. Points/Fines/Bans dished out by a court, not a justice-by-numbers tarrif.
Raise motorway/DC limits. De-restrict some sections.
Centre road policy about getting people from A-B quickly rather than C02 bulls
t, tax-raising or frustrating drivers.
Get rid of road tax altogether. Why are we paying for the same thing twice?
Ditch FPN's. Points/Fines/Bans dished out by a court, not a justice-by-numbers tarrif.
Raise motorway/DC limits. De-restrict some sections.
Centre road policy about getting people from A-B quickly rather than C02 bulls
t, tax-raising or frustrating drivers.Would it not be a good idea to make ALL road users have some appropriate insurance cover? I mean ALL:
Horses
Cyclists
Pedestrians
Why?
Without insurance, when these people get hit by a car with insurance, it makes it much easier to put the blame on the driver (though it may not have been his fault) than go through a much harder, money and time consuming ordeal in paying for the damage without use of the drivers car insurance.
Am I right?
Horses
Cyclists
Pedestrians
Why?
Without insurance, when these people get hit by a car with insurance, it makes it much easier to put the blame on the driver (though it may not have been his fault) than go through a much harder, money and time consuming ordeal in paying for the damage without use of the drivers car insurance.
Am I right?
HOGEPH said:
Allow overtaking on both sides on the motorway, reducing congestion.
Allow a left turn on a red light, if the road was clear.
Replace many junction traffic lights with roundabouts, saving on electricity and waiting times.
Replace the road tax with a levy on fuel, so no one could avoid it.
Make the speed limit on the motorways 90, but
Reduce the limit in built up areas to 20.
Allow the Police to ram stolen cars off the road to avoid lengthly chases, even if it resulted in the death of the "joy rider".
Make it compulsary for pubs to offer free soft drinks to designated drivers, so there might be an incentive to offer to drive on a night out.
Any other suggestions?
Definitely not.Allow a left turn on a red light, if the road was clear.
Replace many junction traffic lights with roundabouts, saving on electricity and waiting times.
Replace the road tax with a levy on fuel, so no one could avoid it.
Make the speed limit on the motorways 90, but
Reduce the limit in built up areas to 20.
Allow the Police to ram stolen cars off the road to avoid lengthly chases, even if it resulted in the death of the "joy rider".
Make it compulsary for pubs to offer free soft drinks to designated drivers, so there might be an incentive to offer to drive on a night out.
Any other suggestions?
Yes.
Yes.
This has already been done & continues to be done, but with the minor error of failing to scrap the ved.Not necessary.
No.
Yes, depending on circumstances.
Hell No. That would mean the rest of us would have to pay with increased prices & beer's expensive enough as it is.
"Any other suggestions?"
Yes, Compulsory motorway tuition for new drivers & raise the standard of the existing test so people get taught how to drive in the bloody first place.
ALL road humps removed. Now.
A tv campaign to remind cyclists that red lights and one way street apply to them as well
Only the centre brake light working = 3 penalty points for failing to maintain a vehicle
The only cars allowed to have a 'Sport' trim level are cars that are actually sporty
A tv campaign to remind cyclists that red lights and one way street apply to them as well
Only the centre brake light working = 3 penalty points for failing to maintain a vehicle
The only cars allowed to have a 'Sport' trim level are cars that are actually sporty
- Keep lorries & towing vehicles to the inside lane on all motorways / dual carriageways from 6am til 8pm. AND ENFORCE IT!
- Make everyone have a driving retest every 10yrs, and for oldies (75+ maybe) every 3.
- Make all supermarkets have bigger parking spaces so you can open your doors without hitting other cars.
- Turn "minor" traffic lights off at night.
- Get the Portishead - Bristol railway line working.
- Make it legal for smart cars to go on the motorway (cos my Aunt says its illegal
)
put rohypnol in Gordon Brown's cup o' tea then introduce a large, randy polar bear to his private quarters. Let the polar bear have his fun then I'd slit that lying, one eyed (1/2 eyed) 'prudent' monkey's throat with a blunt rusty razor blade.
And then watch the c**t bleed to death like he's bled this country to death.
And then watch the c**t bleed to death like he's bled this country to death.
Introduce a driving awareness lesson in childrens GCSE year - the last one before the dropouts quit. This lesson would focus on the various aspects of how to be a good driver, although not the technical aspects.
When people turn 17 they would have to have lessons for at least a year, including lectures that try and dispell the belief held by many new drivers that they are god's gife to the road.
Maybe some skidpan lessons, and motorway lessons could be introducted towards the end of the year.
When people turn 17 they would have to have lessons for at least a year, including lectures that try and dispell the belief held by many new drivers that they are god's gife to the road.
Maybe some skidpan lessons, and motorway lessons could be introducted towards the end of the year.
The Lukas said:
Would it not be a good idea to make ALL road users have some appropriate insurance cover? I mean ALL:
Horses
Cyclists
Pedestrians
Why?
Without insurance, when these people get hit by a car with insurance, it makes it much easier to put the blame on the driver (though it may not have been his fault) than go through a much harder, money and time consuming ordeal in paying for the damage without use of the drivers car insurance.
Am I right?
No, it's a stupid idea. Insurance to walk to the corner shop? err, no thanks. We need less forms to fill in, not more.Horses
Cyclists
Pedestrians
Why?
Without insurance, when these people get hit by a car with insurance, it makes it much easier to put the blame on the driver (though it may not have been his fault) than go through a much harder, money and time consuming ordeal in paying for the damage without use of the drivers car insurance.
Am I right?
Now running a state 3rd party insurance scheme, funded by a penny on petrol or whatever, would at a stroke remove all of the problems caused by uninsured drivers and the associated enforcement costs, both money and time. With an associated reduction in other taxes to offset it, of course.
have a higher speed limit on motorways up to 95 ish, also depending on conditions, like if wet, 65mph, if dry 95mph etc
have minimum speed limits depending on the lane on motorways, like they do on the continent.
lane 1 lane 2 lane3
70 90 110
something like this although these numbers are in km/h.
in the UK:
lane 1 lane 2 lane 3
65 75 85
in mph.
have minimum speed limits depending on the lane on motorways, like they do on the continent.
lane 1 lane 2 lane3
70 90 110
something like this although these numbers are in km/h.
in the UK:
lane 1 lane 2 lane 3
65 75 85
in mph.
HOGEPH said:
Allow overtaking on both sides on the motorway, reducing congestion. That would be my first action because re-education is not going to work. As a general principle I still think people should aim to be on the left when not overtaking. But if the idiots have no comprehension undertake! Yee hah.
Allow a left turn on a red light, if the road was clear. Works in the states and most Canadian provinces (to the right!)
Replace many junction traffic lights with roundabouts, saving on electricity and waiting times. Halalulya!
Replace the road tax with a levy on fuel, so no one could avoid it. Yep - top plan.
Make the speed limit on the motorways 90 but 70 in the wet
Make it compulsary for pubs to offer free alcoholic drinks to the designated driver next time he is in the pub!
Great ideas most of them get my vote.Allow a left turn on a red light, if the road was clear. Works in the states and most Canadian provinces (to the right!)
Replace many junction traffic lights with roundabouts, saving on electricity and waiting times. Halalulya!
Replace the road tax with a levy on fuel, so no one could avoid it. Yep - top plan.
Make the speed limit on the motorways 90 but 70 in the wet
Make it compulsary for pubs to offer free alcoholic drinks to the designated driver next time he is in the pub!
Add:
Ban all traffic lights on roundabouts.
Switch all traffic lights to amber at night or quiet times and treat the junction as a give way.
You make some great points but your response to the OP's suggestion here maybe true in the short term but people will quickly get used to it and in the long term traffic flow will be much improved and more importantly frustration levels will be lower!
CommanderJameson said:
HOGEPH said:
Allow overtaking on both sides on the motorway, reducing congestion.
I wouldn't; it'd cause more crashes.You make some great points but your response to the OP's suggestion here maybe true in the short term but people will quickly get used to it and in the long term traffic flow will be much improved and more importantly frustration levels will be lower!
CommanderJameson said:
HOGEPH said:
Allow overtaking on both sides on the motorway, reducing congestion.
I wouldn't; it'd cause more crashes.You make some great points but your response to the OP's suggestion here maybe true in the short term but people will quickly get used to it and in the long term traffic flow will be much improved and more importantly frustration levels will be lower!
CommanderJameson said:
HOGEPH said:
Allow overtaking on both sides on the motorway, reducing congestion.
I wouldn't; it'd cause more crashes.Make everyone take a driving test and full eye examination every five years.
Anyone staying in this country more than three months would have to take an British drivers test and pass.
Everyone has to ride a 125cc bike for two years before taking their car test (for better hazard awareness).
Continental HGV drivers will also have to have British licences or hand loads over the drivers who do at the port.
Autobahn the Motorways apart from during busy periods when a temperary speed limit of 70mph is enforced.
Only one level of disqualification. Lifetime ban. To stop re-offenders.
People caught driving without insurance/licence/Tax/M.O.T be put to work reparing pot holes.
I could do this for ages..............
Anyone staying in this country more than three months would have to take an British drivers test and pass.
Everyone has to ride a 125cc bike for two years before taking their car test (for better hazard awareness).
Continental HGV drivers will also have to have British licences or hand loads over the drivers who do at the port.
Autobahn the Motorways apart from during busy periods when a temperary speed limit of 70mph is enforced.
Only one level of disqualification. Lifetime ban. To stop re-offenders.
People caught driving without insurance/licence/Tax/M.O.T be put to work reparing pot holes.
I could do this for ages..............
Okay, driving test should be conducted by the driver of the car behind talking on a mobile phone to the car in front. As well as instructions the assessor should be talking trivia and the assessed person should be able to have a sensible conversation, driving with one hand, and driving flawlessly. Probably this would rid us of the ludicrously bad drivers that somehow manage to pass the driving test.
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