We're really doomed now
Discussion
DVSA is conducting preliminary research ahead of a full public consultation into scrapping some elements of the practical driving test, in an effort to modernise the test and make it more relevant to real life driving. The elements proposed for scrapping are:
Turn in the road, and
Reverse around a corner.
As if there weren't enough people on the roads that eithr have no idea their car has a reverse gear, or are utterly incompetent at its use! I'm against.
Apologies if this is already widely known; it was news to me.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30249249
As you were!
Turn in the road, and
Reverse around a corner.
As if there weren't enough people on the roads that eithr have no idea their car has a reverse gear, or are utterly incompetent at its use! I'm against.
Apologies if this is already widely known; it was news to me.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30249249
As you were!
Why have they singled out those? What makes them less relevant than a bay park? Most people seem to drive in forwards these days anyway. Stupid idea. What they really need to be doing is finding a safe way to put motorway driving into the test. How mad is it that you can legally drive on the motorway without being tested for competency?
I find the quality of the instructor has much more to do with the quality of the driver, than what the driving test includes.
My instructor went out of his way to teach me many things not included on the test which were relevant to real-world driving. Maybe it helped I was genuinely interested in driving?
Either way plenty of my peers were shockingly bad drivers and I don't really think any one particular generation has produced better or worse drivers really.
My instructor went out of his way to teach me many things not included on the test which were relevant to real-world driving. Maybe it helped I was genuinely interested in driving?
Either way plenty of my peers were shockingly bad drivers and I don't really think any one particular generation has produced better or worse drivers really.
Blayney said:
Why have they singled out those? What makes them less relevant than a bay park? Most people seem to drive in forwards these days anyway. Stupid idea. What they really need to be doing is finding a safe way to put motorway driving into the test. How mad is it that you can legally drive on the motorway without being tested for competency?
Not everywhere has motorways within a close proximity of the test center. I used to live on the Isle of Wight and there are no motorways on the island at all. How would you test people here?
Mr Happy said:
"Under a revised practical exam, learners may also be asked to use a satellite navigation system instead of following road signs."
Since a large number of drivers seemingly can't follow road signs at the best of times, this really doesn't surprise me one iota.
Superb comment, well done Since a large number of drivers seemingly can't follow road signs at the best of times, this really doesn't surprise me one iota.
Grandfondo said:
Alucidnation said:
Doomed?
Really?
The only things of those that i have witnessed are by people who have already passed their test, and still f
k it up.
Therefore, i can't see the point in them either.
So by that logic you would just let people drive with no test? Really?
The only things of those that i have witnessed are by people who have already passed their test, and still f
k it up.Therefore, i can't see the point in them either.
Max_Torque said:
Mr Happy said:
"Under a revised practical exam, learners may also be asked to use a satellite navigation system instead of following road signs."
And we all know where that ends up:
Edited by Max_Torque on Friday 28th November 19:31
Mr Happy said:
"Under a revised practical exam, learners may also be asked to use a satellite navigation system instead of following road signs."
Since a large number of drivers seemingly can't follow road signs at the best of times, this really doesn't surprise me one iota.
Well if they ever bring in 5 yearly testing i am SO screwedSince a large number of drivers seemingly can't follow road signs at the best of times, this really doesn't surprise me one iota.
angrywigglebum4th said:
WHY THE fk ARE YOU TAKING ME THAT WAY YOU STUPID fkING ARSING ING CUM SUCKING ELECTRONIC ahole
NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
I DO NOT WANT TO GO THAT WAY
WHAT DO YOU MEAN KEEP LEFT I'M GOING THIS WAY
DDDIIIIEEEeeeeeeee YOUING ELECTRONIC ahole
I don't like satnavk ARE YOU TAKING ME THAT WAY YOU STUPID fkING ARSING ING CUM SUCKING ELECTRONIC aholeNOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
I DO NOT WANT TO GO THAT WAY
WHAT DO YOU MEAN KEEP LEFT I'M GOING THIS WAY
DDDIIIIEEEeeeeeeee YOU
ING ELECTRONIC aholeThey are trying to reflect how people actually use their cars, if you want a reversing around a corner masturbation session about how tight they got it in then that is not going to happen. They will still need to do reverse parking, they won't need to do the reverse around a corner which of course every van driver does.
matty6660 said:
Blayney said:
Why have they singled out those? What makes them less relevant than a bay park? Most people seem to drive in forwards these days anyway. Stupid idea. What they really need to be doing is finding a safe way to put motorway driving into the test. How mad is it that you can legally drive on the motorway without being tested for competency?
Not everywhere has motorways within a close proximity of the test center. I used to live on the Isle of Wight and there are no motorways on the island at all. How would you test people here?Pass test, allows to drive on all non-M-way roads (as you do when learning)
If you want to drive on a motorway you have to take an additional supervised test afterwards.
Wouldn't be that different to the way motorbike licenses work.
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