Re: BBC3 'Barely Legal Drivers'
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:54 pm
I've been watching the programme because as a secondary school teacher I've wanted to discuss it with the students. Haven't had the opportunity to yet, but I'm sure it will come up. There is definitely an element of not thinking bad things will happen to them. I often discuss with my students an accident I was in when I was 16, so we often discuss driving. I expect next week when I take Jont's car to work driving will come up in conversation.
I think that there are three main issues with young people and driving.
-they want the fun element
-peer pressure (and for them driving is a social activity)
-not really understanding the risks and the consequences.
I did think about putting in an official complaint about the programme as I think it will promote bad driving as fun for young people. I also think the programme makers should have explained why something is illegal and how should they be driving e.g. giving braking distances, following distances etc. It might seem obvious to us but I think young people need it spelled out to them more than once!
And of course as someone who promotes AD in school I was fuming at this idea of it being a punishment. I hope that the BBC gets taken to task with this!.. Maybe I'll get off my **** and put that complaint in!
I think that there are three main issues with young people and driving.
-they want the fun element
-peer pressure (and for them driving is a social activity)
-not really understanding the risks and the consequences.
I did think about putting in an official complaint about the programme as I think it will promote bad driving as fun for young people. I also think the programme makers should have explained why something is illegal and how should they be driving e.g. giving braking distances, following distances etc. It might seem obvious to us but I think young people need it spelled out to them more than once!
And of course as someone who promotes AD in school I was fuming at this idea of it being a punishment. I hope that the BBC gets taken to task with this!.. Maybe I'll get off my **** and put that complaint in!