martine wrote:I hate the people like Amir who are young yet can seemingly afford an Audi A4 turbo (but that might be because I'm jealous!). What do you reckon the insurance for a 17 year old is on an A4? <Actually I've just checked and the cheapest was £4985 for 3rd party f&f!!!! And that wasn't for the turbo which he had>
Nigel wrote:My opinion isn't going to be popular....but, I think people miss the point of the DSA driving test.
All this test is supposed to show ( I think) is that the candidate has displayed basic car handling skills, to reach a min level to be allowed onto the roads to mix, unsupervised, with other traffic.
Now by all means put restrictions on them, for example they can only drive during daylight hours (not really practicle, just a thought), they must display "P" plate, no motorway driving until a futher course is completed...whatever.
I think this constant thought that the Ltest must be harder, must include this or that is missguided. Its ok for us, were already allowed to drive, I for one never completed a dsa basic driving test for cars (and I'm 45, not 145 ).
What perhaps is wrong is the fact that the basic dsa driving test is all were required to do.
Nigel wrote:I'm not sure present test levels are too low.
Nigel wrote:Does anyone think they are lower than say 20 years ago ?
Nigel wrote:Are there really more accidents now than 20 years ago ?
Nigel wrote:Or are we getting older, perhaps done a bit of extra training, and want to impose conditions on others that we didn't have to do ?
It's called creeping excellence.
stefan einz wrote:It's called creeping excellence.
I can only assume, Von, that this is a slight jest. I hope so, because I doubt if there is any real evidence to causally link driving test standards to accident rates, given the huge number of variables involved.
What is indisputable is that the test today could be significantly more effective. It is only the weakness of our Government to show real leadership around road safety that prevents it from being so.
Kind regards
Steve
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