New Conservative driving proposals

[Niall]

I agree with parts of it to be honest!
Quite frankly, the skill level of new drivers in this country is shocking compared to most overs in Europe. We have one of the highest rates of accidents for young drivers and i genuinely think its because people are not shown what can happen when it all goes tits up. How many of you have had a accident or a near miss and its calmed your driving right down?
It will effect a lot of people for the first year (the curfew they are proposing is for 1 year after passing your test) who are genuinely good drivers and work late, visit friends late etc but there is also a substantial number out weighing those sensible ones who think because they have a pink licence and a ripspeed air filter on their saxo (Jamie....), they can drive like they are on the set of fast and furious.

Personally i think the best way to go about it is driving instruction like in Sweden. minimum of 1 years driving learning with learning how to control a car when it all goes wrong and what to do in the event of an accident.

Yeah but you are old and boring! Actually, you are 3 years younger than I but with the mentality of a friggin' 60 year old! SMH. If the silly young drivers want to kill themselves then so be it, someone would appreciate having their organs (especially if they were an attractive female), I get tired of seeing "young people" wrapped up in cotton all the time.

Edit: If you think that is the best method of instruction then why not lower the age to 16 so that when they are 17 they already have a year's experience? None of this 19 crap.

Wow that is possibly the most moronic statement you have ever made. Well done. You better your self every time.

Maybe if you looked past the end of your nose, you would realise that yes most people will agree with you when saying if young idiots want to kill them selves then so be it but what about the other people they harm? What about the old woman they kill when they mount the pavement because they think they can drive fast? What about the guy on his way to work who ends up trapped in his car because some idiotic young driver has smashed him into a tree?
Yes, it probably would be good if some of these young people hurt them selves. Thats called natural selection. Hopefully a process that will find you and people like you soon enough.

Anyway, there is two issues here. First is, people at 17 are not mature enough to take full responsibility of their actions on the road. Thats not something that can be taught. Thats just something that comes with getting older. The second is the level of instruction and testing before you can use the roads. We have one of the easiest driving tests in Europe and yet we also have some of the most congested roads in Europe. IMO, a recipe for disaster which we are heading for. Clearly your not one of these people that can take responsibility for their actions on the road otherwise you wouldn't be scared of the thought of an extended driving test. Its people like you that drive like morons and keep everyones insurance premiums high.
Oh and driving on the motorway might seem easy but clearly its not for the majority. I spend most of my days on motorways and the levels of stupidity from people, old, young and everything in between is quite frankly ridiculous.

Oh and ive told you time and time again, pipe down with this dead bodies shit. Quite frankly your attitude to it all stinks and if you carry on, i will dust off the ban hammer.