2006-10-03 07:40:49 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
sounds like fun i think they should do it. it would get a lot of bad drivers off the road.
2006-10-03 07:45:18 · answer #1 · answered by mustang656 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say it is a good thing. Maybe a driving licence should only be valid for ten years! I also feel that any driver who gets more than seven points on their licence, regardless of age, should be made by law to re-take and pass the driving test. Peoples eyesight and general health can deteriorate over a few years, so regular checks has to be a good idea. This could save many lives.
2006-10-03 08:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Dr David 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the good drivers would fail on some technicality. There's a big difference between practical driving and pleasing a pedantic examiner.
I drove buses for 16 years, average ten hours a day on the road, including tour buses in the Alps and elsewhere, fitting and using snowchains, turning in tiny places you'd think were impossible (I was once mis-directed into Wolverhampton Railway Station car park and it took me nearly an hour to get out) and I'm sure I and most other professional drivers would fail a test because of petty reasons like not holding the wheel right or something.
2006-10-03 07:58:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
God no. Cos the driving test - like most exams is not about how well you actually drive - but about if you comply with the accepted rules. What I mean is - I now drive a lot better that I did when I passed my test; and that's not ego - I drive for a living, but I would never pass my test now. Not because I don't use my mirrors, or drive around fiddling with the radio cos I don't (very often) but because when you go for driving lessons, you are taught to pass the test not taught how to drive. That comes with experience. Its like when you start work with 5 million qualifications, but the guy who left school at 14 with none is way above you cos he knows about life and how your company works. Now I am mid 30s I get really annoyed by the 20-odd year olds - straight out of Uni with a degree that they think gives them the right to look down their nose at you. They don't realise I got my degree 10 years ago! But what I think annoys me most is that I can see myself in them and it embarrasses me.
I got a bit off the question there in my ranting - but the answer is no.
2006-10-03 07:56:53 · answer #4 · answered by kingofclubs_uk 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What a great idea, five is better though. I drive approx a 1000miles per week. I see bad drivers all over. That probably includes me.
I also think that drivers over 70 should take a licence dependant medical.
All drivers should take a phsychological test once only. None licenced drivers should be given 5 years mandatory sentence in a working prison.
2006-10-03 07:54:11 · answer #5 · answered by rogerglyn 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a great idea.
Maybe there would be less people out there that I guess just forget how to drive!!.
I feel that you should have to take a driving test yearly if you are over the age of 75.
2006-10-03 07:45:11 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica H 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What a brilliant idea its about time someone thought of it how about every 5 yrs & also what about putting the age up to 20 to start driving and treat the new drivers as motorcycle riders restrict them to cc like they do in oz
2006-10-03 07:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by jonnycabs1861 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't matter how often we had to retake our driving test. People aren't going to jeopardize not getting their license renewed, so they'll obey all signals, come to complete stops, and adhere to the speed limits. Then...once its all said and done, they'll be out on the road driving like all the other idiots. It amazes me how some people get their license in the first place!
2006-10-03 07:49:20 · answer #8 · answered by s_harrell1016 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i say leave it as it is theres not a lot wrong with the present system but what i would do is change the age limit for driving from 17 to 21 as that would help to get rid of boy racers
2006-10-03 07:53:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good idea, but I would fail, been driving to long and know how to drive without 2 hands on the wheel
2006-10-03 08:01:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, maybe, or what about a quick IQ or 'common sense' test included in the theory, to keep the stupid off the roads, which surely must be quite a big danger themselves.
2006-10-03 07:50:32 · answer #11 · answered by mr_carburettor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋