Did you know there is a plan to make you take a years worth of driving lessons before you can pass?

Question

What do you think of that, would you mind having to learn for a year (and pay for a year) if it'll make you and everyone else safer?
Nothing to do with etiquette I know, well, courteous driving I guess.

Answer 1

are the goverment planning to pay for them too ??? thats one that wont get the yes vote !!

i passed my test last year after 10 lessons and i have never had an accident think its highly unfair for those who excel at driving and are very safe on the road... i assumed thats what pass plus achived

would agree with that being made compulsary after passing you test haveing to sit your pass plus but not a year thats just taking the p**s

Answer 2

I understand where there coming from on this one. BUT, I don't agree with it. My daughter is now learning to drive and is horrified to think she may have to take a years worth of lessons before she can even think of taking her test. The idea is, the more experience you have the better. I've been driving since 1982, past first time, I'M still learning. What the law should do is stop new drivers from buying cars over 1000cc, they should also bring in the P plate, like the Australians have. There was even talk of hiring the age to 18.
What ever they do, they won't stop young drivers from thinking they can handle the car now they've past their test. They drive too fast causing the accidents.
We've ALL been there, haven't we?
Perhaps restrictions on vehicle so they don't go over 50 miles per hour? Mopeds are restricted to 30mph, so why not cars for new drivers?

Answer 3

I'm not sure about year-long classes but in my state there is pending legislation to graduate driving priveleges based on driving experience. This is a good idea since (and I know you don't want to hear this) a large percentage of auto crashes are due to inexperienced drivers.
Everyone "thinks" they are good drivers. The fact of the matter is that there is no way to prepare for the myriad situations that can and will occur while driving other than behind the wheel experience.

Answer 4

It is a great idea. Not just for young drivers though.Drivers that have had infringements should have to prove why they should be allowed back on the road. With these driving lessons are they going to teach people how to look after the car. Like change a tyre, change the oil filter, tyre pressure etc.....

Answer 5

Good!

Maybe then idiots will understand a few things -

They should AT LEAST go the speed limit on highways unless it's in poor weather conditions
They should accelerate to highway speeds when getting on an on-ramp
They should NOT be in the left lane unless they are passing
They should yield to faster traffic
If possible, they should not pull into the right hand lane at a stop light so that people turning right can still do so without having to wait

Answer 6

I don't mind paying for more lessons if this will make me a better driver. It's for my own life as well as those of others. Worth every penny, isn't it?

Answer 7

People will subvert the system, take the test in another country and then transfer their licences.
I think harsher penalties for people who break the law is the way to go, not making it harder for new drivers.

(I passed my test 10 yrs ago, so it wouldn't affect me)

Answer 8

i think its a good idea to many drivers now pass there test and think by blasting out there radios and putting there foot down they are good drivers but there not so the more experience they get the better

Answer 9

2 lessons a week, 52 weeks per year, £25 per lesson = £2600.00 + the test itself. I could never have afforded that!

Answer 10

Great idea! I passed my test many years ago, so anything to keep the roads a bit quieter is fine by me.