should the driving test be made more difficult for the under 25?

Question

tonight a young newly qualified driver went in to the back of me at a junction as she was chatting on her mobile.
she refused to give details as she said it was my fault as i was on stop, she only been driving 6months she upset.
i think that young drivers should be told the laws that will cause them to loose thier licences if caught braking these rules.
maybe they would then think twice before driving while chatting on the phone/ guess what i have to get my car fixed on my own back, as it was only minor damage if we'd got the police involved i would have been charged with dangerous driving aswell.

i did phone the police and was informed that as there was no major damage to either vehicle i would be charged with wasting police time and driving without due care and attention.
the accident on my work place carpark and i found out today this is the 7th or 8th incident involving this driver within the last 6 months she is always on the mobile while driving.

Answer 1

if some one goes up the back of you its their fault driving with undue care and attention or to close and you can claim an automatic £250 speak to your insurer

Answer 2

I think the age for a driving licence should be raised to 21, more now than ever because 17 year olds now are more immature than ever before. On the subject of your unfortunate misdemeanour, this one is categorically, 100% NOT your fault! Not only is it automatically the party who runs into the back of another vehicles' fault, but because she refused to give you her details, she has broken the law and you can have her charged if she still refuses, and she was on the phone whilst driving which is also illegal and carries penalty points and a fine, she sounds like a right modern little ar$ehole, nothing is her fault, it could never be her fault, I know the type well, and I would advise you to nail her for everything you can get off her and her insurers, presuming shes actually insured, its possible shes not if she has refused to give her details, I would have called the police on the spot! I would assume you are from the UK?

Answer 3

You're as big a fool as her if you didn't call the police, you clearly don't know the law either.
If you were stopped at a junction and she slammed in the back of you then refused to give details you should have called the police there and then, taken down her registration and details of the car. Now everyone has camera phones I think the opportunity should also be taken to photograph the scene as evidence, make it harder for them to wriggle out.
Quite frankly if you'd told her you were calling 999 she probably would have coughed up the details. And if the reason you didn't call is because you were doing something wrong yourself then you have no right to moan!
The driving test is quite stressful enough, however old you are, it should not be made harder.
I think there should be a compulsary minimum number of lessons, and that if you pass with over 10 minors (for example) you should have to take the Pass Plus.
Also I believe that in a few years time the minimum age is set to rise to 18, that will slightly decrease the number of young drivers.
To be honest I think the harder it is to keep to the rules, all the more people will just not bother sticking to them.
Incidentally to the person who mentioned harsher penalties - there already are harsher penalties for young drivers.

Answer 4

I cant see how you would have been charged with dangerous driving. When a car runs into the back of another, the car at the back is ALWAYS at fault. You should have taken her registration number and reported her. She was driving without due care and attention wether she was using a hands free mobile phone or not, if the phone was hand held she was breaking the law anyway, leaving the scene of an accident without giving her insurance details is against the law. There are a few under 25 year olds who are very bad drivers, hence the high insurance premiums they all have to pay. As to the clown who thinks over 55 should not be allowed to drive, we OLDIES get cheaper insurance!

Answer 5

Why would you have been charged with dangerous driving as well? I don't get it? I don't know if the test should be made more difficult for under 25s as I'm not sure that would solve the problem. However, I do believe that the stoopid idiots who insist on yakking on their mobiles while driving should be hung drawn and quartered. I have lost count of the amount of times that I have narrowly averted being knocked off my motorbike by these prats. My sincere sympathies, it is very unfair to end up paying for someone else's mistakes.

Answer 6

If she refused to gave details then you should have noted the reg number and the car, if you have go through the insurance why should you pay out? How would you have been charged with dangerous driving? She went in the back of you, you were on stop at a junction - gaving away to traffic. To me she sounds very stupid.

Answer 7

The police wouldn't charge you with wasting their time. Unless someone is injured they will not attend a minor bump on private property.
I believe newly qualified drivers should have to do the same process as motorbike riders do and start with smaller, less powerful vehicles working up to something bigger as/when they gain more experience.

Answer 8

I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm not sure it was specifically related to her age. There are all kinds of arrogant, apathetic people driving around who think they can drive like an Unser while chatting, calling, texting, drinking, eating, etc. That kind of "nothing-bad-will- happen-to-me" driving style does not, unfortunately, melt away as people age.

That said, I do think that the requirements for a license should be more strict for everyone, and, at the risk of being thumbs-downed to death, I personally believe that teenagers (under 18) should not drive.

Answer 9

Yes, I think the driving test should be made more difficult. Also everyone should have to take some sort of Drivers Ed before getting their license.
I also think that people over the age of 25 are just as bad on the road if not worse.

Answer 10

Since the majority of drivers who kill themselves and others are in their early twenties or under I think it is essential to make them realise that they need to be careful and considerate on the roads. Of course older drivers are not all perfect by any means, but too many young people die because they hae a reckless disregard for motoring laws. i think that one way of combating this would be to make the driving test harder and for more harsh penalties to be inflicted until they have proven that they can drive safely for a few years.

Answer 11

This women has committed numerous offences/ Failing to give details of herself and Ins. Com. Using a mobile phone whilst driving. Driving without due care and attention. Hope you got her index and reported her to police. She sounds a real a**hole. If you were stopped, why have you committed any offences.