Banning all provisional licence holders from driving on their own is not the answer.
Why not ensure that all learners have had at least 30 official driving lessons to ensure they have had plenty of practice and are confident behind the wheel. I know people who have had 4 or 5 lessons and think they are great drivers. Good driving comes from experience which cannot be gained after a couple of lessons.
We need to change drivers attitudes. We need them to be aware that everytime they go out on the road that they are in charge of a potentially LETHAL WEAPON and that driving is DANGEROUS. In recent weeks, there was a comment in a daily newspaper from a relative of a RTA victim. They said the victim would not have driven on the road that day, if the government had said it was dangerous - therefore, it was the governments fault. While I have every sympathy for the family, surely someone who has their own car on the road, does not need to be told that driving or speeding in adverse weather conditions is DANGEROUS. Do we really need someone to tell us when driving conditions are unsafe. If you are in charge of a car you should be able to use some cop on.
In recent weeks, I have had people beeping at me and flashing their headlights because I would not overtake a tractor on a bend, or while a car was approaching. Ditto, when I would not drive into a yellow box on a junction.
Recently, I had to pull over on a dual carriage way during torrential rain because I could not see on front of me. Yet, hundreds of cars continued to speed by me at 100km per hour or more. Why??? They couldn't see what was on front of them......
We also need to make people aware of traffic lights!!! RED means stop!!!!! The amount of times, while as a driver and as a pedestrian, that cars just keep going through red lights...........why????
Also, all cars should be fitted with indicators (oh sorry, my mistake they are!) - Perhaps people should be given lessons on how to turn them on and use them!!!!
Why not ensure that all learners have had at least 30 official driving lessons to ensure they have had plenty of practice and are confident behind the wheel. I know people who have had 4 or 5 lessons and think they are great drivers. Good driving comes from experience which cannot be gained after a couple of lessons.
We need to change drivers attitudes. We need them to be aware that everytime they go out on the road that they are in charge of a potentially LETHAL WEAPON and that driving is DANGEROUS. In recent weeks, there was a comment in a daily newspaper from a relative of a RTA victim. They said the victim would not have driven on the road that day, if the government had said it was dangerous - therefore, it was the governments fault. While I have every sympathy for the family, surely someone who has their own car on the road, does not need to be told that driving or speeding in adverse weather conditions is DANGEROUS. Do we really need someone to tell us when driving conditions are unsafe. If you are in charge of a car you should be able to use some cop on.
In recent weeks, I have had people beeping at me and flashing their headlights because I would not overtake a tractor on a bend, or while a car was approaching. Ditto, when I would not drive into a yellow box on a junction.
Recently, I had to pull over on a dual carriage way during torrential rain because I could not see on front of me. Yet, hundreds of cars continued to speed by me at 100km per hour or more. Why??? They couldn't see what was on front of them......
We also need to make people aware of traffic lights!!! RED means stop!!!!! The amount of times, while as a driver and as a pedestrian, that cars just keep going through red lights...........why????
Also, all cars should be fitted with indicators (oh sorry, my mistake they are!) - Perhaps people should be given lessons on how to turn them on and use them!!!!
