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"l" Drivers
8am BBC News, are going to be allowed on the UK Motorways! Is this safe?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.TWR, With no motorway experience then a newly qualified driver must present similar hazards, on ordinary roads a lorry driver must also come up against "L" drivers constantly. If a qualified driving instructor thinks someone in a dual control car is capable then it is probably a lot safer that some of the outrageous behavior that I see from non-learners every day.
The day I passed my driving test, I had a lesson booked immediately afterwards and we went directly to the motorway and practiced on there. I had a couple more lessons after I had passed my test, practising driving on the motorway, it it was a very sensible thing to do.
The proposal to allow learner drivers on motorways is a good idea. It fact it is daft at present to issue a driving licence to someone who has never driven on a motorway.
The proposal to allow learner drivers on motorways is a good idea. It fact it is daft at present to issue a driving licence to someone who has never driven on a motorway.
My son passed his test back in October. We told him he wasn't to drive on the motorway until he had done a Pass Plus course with his driving instructor. He did this a few weeks ago and it gave him a lot of confidence where motorways are concerned, and evaporated many fears that he hadabout it. Motorway safety and general regard for how to drive on motorways was covered.
If the driving instructor deems a student advanced enough to do the above before they have passed their test, then it can only be a good thing.
If the driving instructor deems a student advanced enough to do the above before they have passed their test, then it can only be a good thing.
A learner driver under proper supervision from a qualified instructor, in a dual control car should not be a risk. Before test they can practise on roads at the national speed limit which is the same as a motorway. The instructor would be in the car with them, so they would not put themselves in danger by taking a poor driver on a motorway.
I do not know if an arbitary number of driving hours could be put on it? Like, it could only be considered only if the learner had completed 25 hour lessons, and then it was not compulsary (for the instructor to allow it).
I do not know if an arbitary number of driving hours could be put on it? Like, it could only be considered only if the learner had completed 25 hour lessons, and then it was not compulsary (for the instructor to allow it).
It would be better to have two tests. One permits the driver to drive on normal roads: then once they've gained experience/confidence driving for a few months they could take further lessons to gain confidence/ability at the higher motorway speeds.
New drivers should be wary about rushing into the motorway immediately after passing their test anyway. I'd hope most would have the sense not to.
New drivers should be wary about rushing into the motorway immediately after passing their test anyway. I'd hope most would have the sense not to.