"l" Drivers

[TWR]

8am BBC News, are going to be allowed on the UK Motorways! Is this safe?

[whiskeryron]

I think that now is the time to start returning to old fashioned routes

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38464776

On the face of it, it sounds daft, but if you look at the link above, maybe it isn't so daft after all.

I have always thought it a bit odd that learner drivers start "lessons" on a Motorway, the day after they pass their test, rather than the day before.

I think the plans need some fine-tuning but I agree in principle.

[naomi24]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/21/learner-drivers-motorways-department-for-transport

For a real novice, no it isn’t safe at all, but bearing in mind that someone who has just passed his driving test is immediately free to drive on motorways, there might be a case for those whom instructors deem ‘safe’ to gain some practical experience under guidance.

[TWR]

"L" Drivers.

[murraymints]

gawd no !! not a great idea at all....

[HansUrbancka]

I am unsure if it is a good or bad idea. There does appear to be a problem of folk passing the driving test and, without any experience of Motorways, then hitting speeds of 70 or more miles per hr.

Anyway, here is a link to the BBC news item :-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38464776

Hans.

[murraymints]

there ought to be restrictions re speed etc as in France...first while 'till road sense is sound...then a part 2 to test for motorways .perhaps after 18 months/ 2 years...to be reflected by way of bumper badges....

[bhg481]

Absolutely. There are two options. Let people teach themselves how to drive on a motorway after passing theit test OR have a qualified instructor, who deems them to be competent enough to risk his life with them, in a dual-controlled car teach them how to do it, so that they have some experience when they come to do it on their own. It's a no-brainer.

[donny48]

I do not foresee any problems because as the news item states, For car drivers, the changes would mean that competent learners would be able to have lessons on motorways with an approved driving instructor in a dual controlled vehicle.

[Cloverjo]

If someone is judged competent by his/her instructor, I think it's a good idea. I passed my test 20 years ago, but still hate driving on motorways. In fact, I avoid them at all times. I'm scared to death.

[HansUrbancka]

Sorry Mikey to have used the same link as yours. I never realised that I must be a very slow typist and that it could have been 4 mins before I composed my response to the OP.

Hans.
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[naomi24]

Cloverjo, I know several ladies who, despite having passed the test years ago, still won't drive on motorways.

[mikey4444]

Hans....I am the fastest typer in the world !

[TWR]

Donny, try saying that to a Driver pulling 44 Tonnes? ( Problems)

[naomi24]

TWR, is it better for a newly qualified driver to take to the motorway alone, or for one ready to take his test to learn to drive on motorways in a dual-controlled car under guidance?

[jno]

everyone drives on a motorway for the first time (well, there may a few who don't). So, should it be under supervision or not?

[TWR]

The Qualified Driver obviously, a leaner, no way.

[mikey4444]

There have been proposals in the past, to include some kind of compulsory Motorway driving experience. Easy to do here, where we have the M4 running through our locale, but lots of Britain are a long way from Motorways.

[naomi24]

TWR, a learner is a learner until he passes his test. That very same day, having had no experience of motorway driving, he can drive alone on a motorway. Is that sensible?

[Cloverjo]

I took my first drive on a motorway under supervision of my instructor. The next was with my partner. It was during the latter that I had white knuckles and decided 'I'm not doing this again'. And I didn't for 20 years.