Daermons Big Phat Whinge: P-Platers

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Recently in Australia, The goverment has been laying down increased Training for P-Platers after a series of Accidents involving P-Platers. So to counter the amount of accidents, the goverment have layed down an extra training program. I know that this doesn't apply to me , being 16 and all but They fail to recognize one thing....... There will always be accidents, especially with the street racing fad around and the usuall just act like an idiot.

They have created a bit of a curfew, meaning that P-Platers coulding go out driving after 10pm. For chrissake, they are out of school and are old enough to drink and drive.
P-Platers have also been banned from high powered cars ( All for this one because nearly all of the accidents i hear about involve some bastard P-Plater in a Skyline and such.

[QUOTE][SIZE=4]Calls to ban P-platers at night[/SIZE]



MORE than half of NSW and ACT drivers support a curfew banning P-platers from driving at night and believe learners shouldn't carry passengers, a new survey shows.

A survey of 400 residents found 53 per cent thought teenage provisional drivers should not be allowed behind the wheel between 10pm and 5am.

And 54 per cent believed they should only carry fully-licensed passengers aged over 20.

Both of these conditions are in effect in New Zealand.

The Pedestrian Council of Australia, which commissioned the report, said the results supported its call to urgently review the states' P-plate laws.



"There has been no decline whatsoever in the number of deaths on NSW roads over the past five years, particularly in the area of young P-plate drivers and their passengers," council chairman Harold Scruby said today.

"In spite of a government commitment to save 820 lives by the end of this year, not one life has been saved and the NSW death toll on our roads continues unabated."

The survey, conducted this month, involved drivers aged 17 and over.

Results showed women and older people were more likely to support the restrictions.

But drivers aged 40-49 ? a likely age for parents with teenagers ? were more negative about the proposal than drivers aged 30 years and over.

The George Institute for International Health this month called for P-plate licence holders to be banned from driving overnight in the first six months in a bid to reduce road accidents.
The idea was condemned by youth groups which claim the move was unwarranted and could place novice drivers in grave danger.

NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) said the idea had already been thoroughly investigated and would impact on people working and studying.
But Mr Scruby said special exemptions allowing travel only to and from the permitted destinations could be introduced.

He called on NSW Roads Minister Carl Scully to consider emulating Victoria by lifting the age P-platers can get their license from 17 to 18, and restricting them from driving high powered cars.

"If it has worked in Victoria, it can work throughout Australia," Mr Scruby said in a statement.
"It is utterly absurd that the law in NSW allows children to drive, unsupervised, with a car-load of teenage passengers, in a turbo-charged V8." [/QUOTE]

[TheShinje]

[quote name='Daermon_Nashabe']Recently in Australia, The goverment has been laying down increased Training for P-Platers after a series of Accidents involving P-Platers. So to counter the amount of accidents, the goverment have layed down an extra training program. I know that this doesn't apply to me , being 16 and all but They fail to recognize one thing....... There will always be accidents, especially with the street racing fad around and the usuall just act like an idiot. [/quote]
Of course there will always be accidents, even they know that. The government has obviously seen a upward slide of accidents amongst P-platers, and acted upon it.

People who participate in those illegal street races shouldl have their licences revoked. period. They create nothing but menace and are often quite intimidating. As a learner driver,I didn't think much of joining hteir activities anyway.

[quote]They have created a bit of a curfew, meaning that P-Platers coulding go out driving after 10pm. For chrissake, they are out of school and are old enough to drink and drive. [/quote]
The curfew is reasonable. Over here, we have had it for quite some time.

What does it matter if they are old enogh to drink-drive? That itself is an offense and in no way justifies the lifting of a curfew. It's like saying that this rule shouldn't apply bcause the P-platers are old enough to do worse, lol.

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P-Platers have also been banned from high powered cars ( All for this one because nearly all of the accidents i hear about involve some bastard P-Plater in a Skyline and such.[/QUOTE]
You don't need a super-charged v8 gas guzzler to learn to drive. and the less power, the better.

Over here, you don't get a car until you are on your Restricted license. This is basically a full license with a curfew. Until that time, I am using my dad's car to learn. Not much point in having my own car just yet, lol.

After all, you wouldn't peice together a nuclear bomb if you were only just beginning to learn chemisty, would you?

I really don't see a problem with what they are doing.

[MissWem]

[quote name='Shinje (sic)']Over here, you don't get a car until you are on your Restricted license. This is basically a full license with a curfew. [/quote]
[COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=1]However you forgot to mention that with only a restricted license you can not carry passengers, unless you are being supervised by a current full-license holder who has had said full-license for more than two years.

I do believe it is fair for drivers to prove that they are capable of driving safely. It's almost like riding a bike, you start off on trainer wheels until you're confident and have enough control to ride it without being a severe threat to yourself or others.

Indeed accidents [i]do[/i] happen, however the restrictions on new drivers only really help to promote safer driving practices so in the long-term it should hopefully reduct the number of potential accidents :3[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Baron Samedi]

[size=1][quote name='Daermon_Nashabe']For chrissake, they are out of school and are old enough to drink and drive. [/quote]
Hopefully not all at the same time, lol.

I personally think this is a good, sensible idea, even though it will make it harder for me when the time comes around for me to get my license. Coupled with the hoon laws, I think this is another effective step-forward by the Government in taking better care of our P-platers. And the other people who have to share the road with them ~_^[/size]