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Originally Posted by timwilky
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Originally Posted by Rob S (Yella)
I think all new drivers should have to use a P plate for a year and be banned from vehicles over a certain power unless they take a pass plus sort of test. A bit like the bike test in having a 33bhp restriction.
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Power, especially for a new driver is insignificant. They are just as likely to make a mistake in a 1.0 Micra as my daughter was in the 2.0 Mondao she first drove after passing her test. They still need to learn to control the power they have at their disposal. I know a girl who got an R1 as her first bike, she has never dropped it so in her case how could somebody ague that it is too powerful. In some ways you can think that if they learn to control a more powerful vehicle, then they are far less likely to make a power related mistake in any vehicle and do not feel the need to test the new power when they move up full of bravado as a so called experienced driver.
Personally I find a big hole in your argument. As I understand it, the 33BHP requirement is for those riders who pass their test on under powered bikes with no requirement for instruction. In order to learn to drive. The learner has to be accompanied and therefore instructed to a standard to pass the test. Just like the DAS candiadte who can get on any bike. |
I do accept that a driver upgrading from 70bhp to 200bhp after one years driving
could be more dangerous than a new driver/rider with the same power as they may indeed think they are experienced and great at driving instead of exploring and developing the appropriate use of power/speed over time. I know if I was 20 and had lots of power I would floor it to
see what she will do.
But I would rather the chav in a 50bhp corsa with a dustbin size exhaust pipe who wanted to overtake me on a sliproad and get on the A2 before me did not have enough grunt to finish the move as I would have been caught up in the almost definate pile that would have occured if he had the power to pass me. If he had been driving a year or so he would have realised this was such a stupid stunt trying to overtake on a single track slip road and merge at 80 plus into 3 lanes of heavy traffic doing about 40...
I think dont he realised I was doing him a favour by blocking his move forcing him to merge at my speed. He then used each exit sliproad as an overtaking lane. My argument is after a year or so he may be tempted to put his foot down but should know the difference between this and an almost inevitable crash.