Learner drivers may deal with restrictions after passing test

UK Prime Minister to Theresa May to ask the head of the Department for Transport to investigate a graduated licensing system for new drivers in a bid to slice accidents.

Replying to a question about the high accident rates among young and newly-passed drivers at Prime Minister’s Issues, Theresa May said she will “look at” proposing a ‘graduated licensing scheme’ in Britain, and will ask the Department for Transport to do the same.

Current figures indicate that one in four drivers two years after passing their driving test are involved in a car accident. Each year sees around 400 causalities or near misses involving young drivers.

May added: “Too many people suffer loss and tragedy at the hands of learner drivers in these circumstances and we will certainly look at that [a graduated licensing system].”

In other countries such as Ireland graduating system when the driver has finished their test they get a restricted plate that limits the drivers cars to 45mph for 12 months. New Zealand, for example, face some of the toughest limitations in the world, and fresh drivers are required to go through a three-stage graduated system.

(My Opinion)

If Theresa May did implement a new graduating system, I would avoid Ireland's 45mph limit due to new drivers on the motorway hogging the third, second and first lane or ruining the A or B roads causing avid drivers to get frustrated.

New Zealand's graduating system is slightly better. Firstly after passing a 45 restricted test drivers are only allowed to drive on their own between the hours of 5am and 10pm. It is possible to drive outside of these hours but you have to have a driving instructor inside (if their under 20 years old).

These systems will not work in the UK due to the motorways lanes been hogged and A or B roads been hogged by graduates never mind Sunday drivers, regular garden and centre drivers.

I can get where Theresa May is coming from 400 casualties or near misses is still to many incidents involving new drivers. I would like to see Theresa May's ideas on how to reduce accidents.

My suggestions would be

1) Introduce drivers more whether such as snow, fog and night time.

2) Make the theory test more visual which means using the Forza Horizon saga as an engine.

3) Think inside of a 17-19 year old driver mindset

4) Look deeper inside of what caused the incidents

Both Ireland and New Zealand's systems are both failures Ireland due to slower speeds which I see both graduates and non graduates being frustrated. New Zealand freedom.

There will always be accidents on the road no matter how many rules or precautions you put in to place. Accidents are Inevitable. Sometimes bad drivers will pass through the test. Even though this is cliche many men try to impress the ladies by driving quick that sometimes causes accidents, even though they safer.

I would of thought that 70+ years old drivers are more of a bug bear the Department for Trsnsport. They have slower reaction times causing them to drive slower and funding programs for weaving drivers that don't require the targets.

In my opinion I'm not on board with Theresa May's new graduate system. The system in the UK is alright it doesn't need to be fixed. Please don't get peer pressured.

What's your thought's on UK's possible graduate system? Please tell me in the comments below and On That Bombshell goodnight!!