02-10-12, 10:38 AM
Most people take lessons and have a flick through the highway code before taking their test. Some, a couple of years later may decide to take another (bike, truck etc) and have another read through the highway code but many will never pick up a copy of it again.
Its true that you only learn to drive after you pass your test but there are many people out there who are a danger to themselves and others through medical (eyesight) or mental (just dont give a shite) issues and these are the ones that need to be picked up.
Retesting is one way of doing it but the best way os to get more plod out on the road. Over the last 10 years or so the number of police cars on the road has fallen to the point that you can drive from one end of the country to the other and probably not see a single plod car and definitely not see a plod traffic car due to speed scameras taking over the role. Speed Cameras do not take your picture if you are doing 35mph on the motorway when everyone else is doing 70. Speed cameras do not see you swerving dangerously becasue you have no control of your car. Speed cameras do not see you tailgating the other cars at 70mph (or even 30mph outside the schools) because some tw@t in central government a few years ago decided that speeding was themajor issue on teh roads and scameras could pick that up.
Me, I took my car test at 17, bike test at 18, IAM cars at 18 too and still have an active interest in what laws/rules change meaning when I see a new roadsign I dont ignore it if it havent seen it before, I find out what it means.
Its true that you only learn to drive after you pass your test but there are many people out there who are a danger to themselves and others through medical (eyesight) or mental (just dont give a shite) issues and these are the ones that need to be picked up.
Retesting is one way of doing it but the best way os to get more plod out on the road. Over the last 10 years or so the number of police cars on the road has fallen to the point that you can drive from one end of the country to the other and probably not see a single plod car and definitely not see a plod traffic car due to speed scameras taking over the role. Speed Cameras do not take your picture if you are doing 35mph on the motorway when everyone else is doing 70. Speed cameras do not see you swerving dangerously becasue you have no control of your car. Speed cameras do not see you tailgating the other cars at 70mph (or even 30mph outside the schools) because some tw@t in central government a few years ago decided that speeding was themajor issue on teh roads and scameras could pick that up.
Me, I took my car test at 17, bike test at 18, IAM cars at 18 too and still have an active interest in what laws/rules change meaning when I see a new roadsign I dont ignore it if it havent seen it before, I find out what it means.
Another ex-Fazer rider that is a foccer again