Comments on: Harder driving tests again? Please no!

By: Thersites

Thersites — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:28:19 +0000

Every would-be motorist ought to be required to take thorough medicals- physical and psychological- every year. After they first pass the test- which would require a perfect score in both the practical and theoretical aspects- they ought to be allowed to use small, light slow cars- 2CVs or Fiat 500s or their equivalents. If they are safe on these they might- eventually- be allowed to drive more lethal cars. If they want to drive anything with an engine larger than than about 1000 c.c. they ought to be required to guve reasons why they should. Lorry and van drivers should undergo similar but much more stringent tests.

Any device which might make motorists safer should be forbidden; they will not be allowed to have seatbelts or safety bags- though their passengers could- and steering columns will be made rigid and have a large spike projecting at the end. Traffic police should be armed and have the power to carry out summary executions if they see fit to do so.

By: Umm Salihah

Umm Salihah — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:16:57 +0000

Assalam-alaikam, If they make it even harder I’ll know for sure that I’ll definitely never pass. Also I think one problem with making the tests very difficult is the increased number of people driving without a licence.

By: Afs-M

Afs-M — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:33:06 +0000

I passed my driving test 1st time (I think it was much easier then) exactly 10 years ago.

In my early days, I was always excited to drive my fathers car, since I didn’t have my own. Eagerly willing to take my parents anywhere, just to drive the car.

Once driving the car down the dual carriageway with the family, I spotted a group of children on the side, who had leaped the barriers. From a distance, it wasn’t clear, but I had feeling that they were egging on one another to run across the road.

I think I had slowed down from 50 to 40, just as a precaution. Then suddenly, a little girl just jumped onto my lane and ran into the middle of it.

I slammed the breaks, with the cars’ ABS kicking in, I ground to halt just ONE METRE in front of her.

Afterwards, my mother privately told me that the she was glad that I was driving the car. Despite my fathers 20+ years experience, me being younger, meant that I likely had the faster reaction time.