Young menace drivers

Toby · 01-09-2007, 10:29

Posted this in response to a thread "over there" but the more I think about it the more brilliant I think it is so what do we think?

Basically, due to the number of moronic young drivers on the roads, it's been suggested before that the driving age should be raised significantly, to something like 21, so that the vast majority of people have a bit more maturing before they get behind the wheel. The theory is that a great many teenagers, mostly boys, simply don't have the required maturity at that age.

Whilst I actually support such a change, I realise it'll never happen so how about an alternative...

Rather than the current system where, if you get six points or more in your first two years, you lose your licence, how about a system where, if you amass more than a certain number of points in a certain time-frame, you are banned until you're 21?

Ok the exact number of points and time periods involved would need to be tweaked but imagine how this would focus the mind! You could get behind the wheel at 17 but you'd have to be very careful for the next four years as, if you fell foul of the rules by driving like a moron, you'd have your license taken away and wouldn't be able to drive until you were 21, when hopefully you'd learned common sense and restraint.

It's basically a system whereby we're saying to adolescents "driving from 17 is a priviledge - abuse it and you'll have to wait until you're 21". I think this could work very well - young idiots who are suddenly faced with the prospect of not being able to drive until they're 21 would calm down and hopefully by the time they're 21, the combination of added maturity and force of habit over the past few years would mean they don't immediately start driving like loons.

Opinions? Am I talking bollocks?

01-09-2007, 10:29	#1
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Young menace drivers Posted this in response to a thread "over there" but the more I think about it the more brilliant I think it is so what do we think? Basically, due to the number of moronic young drivers on the roads, it's been suggested before that the driving age should be raised significantly, to something like 21, so that the vast majority of people have a bit more maturing before they get behind the wheel. The theory is that a great many teenagers, mostly boys, simply don't have the required maturity at that age. Whilst I actually support such a change, I realise it'll never happen so how about an alternative... Rather than the current system where, if you get six points or more in your first two years, you lose your licence, how about a system where, if you amass more than a certain number of points in a certain time-frame, you are banned until you're 21? Ok the exact number of points and time periods involved would need to be tweaked but imagine how this would focus the mind! You could get behind the wheel at 17 but you'd have to be very careful for the next four years as, if you fell foul of the rules by driving like a moron, you'd have your license taken away and wouldn't be able to drive until you were 21, when hopefully you'd learned common sense and restraint. It's basically a system whereby we're saying to adolescents "driving from 17 is a priviledge - abuse it and you'll have to wait until you're 21". I think this could work very well - young idiots who are suddenly faced with the prospect of not being able to drive until they're 21 would calm down and hopefully by the time they're 21, the combination of added maturity and force of habit over the past few years would mean they don't immediately start driving like loons. Opinions? Am I talking bollocks? __________________