Driving skills

Posted by: muckypaws

19th May 2014 12:52pm

OK who is with me on this one? In my opinion, the Government should make it compulsary for all new drivers to go through a Defensive Driving Course suplimented by the government prior to moving to the next stage of their licence process. With luck this should eliminate some stupid accidents occuring on our roads as of late.

Brad

8th Feb 2015 09:57am

Good grief! I've never experienced any of those dramas you've described, during 50+ years of driving, Blossom. We always buy high-quality tyres and haven't had any suffer the fate you've described. I did experience a flat (scissors impaled in rear RHS tyre) a few years ago, but though I scolded the tyre severely, it was unrepentant.

Cell phone coverage is an issue. In the future, I guess a sat phone will be cheap and affordable... and those of us who live rurally will buy one.

So I guess you agree with IPM, then? Driver licensing should include demonstrating that one can indeed change a tyre? I just wonder how the partially-disabled and elderly might cope with that.... . Meanwhile, I'm happy to continue to change tyres myself, counsel my wife to call me or the RAC if caught after dark... and teach my grandkids how to change a tyre, change the oil and oil filter, clean an air filter, etc. Oh... and get maximum value from RACWA for the $279 we pay them annually!~ :)

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