Should learner drivers not have high powered cars until a certain age?

Posted by: Irsa

12th Jun 2009 11:47pm

Kids should not have high powered cars untill a certain age

3146bj

10th Aug 2010 11:22am

Whenever any discussion re cars and drivers arises, everybody is an expert and has an opinion to overcome the problem based on their own experience. However, nobody, and that includes the police, actually investigates accidents to determine the true cause(s). You cannot solve a problem if you do not know the cause. Too often, a cause is decided upon because it's "obvious". For example, if a car runs off the road in the country and hits a tree, killing the 18 yo driver, it's "excessive speed", but nobody picks up on the dead roo thrown 50m into the bush.

Young drivers have a number of advantages over the oldies - good eyesight, quick reflexes, etc, but lack 2 important things - 30 years experience and fear of consequences.

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