Cars & Transportation

L -plate drivers

Cars & Transportation

Posted by: peppi6

26th Oct 2010 12:17am

What do you think? Should the speed limit for L drivers be limited to 80 km???
In my opinion I say yes for normal metro traffic. However when. Learners get onto the m5, m4 etc. speed limit of 80 km still applies for L drivers In my opinion this firstly does not let the learner gain experience of driving at a greater speed of perhaps 90 - 100km / hr. under supervision 2ndly - speed limit on the freeway is 110 km. Learners are only allowed to do 80 km. To many full licenced drivers this is annowying to have to be stuck behind a learner driver doing only 80km in a 110 km zone. In my view Learners should be permitted to travel at a higher speed on the expressway A; for experience; B: to avoid a probable collision with cars who are doing normal speed and then bang here is a slow one at 80km; c) learners need to go with the flow of the traffic and to keep the traffic flowing and not to slow it down , causing possible collisions and traffic jams. It is also very annoyinng for the learners when they are be beeeeeeeped for just doing the right thing keeping to the speed limit. In my opinion as a learner the speed limits on the highways for learner drivers should really be addressed.......


any comment appreciated....

DD
  • 16th Nov 2010 08:43pm

Omg, I'm a learner, and I've been stuck on 50 hrs for months, but I totally agree. I was going to drive to brisbane, but couldn't because most of the way would be single lane, with 100-110km/h speed limit. and that would be dangerous. It is also really scary to merge when cars around you are going heaps fast and you are stuck on 80.

Plus, once you have your Ps, you're going to go at 90, be inexperienced at going that fast, and you won't even have a licensed drivers with you. The 80 limit is silly


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