L -plate drivers
Posted by: peppi6
26th Oct 2010 12:17am
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....
Anonymous
- 21st Jun 2013 12:16pm
Learners are certainly exactly that ..... Learners
they lack ability/skills to get out of a situation and need to build skills over time however I agree on the M1 freeways the speed should be equal to the rest if its 110 thats what it should be.I work on roads and freeway lanes are wider than highway and standard lanes so its easier to drive .The risk with a learner at 70 or 80 as I have come across is if they are going that slow under limit they should be off the freeway if the parent believes they are ready they should enter the freeway in quiter times of the day and practice multilane changes etc to get confidence. a slow car can cause a 5 car pile up I have witnessed this first hand and it puts a great burden on the learner .
People also show irritation to slow drivers regardless of l plates and this is more pressure on new drivers.By all means if they can drive at 90 or 100 do so in slow lane but no slower otherwise they are not ready . with having a license comes much responsibility ,I have 2 daughters and taught them both and their visit to the m1 first time was nervous but I managed to get them to do it enough at night to build their confidence .I agree the limits need to be upgraded
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