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....
Poohbear
- 27th Feb 2014 09:24pm
Hi Karen, I don't think that would be very wise as what is the point of being a learner if you are not learning to drive correctly and safely. So saying that a learner should not be aloud to drive on the freeway is crazy, this means that when they get their P Plates they will have absolutely no experience at how to merge correctly or travel at a faster speed. I think that like Victoria Learners should be able to do the speed limit like everyone else while be supervised (that's the point of learning). Would you put a child in the pool with no supervision on learning how to swim, NO that's why we teach them how to swim first (Called learning).
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