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....
wildlife
- 10th Apr 2014 04:46pm
90kph is definitely fast enough for any learner driver under control of the Licensed driver.
Today, learner drivers are only taught "How" to get a license" not "How to drive" and control a motor vehicle because the vehicles today are automatic, have cruise control, also every other helpful control available, ABS, Anti Skid control, power steering, disk brakes, etc, push button every thing in the cabin, indicators, etc .
Those who learned to drive before all this technology came in, learned "How to drive and control" a motor vehicle.
It is very noticeable today, with traffic lights, round a bouts, pedestrian crossings, school crossings, boom gates, flashing lights at railway crossings, etc, etc, drivers are not able to cope and think for themselves when they do not have knowledge or ability to cope on the roads.
No one should be able to pass a license test using an automatic vehicle.
Driving a manual vehicle teaches better car control with the use of gears and style of driving because the driver is driving the vehicle and has to pay attention, not sit there accelerating and baking.
If the issue is lowering the road tole, teaching how to "drive and control a vehicle" would be the better way.
In Europe, one pays to "Learn how to drive a car" which includes "vehicle handling".
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