Tell me how did that 70yr old get his licence? Did he have all these restrictions on him when he was 16 or 17 or 18 etc? In other countries kids as old 11 drive cars!.
I wouldnt worry about it, that poster who recons a 70yr old driver obviously has no idea what they are talking about. Like I said, I drive shitloads (Lol today alone I drove 200kms)... so Im on the road alot, I see alot of sh*t, and older drivers are up there with the WORST. I have personally been hit by a 60 year old driver when, with two marked turning lanes (meaning you must exit in the same lane as you entered) came across and hit me, even after I gave him the horn... and apart from being totally lost and then stopping on a 70km/h main road when a side street was 20m ahead (and the damage was relatively minor) showing how lost he was, he than tried to blame me for it cos Im a p-plater lol. On another occasion an old man nearly changed lanes into a truck... he was half down the truck, he should have seen him partially in front of his car let alone when seeing his blind spot. I could go on.. but for yourselves just watch the news, prior to this p-plater bullsh*t there were stories of older drivers and how they ended up driving into shops etc... but yes 70yr olds are more competent
. And the whole thing about them being able to react better in emergency situations is crap whoever posted that, you obviously no little... I have this argument with my mum, I have pushed my car to the limits when its relatively safe, I know how my car reacts (friends of mine have taken their cars to tracks, they know even more then me)... I know the concepts of opposite lock when oversteering or pumping the brakes when you dont have ABS.... my mother like many other 'expereinced' drivers doesnt know sh*t about these, and I can only imagine 70yr olds who couldnt tell if their car has ABS etc let alone know how to react would be even worse, eps when considering they have slower reaction times, something extremely important in a emergency situation where every split second counts!
When it comes to technical driving skills, I believe p-platers with the more stringent tests etc are technically better... they know to check their blind spots, to look all round when doing particular turns, that two turning lanes with arrows mean you have to stay in the same lane etc... simply, we actually know the road rules, many older drivers DONT... because they got their license so easily and have been driving their whole lives incorrectly.
It's true that most people don't drive at the speed limit, but it's also true that these people have 12 points to lose. If one little mistake would cost them their licence, I'm sure more people would drive at the limit. Take into account that most speedos over-read, and you get 10% leeway, and going the speed limit is made much easier.
I dont get your point? The whole argument is p-platers are portrayed as being serial speeders and that these are meant to be the causes of all their crashes... when in fact everyone speeds. The fact that no points would reduce speeders (which hasnt been directly linked to crashes) is irrelevant when singling out p-platers... as like Ive said, no-one should be speeding yet in fact they do, so make that 1 strike and ur out system go across the board.. that would reduce fatalities right? But nooooo.... that wouldnt help votes for the poli's
Off topic, 'scary bunny', is that your bird? Its a peachface right? I use to have one, it died a while back... sad