Learner Sticker

Tsitsi said:
...but I was comfortable and safe.
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Comfortable, maybe, but not necessarily safe. Driving too slow can be every bit as dangerous as driving too fast.

A learner should, according to law, always have an licensed person in the car with them. I feel that this person should be able to tell whether a learner is competent to drive on the highway or not. Keeping the learners off the highways isn't a solution, as they would then have to face the highway for the first time after they got their licenses, possibly alone in the car, and with a state-issued license that tells them that they are now able drivers.
 
Do us a favour and get off the road(s). when you grow some balls to drive ( like a real driver ), then get back into a car. TIA !
 
Necropolis said:
That's a daft statement to make - everyone has to start somewhere...
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Emphasis on learners.

When they have a license and can maintain 120km/h by all means let them have their first try on the highway.

But people should not be learning to drive while everyone else is doing 120km/h. It's a recipe for disaster and often results in exactly that.

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I also can't fathom why driving schools take people out on the road before they can even do basic clutch control and know the controls.

Mess around in a parking lot for a day and only once they have muscle memory to complete basic actions do you take them on the road.

You don't teach them how to pull away at the first stop sign you see.
 
Tsitsi said:
That is why is adviceble to leave a space in traffic standstill. I will admit I still struggle in bumper to bumper traffic that is where my learner sticker has helped me. People stay far away from me and I do the same leaving enough space.
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And that's exactly the point of the sticker, to tell other drivers that you may stall or roll back and they should give you ample space.
 
SauRoNZA said:
But people should not be learning to drive while everyone else is doing 120km/h. It's a recipe for disaster and often results in exactly that.
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Sure, however, a highway is an intimidating place to drive if you are not used to it - just because you have the skills to operate a car doesn't mean you have the confidence to travel at 120km/h on the highway....
 
Necropolis said:
Sure, however, a highway is an intimidating place to drive if you are not used to it - just because you have the skills to operate a car doesn't mean you have the confidence to travel at 120km/h on the highway....
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Which is why you should be learning to drive on a freeway while you still have your learners. You have an experienced driver sitting next to you, able to give you calm advice and keep you in the right place and at the right speed.
 
Necropolis said:
Sure, however, a highway is an intimidating place to drive if you are not used to it - just because you have the skills to operate a car doesn't mean you have the confidence to travel at 120km/h on the highway....
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Exactly why you need time off the highway to gain that confidence.

You don't want to go on a highway while being a scared timid driver.

But I also believe everyone should be forced to compare and advanced driving test before even being allowed to write a learners.

It's insane that you are allowed to operate heavy machinary anywhere and everyone with nothing but a theoretical test.

A test that doesn't cover any concept of driving but a bunch of signs instead which are almost irrelevant compared to not dying.
 
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Necropolis said:
That's a daft statement to make - everyone has to start somewhere...
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I agree with Necropolis. I saw a British documentary on how they train first time drivers on the highway, it's quite effective and works well for first time drivers. Otherwise they never going to learn to drive.
 
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