The new driving test
This is stupid.
http://news.sky.com/story/the-new-dr...about-10838012 I know people that don't use a SatNav. Mind you when it comes to parking I'd love to know how a woman down my street passes. She has the smallest Hyundai car, and can't park in a gap that a large van had been in, without parking the drivers rear tyre on the curb. Her hubby had to park the car. |
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Given how many accidents are caused or influenced by people using their satnav I can't see how it would harm new drivers to be tested on them. More and more new cars come with them built in so in my opinion they're just evolving with technology.
The next major change ought to be retests every 5 years and annually for drivers over 60. |
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My SatNav has 2 screens.
It has the main 8" screen, and a 2nd sub screen on the information screen near the speedo, it just shows a symbol and distance. |
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Next year: how to change tracks on your in-car mp3 player?
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It makes a lot of sense to add sat-nav driving to the test. Additionally, they've increased the independent driving section from 10 minutes to 20 minutes. Hopefully it gives students more time to 'just drive' and have their normal driving examined. I hope it improved the effectiveness of the test.
Getting rid of reversing round the corner and adding reversing out of a parking bay is also sensible. I almost always reverse into a bay as it's much safer, but many many people don't. |
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Not everybody uses a satnav. I think parallel parking should be included, but that might fail a lot of women. I'll get my coat. :Sprint:
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Won't we all be using driverless cars soon anyway? :D
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• Drive in bay and reverse out • Reverse into bay • Pull up to side of road and reverse 2 car lengths • Parallel park at side of road 20% of tests will not use the sat nav, but revert back to the sign following independent driving, albeit with the new 20-minute duration. I would like to see motorway driving included, though I accept that this makes it difficult for those living in remote areas. I'm not sure what the solution is to that one. Quote:
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So if you don't have a Sat Nav, they will supply one for the test?
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They also ought to retest all drivers every 5 years, I see many young drivers racing and driving dangerously. |
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