Learner drivers allowed on motorways after law change

[Octopus]

I’d like to think that one of the lessons they get is to stay in the slow lane and use the other lanes to overtake only - it boils my blood when people stick in the centre lane all the way. That just means that they are not confident to be on the road at all and if they are not confident then stay in the slow lane!
Phew Rant over!

Its even worse when you are in the inside lane and some pillock is the only car passing and they are in lane 3 or 4..................

 

[Rpa07]

I dislike them less - it’s the middle laners - they cause as much trouble as a slow lorry overtaking a slightly slower lorry! Aaaargh!
I really thought the rant was over . . .

 

[elsparko]

nobody should be allowed on multi lane highways apart from me, same with b roads

people that have right of way and sit and roundabouts when nothing is to their right

 

[BrendonP]

When i passed my test , i took an optional ‘Pass Plus ‘ test which was a full days lesson with the instructor and included long distance driving, rout planning and motorway driving. They should have nade this compulsary i think.

 

[buzzlightyear]

I encourage her to take a short drive every day to build confidence in her own car before driving further afield

should it not say , to build her confidence in her own car before driving further in to a field .

 

[Adam W]

Since the change is to 'allow' learners onto motorways and not to 'require' learners to experience motorways, presumably this will not apply in most cases.

 

[Spoon]

Since the change is to 'allow' learners onto motorways and not to 'require' learners to experience motorways, presumably this will not apply in most cases.

I'm sure most will be up for doing a bit of driving on the motorway. But they do have the option of not doing it... I think.

 

[Andy78]

Since the change is to 'allow' learners onto motorways and not to 'require' learners to experience motorways, presumably this will not apply in most cases.

Maybe not at first, but I reckon as it gets more normalised most driving instructors will incorporate it into the later stages of driver training.
Mine made sure I had experience on a local fast dual carriageway that later turns into a motorway. I had a good one though, I didn't just get taught to pass a test, I got a lot of experience of different situations and conditions deliberately incorporated into my training.

 

[Risteard]

In a city here where the nearest motorway is a good hour or more's drive away. That said it seems like a sensible idea.

 

[Bobster]

In a city here where the nearest motorway is a good hour or more's drive away. That said it seems like a sensible idea.

That's a brilliant point also, country people who have never experienced driving in a city.

I do it often now, well around the world so not much phases me anymore, coming from a fairly quiet town, I had quite a shock the first time I drove into London. This was in the 80's, driving now is even worse. The amount of information you're bombarded with an need to deal with is unreal.

 

[Midwest]

That's a brilliant point also, country people who have never experienced driving in a city.

I do it often now, well around the world so not much phases me anymore, coming from a fairly quiet town, I had quite a shock the first time I drove into London. This was in the 80's, driving now is even worse. The amount of information you're bombarded with an need to deal with is unreal.

Arrgh you big pussey, dominate take the high ground. Nobody will came near your vehicle.

 

[Adam W]

Maybe not at first, but I reckon as it gets more normalised most driving instructors will incorporate it into the later stages of driver training.
Mine made sure I had experience on a local fast dual carriageway that later turns into a motorway. I had a good one though, I didn't just get taught to pass a test, I got a lot of experience of different situations and conditions deliberately incorporated into my training.

That still sounds optional - members of this forum will know better than most that a certain kind of person will always try to fast track their way through life just picking up the basics in the shortest amount of time, and unless it's introduced into the driving test a lot of people won't bother with it.

I'm not suggesting it should be included in the driving test though - when they started including using a sat nav they did so at the expense of things like reversing around a corner, and as others have mentioned in certain parts of the country you can go your whole life without using a motorway, for example there are no motorways in Dorset, and I'm sure there are a lot of people in the more rural parts who have never been out of the village they were born in, never mind been out of the county.

If someone is conscientious enough to want formal training in motorway driving there is still the pass plus test.

 

[ferg]

5 hours drive to my nearest motorway.

 

[elsparko]

i went from a ford escort into a 3l twin turbo, i seen the wrong side of 170mph before i turned 18

 

[ruston]

In my humble opinion rural driving is far more dangerous than motorway driving, judging by the nutters that tear around Northumberland 's lanes on four wheels and two.