Friday, January 29, 2010

The P-Plater Rules

So last week five teenagers died in a car crash. The driver was on his red Ps.
Since the crash there have been calls for tighter controls on P-Platers driving.

The controls are not the problem.

The problem is, the driver was drunk (nearly four times over the legal limit for a fully licensed driver) and had four passengers when he should have had one. Oh, and the fact that the driver was doing 140km/h.

I am tired of all new drivers being punished for one idiot's mistake.

How much tighter can VicRoads make the restrictions for P-Platers? Make their cars have a speed limiting device fitted? So on freeways they cause congestion from driving too slowly?
Or having breathalyzer locks required? Which are not 100% accurate.

Not all of us want to drink, then hop in our cars and speed home. Drink driving and speeding happens in adults, too.

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