Driving age 'must increase to 18'

[gingerjedi]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6904821.stm

Feck me, only last week they were complaining that there weren't enough organ donors... make your mind up.

[Let-Me-In]

If it stops these little runts in their "soup'd" up Corsas and Clit, sorry Clios then that is a good thing.

Maybe they should adopt the same approach that they did with bikes a while back. They limited the size of the engine you could have based on age I think it was.....

18-20: 1.0L
20-25: 1.0L - 1600
25-30: 2L and above....

Or something along those lines...or maybe a HP restriction?

[gingerjedi]

If it stops these little runts in their "soup'd" up Corsas and Clit, sorry Clios then that is a good thing.

Maybe they should adopt the same approach that they did with bikes a while back. They limited the size of the engine you could have based on age I think it was.....

18-20: 1.0L
20-25: 1.0L - 1600
25-30: 2L and above....

Or something along those lines...or maybe a HP restriction?

HP restriction and minimum weight limit, a 20 year old in a 1400cc Caterham would still be very deadly!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/188491.htm

[VectraMan]

If it stops these little runts in their "soup'd" up Corsas and Clit, sorry Clios then that is a good thing.

Maybe they should adopt the same approach that they did with bikes a while back. They limited the size of the engine you could have based on age I think it was.....

18-20: 1.0L
20-25: 1.0L - 1600
25-30: 2L and above....

Or something along those lines...or maybe a HP restriction?

Is there a connection between engine size/power and accidents? It's mostly the 1.0L Saxos and Corsas that are the problem. Thanks to insurance, it's pretty difficult for your average 17 year old to get anything with a decent amount of power.

[VectraMan]

HP restriction and minimum weight limit, a 20 year old in a 1400cc Caterham would still be very deadly!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/188491.htm

Yes but light means less momentum. One of those vs. a 4x4, and the 4x4 driver is barely going to notice, let alone be hurt.

[Let-Me-In]

So, what if we make all new drivers drive 10 year old 4x4's?

[gingerjedi]

But not all youngsters are reckless, it makes me sad when I hear of an 18 year old girl crushed to death in a saxo by a truck or 4x4 when she would have little choice in what she could afford to drive.

[Let-Me-In]

But not all youngsters are reckless, it makes me sad when I hear of an 18 year old girl crushed to death in a saxo by a truck or 4x4 when she would have little choice in what she could afford to drive.

As opposd to crushed to death by another saxo or a van?

[Sockpuppet]

I passed 10 days after 17th birthday. Went into a 1.3l. Now got a 135 bhp focus which I've had since 21 and had no accidents.

This "lessons spread over a year" thing is bollocks.

[Let-Me-In]

I don't think there is an easy solution but I do reckon the driving test is too easy...