[King Gizzard]

This ''dont let new drivers drive at night'' campaign or whatever it is just silly

They will never learn to drive at night in that case..just stupid..

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Nate

This ''dont let new drivers drive at night'' campaign or whatever it is just silly

They will never learn to drive at night in that case..just stupid..

Another great idea by the people who know what is best for everyone, the ones wanting the state to interfere in their pet peeves then complain we are turning into a nanny state when the state interferes in something they do themselves.

Instead of tweaking this and that to achieve their idea of nirvana if they actually took responsibility for their own lives and how it impacts on those around them, and educate those they have a responsibility for, this country would be a nicer place to live.

[Tom]

Most accidents involve 16-24 year olds and the majority of these take place between 11pm and 6am. I don't think a full on ban is needed but definitely restrictions, probably down to the insurance company. I know some already fit a tracker and limit the times you can go out in return for 40% off your insurance and a charge if you go out between the set times

Learning to drive in the dark isn't really an issue, it gets dark before 10pm for 9 months of the year

[Kerry]

The simple answer is the drink driving limit should be zero. Why anyone would drink a drop and then drive is beyond me. I certainly know I am affected by one glass of wine yet it seems thats acceptable. (I don't drive)

The thing is I watch a lot of fly on the wall documentories about policing and am sick to death of drink drivers getting nothing more than a £60 fine and 3 points, even if triple, quadruple or totally off their face drunk. I walk the streets. My family walks the streets. If a pissed driver wants to wrap his or herself around a lampost then fair play to them but don't risk my loved ones lives if they were to walk past said lampost at the same time.

[Omen]

If it carried a jail term, even only a couple of weeks, there'd be a lot less of it.

The real scandal of it is how expensive lawyers regularly beat it over tiny technicalities. One such lawyer was boasting on telly a while back how he does it, basically he brow beats the police officer who made the arrest, making a huge deal out of a minor one and calling all the eidence into question on the basis of one minor detail. A bit like Alistair Campbell and the fuss over the BBC.