Should the UK's legal driving age be increased?

[Will.]

Thoughts?

[Denver]

Yes to 21

[Cherie]

Not for women. We don't drive like maniacs :fan:

[Will.]

I agree

[Will.]

Not for women. We don't drive like maniacs :fan:

A teenage girl ran me over the other day whilst blasting Ariana Grande out.

[Cherie]

I agree

I knew you would Will :fan:

[Will.]

This was @Adam post, but I kind of agree that Woman do tend to drive less like maniacs.

[Johnnyuk123]

No but they should either make cars that can only go so fast or say that all new drivers must have the black box fitted and new drivers must only drive that type of car for the first 5 yrs.That should stop the speed demons killing themselves.

[Cherie]

I was the victim of a road rage driver yesterday I was driving along minding my own business when this car coming in the opposite direction pulled across in front of me and started reversing into a parking space so I drove around him next thing I know he is pulling up beside me aggressively saying I should have let him out, How was i supposed to know he was turning :shrug: anyway I gave him a cheery two finger salute and then he cut me up and pulled in front of me, I could see him looking in his mirror so I waved again and then he started punching his fist :eek:

[Will.]

I was the victim of a road rage driver yesterday I was driving along minding my own business when this car coming in the opposite direction pulled across in front of me and started reversing into a parking space so I drove around him next thing I know he is pulling up beside me aggressively saying I should have let him out, How was i supposed to know he was turning :shrug: anyway I gave him a cheery two finger salute and then he cut me up and pulled in front of me, I could see him looking in his mirror so I waved again and then he started punching his fist :eek:

It was me.

[Cherie]

It was me.

You need help :laugh:

[Jamie89]

If they did the insurance companies would go bust :laugh:

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[Will.]

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[TomC]

No. What has age got to do with anything? If you pass the test that's fine. I am 17 and drive well.

[Northern Monkey]

I don't think it would help.When you start driving you will undoubtedly drive like a nutter for a while whether you're 17 or 21.You want to test the limits of your car and get excitement from it.You get bored of that eventually but that is down to driving experience and being pulled over a few times imo.Not age.I passed my test when i was 20 although i had driven abit before and drove like an idiot for a couple of years until it was'nt so exciting anymore.

[DemolitionRed]

No but I think all new drivers should have to wear the green "L" for a year.

[Firewire]

Don't think age is the issue. There's many older drivers who are more reckless than some young ones.

[Redway]

... increased to what?

[Kizzy]

I was the victim of a road rage driver yesterday I was driving along minding my own business when this car coming in the opposite direction pulled across in front of me and started reversing into a parking space so I drove around him next thing I know he is pulling up beside me aggressively saying I should have let him out, How was i supposed to know he was turning :shrug: anyway I gave him a cheery two finger salute and then he cut me up and pulled in front of me, I could see him looking in his mirror so I waved again and then he started punching his fist :eek:

Did you get his reg and report him Cherie? What a plank :(

[DemolitionRed]

No. What has age got to do with anything? If you pass the test that's fine. I am 17 and drive well.

Every new driver think they're the dogs bollocks but insurance companies disagree.

As a new driver, you are more likely to have an accident in the first year after passing your test than at any other time in your motoring career.
Per mile of driving, the risk of an accident involving injury or death is about seven times greater for 17-20 years old than for those aged 40 or over.
Drivers under 21 are involved in 15% of all accident deaths.
New drivers make up just 10% of licence holders, but are involved in 29% of accidents.
http://www.2pass.co.uk/insur.htm#.VuslJxgWVFV

[Cherie]

Did you get his reg and report him Cherie? What a plank :(

No he pulled off into a side road before I thought of it :bawling:

[TomC]

Every new driver think they're the dogs bollocks but insurance companies disagree.

As a new driver, you are more likely to have an accident in the first year after passing your test than at any other time in your motoring career.
Per mile of driving, the risk of an accident involving injury or death is about seven times greater for 17-20 years old than for those aged 40 or over.
Drivers under 21 are involved in 15% of all accident deaths.
New drivers make up just 10% of licence holders, but are involved in 29% of accidents.
http://www.2pass.co.uk/insur.htm#.VuslJxgWVFV

Maybe that's because such a great proportion of 17-20 year olds are new drivers? And if the minimum age was increased there would be just as high a proportion in the youngest bracket?

[DemolitionRed]

Maybe that's because such a great proportion of 17-20 year olds are new drivers? And if the minimum age was increased there would be just as high a proportion in the youngest bracket?

Yes absolutely and so no, I don't think they need to put the driving age up but I do think they need to start re-testing people beyond a certain age because once the body slows down, reaction time slows down too.

[user104658]

No but I think all new drivers should have to wear the green "L" for a year.

Nah I don't agree with that, "L" plates and the green "P" plates IMO cause other drivers to drive unpredictably because they are being wary of the car with the plates. There's some justification for that when it's an actual learner but beyond that, it's safer for everyone to be driving "normally" rather than defensively.

[Amy Jade]

No.

[Mokka]

Yes... to whatever it takes to prevent Marsh from taking to the streets :hehe:

[joeysteele]

Very unusual for me, a short answer.
No.

[arista]

No but they should either make cars that can only go so fast or say that all new drivers must have the black box fitted and new drivers must only drive that type of car for the first 5 yrs.That should stop the speed demons killing themselves.


Bang On Right Johnny

[Ammi]

Very unusual for me, a short answer.
No.

...just because I haven't got much time, I'm going to go with Joey's short answer here../thank you Joey...(..we did it, yay...we gave the short answer, look at us Joey..:love:..)...

[Crimson Dynamo]

yes to 21 for men, girls/women are fine at 17.

[bots]

The insurance companies basically already restrict what young drivers can do by making insurance premiums for performance cars impossible to afford. No, the age should not be raised

[user104658]

The insurance companies basically already restrict what young drivers can do by making insurance premiums for performance cars impossible to afford. No, the age should not be raised
You'd think. There were 17/18 year olds at my school tearing about in their dad's BMWs / audis / mercs et al.

Also plenty in their own things like Civic Sports / bigger engine Golf's. Not exactly a sports car, but plenty of power behind them for a bit of casual boy racing.

Not all teens are driving hairdryer engine corsas and clios

[Northern Monkey]

You'd think. There were 17/18 year olds at my school tearing about in their dad's BMWs / audis / mercs et al.

Also plenty in their own things like Civic Sports / bigger engine Golf's. Not exactly a sports car, but plenty of power behind them for a bit of casual boy racing.

Not all teens are driving hairdryer engine corsas and clios
:laugh:
My first was a Fiesta XR2.It was basically a fast noisey go kart.No power steering or ABS just an engine and seats with a cassette player.£1600 insurance!I payed it like an idiot though.Fecking loved her.

[user104658]

:laugh:
My first was a Fiesta XR2.It was basically a fast noisey go kart.No power steering or ABS just an engine and seats with a cassette player.£1600 insurance!I payed it like an idiot though.Fecking loved her.

Got to love it when the insurance is 10x the cost of the car. That's their little way of saying "Yeah but we're worried that you'll hit and damage someone else's REAL car".

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Actually, looking at google, these are now considered a "classic car" and actually go for a decent amount :joker:.

[Northern Monkey]

Got to love it when the insurance is 10x the cost of the car. That's their little way of saying "Yeah but we're worried that you'll hit and damage someone else's REAL car".

[edit]

Actually, looking at google, these are now considered a "classic car" and actually go for a decent amount :joker:.

Yeah mine died unfortunately.There is no in between it's either stop or rev the bollocks off it.Fun to drive.Only 1.6 but the accelerator is extremely twitchy.

[billy123]

People under 21 should be restricted to cars of under 1000cc.
So many of them are young and arrogant enough to think they are good drivers when in reality they know nothing and are a liability on the roads.

A Micra or a Fiat 500 is plenty for a kid.

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As many 5,419 people were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving at least one young car driver last year.

In 2011, 2,776 young people were killed or seriously injured on UK roads . Rural areas top the list of places that accidents are most likely to happen.

The single biggest cause of accidental death of young people aged 15-24 is road accident.

40% of 17 year old males have an accident in their first six months of driving.

One in eight drivers is under 25, but they account for a third of people who die on UK roads.

18-year-old driver is three times more likely to be involved in a crash than a 48 year-old driver.