A maturity test as part of the driving test?

ART6

Given that our roads are becoming crowded, and having read many threads about sheer bad driving, I wonder. Should there be some sort of test in the general proficiency test to establish if a candidate is mature enough to be left in charge of a tonne of metal at up to 120 clicks? I'm sure psychologists could come up with something.

Mind you, if I had to do such a test when I first got my license many years ago, I would have failed:D

If nothing else it might get the yummy mummies, boy racers, and important executives in Mercs off the road.

kona

ART6 wrote: »

Given that our roads are becoming crowded, and having read many threads about sheer bad driving, I wonder. Should there be some sort of test in the general proficiency test to establish if a candidate is mature enough to be left in charge of a tonne of metal at up to 120 clicks? I'm sure psychologists could come up with something.

Mind you, if I had to do such a test when I first got my license many years ago, I would have failed:D

If nothing else it might get the yummy mummies, boy racers, and important executives in Mercs off the road.

Ha the funny thing is, your attitude is exactley whats wrong with driving in Ireland. Im sure your the perfect driver:p:p:pac::pac:

theocn

ART6 wrote: »

Given that our roads are becoming crowded, and having read many threads about sheer bad driving, I wonder. Should there be some sort of test in the general proficiency test to establish if a candidate is mature enough to be left in charge of a tonne of metal at up to 120 clicks? I'm sure psychologists could come up with something.

Mind you, if I had to do such a test when I first got my license many years ago, I would have failed:D

If nothing else it might get the yummy mummies, boy racers, and important executives in Mercs off the road.

Not sure if maturity is the right word, I think it's more like kop on. I reckon that most bad driving is down to people being too thick to know the difference between good and bad.

Random

How do you test someones kop on then? In an ideal world ..

sunshinediver

A little off topic but there used to be a certain tester in a certain area of Dublin that nobody ever wanted to get for their test. The reason being it was well believed that he used to deliberately fail young men as he believed they were were too immature to have a driving license unless at least 20 years old irrespective of driving ability. Have heard similar stories from the country too.

listermint

sunshinediver wrote: »

A little off topic but there used to be a certain tester in a certain area of Dublin that nobody ever wanted to get for their test. The reason being it was well believed that he used to deliberately fail young men as he believed they were were too immature to have a driving license unless at least 20 years old irrespective of driving ability. Have heard similar stories from the country too.

Think I got that guy some years ago:D

Shades! WTF?

Buffman

ART6 wrote: »

Should there be some sort of test in the general proficiency test to establish if a candidate is mature enough to be left in charge of a tonne of metal at up to 120 clicks?

I don't really see where your coming from, sort of like saying you need to get 300 points in your Leaving Cert to drive.

Passing the theory test, and then passing the practical test demonstrate a basic level of maturity I think.

Then there are the people who can be mature and responsible off the road, but once behind the wheel are immature plonkers!

L1011

What do you propose, send the candidate in to Halfords with 300 euro and see how bad their car looks after it?

CianRyan

Buffman wrote: »

I don't really see where your coming from, sort of like saying you need to get 300 points in your Leaving Cert to drive.

Passing the theory test, and then passing the practical test demonstrate a basic level of maturity I think.

Then there are the people who can be mature and responsible off the road, but once behind the wheel are immature plonkers!

Hey hey hey now, lets not put this down to an academic level of ability.
I certainly won't be getting 300 points in my leaving cert, i have no shame in saying this.
There's many things against me, i'm virtually packed to the brim with learning difficulties, but my talents lie else where.
And just like this, just because i'm not going to do great in the leaving, doesn't mean i'm not responcable enough to drive a car.
Not to say i'd be an amazing driver, but i know for a FACT! I'd be a lot more mature than many many people that are all ready on the road, and also some that plan on getting on the road.

A breif talk with a shrink about driving, why they want to drive, what they think of when a normal drive to and from work. I'm they could gauge fairly quickly who'll be a twat and who'll be grand, or at least it will wean out the worst of the bunch.
Sure some would be able to lie their way through it but i'd rather be on the road with those, than some of the half wits i see these days.

Alanstrainor

Young male drivers are statistically the most likely group to pass the driving test first time. The thing is, anyone could walk into a test, be they a typical boy racer or any other terrible driver stereotype you can think of, and drive like an angel for a few miles, do a few basic manoeuvres and pass. That would be the same with or without some sort of maturity test!

Buffman

CianRyan wrote: »

Hey hey hey now, lets not put this down to an academic level of ability.
I certainly won't be getting 300 points in my leaving cert, i have no shame in saying this.
There's many things against me, i'm virtually packed to the brim with learning difficulties, but my talents lie else where.
And just like this, just because i'm not going to do great in the leaving, doesn't mean i'm not responcable enough to drive a car.

Yes, I agree, I was just comparing it to something.

CianRyan wrote: »

A breif talk with a shrink about driving, why they want to drive, what they think of when a normal drive to and from work. I'm they could gauge fairly quickly who'll be a twat and who'll be grand, or at least it will wean out the worst of the bunch.
Sure some would be able to lie their way through it but i'd rather be on the road with those, than some of the half wits i see these days.

A psychological test!:eek: Thats crazy talk!:D
And I'd give it about 10 minutes before somebody is offering 'how to pass your psyc test' courses.

Thoie

How about you get issued with a recorder (that shows both the driver and the view in front) when you pass your test, and you bring it back after you've clocked up another 30 hours of driving.

If you've behaved like a moron during that 30 hours, or haven't returned the recorder they take your license back?

CianRyan

In theory that could work, but i can see a lot of people just not bringing them back.

Thoie

CianRyan wrote: »

In theory that could work, but i can see a lot of people just not bringing them back.

But then you lose your license automatically. I suppose they'd have to have a fairly hefty deposit on them, which people would complain about. Another alternative would be a GPS recorder of some kind, but they're still not cheap.

CianRyan

Liecences would need to be electronic or something then, to just switch them off line.
Aaaagh, i cant think of a way, i'm studying for my theory test right now, to much to take in!!