the driving age should be raised to the age of 18

[hard]

I think a night driving test component is infeasible and the cost of undergoing several components is rather prohibitive for most people.

Defensive driving lessons are not recommended for new P platers because it can make them overconfident and take greater risks on the road. From what I understand, you should wait 1-2 years before enrolling in a defensive driving course.

what's defensive driving?

[bubble sunglasses]

I think a night driving test component is infeasible and the cost of undergoing several components is rather prohibitive for most people.

Defensive driving lessons are not recommended for new P platers because it can make them overconfident and take greater risks on the road. From what I understand, you should wait 1-2 years before enrolling in a defensive driving course.

what's defensive driving?

 not sure, it might involve the Emergnecy Stop which you have to do in England. S'fun

[lacoste]

I like speeding thru school zones, usually going around 65-70km an hour. I feel like im playing frogger

Hit enough of them and your carbon footprint (for your entire lifespan) will be neutralized. Do it for Al Gore!

This literary made me laugh out loud!

Ahh Al Gore, imagine if he were president.

[excal]

I think a night driving test component is infeasible and the cost of undergoing several components is rather prohibitive for most people.

To be frank, it's a matter of weighing wallets over lives.

Defensive driving lessons are not recommended for new P platers because it can make them overconfident and take greater risks on the road. From what I understand, you should wait 1-2 years before enrolling in a defensive driving course.

Perhaps not the whole defensive driving curriculum, but certainly parts of it would be useful for the new driver. You do make a good point about the overconfidence factor, though.

[bubble sunglasses]

"an overly thorough test won't necessarily lead to any great reduction in road fatalities."

  I agree. 18 -25 year old males are statistically the most dangerous drivers due to their attitude, not because they're incompetent such that they would fail a test.

[wombifat]

I think the main argument for that is that your brain isn't fully developed until the age of 22 or 23 or something
That being said, you'd need a much better public transport system if you weren't gonna let 18yos drive.