Young drivers facing tougher rules

[Wasp]

the problem with removing offenders cars is that they will just go in their mates car, this of course cycles events and eggs the driver on possibly resulting in the same fate for the person giving the lift to the other person

not to mention overloaded cars and the danger this poses

it would get a few to stop and think and realise its not worth it but i dont think it would solve the problem

[Patrick]

Perhaps not forever. I do not know that anyone has proposed confiscation, let alone crushing (though it is done in the UK, but then the UK has become quite a fascist state nowdays).But even a 30 day impoundment would be a sobering thing to most young people. What with pound fees and all. And especially if its Dad's car. Or Mum's. Even if it isnt. it'd be pretty embarrasing. And hard to explain to the olds.

Getting it crushed would be harder to explain to the olds...

I thought the UK fought the Fascists?

[Ixion]

I thought the UK fought the Fascists?

Aye , so they did. Then. But , nowdays, alas,

"That England, that was wont to conquer others,
Hath made a shameful conquest of itself"

[scumdog]

the problem with removing offenders cars is that they will just go in their mates car, this of course cycles events and eggs the driver on possibly resulting in the same fate for the person giving the lift to the other person

not to mention overloaded cars and the danger this poses

it would get a few to stop and think and realise its not worth it but i dont think it would solve the problem

Hmmmm, even the best of mates would cringe at having their cars impounded. (and possibly crushed).

[Insanity_rules]

Problem is it still won't stop the little bastards though!

[Hawkeye]

Removing their wheels 'may' have a side affect. To get their 'fix', they may venture into the 'borrowing' of others cars without permission just to have that little blast that they miss.

I do agree with the limited power suggestion. There is one rule for bikes and another for cages. Why, when we are restricted to 250cc until after the full, do cages not have a similar rule. When I bought my second cage that the son's were going to drive, I deliberately bought a lower CC than I actually would have preferred (or the son's would have preferred).

I also think that restricted drivers should have to display something showing they are restricted. I think it was Ireland where in the first year after passing the full, they had a 'R' plate to let others know. It would certainly help with the monitoring. Not displaying the 'R' plate would push up the demerits and the fines and raise the risk of losing the wheels.

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