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    NZ driver licensing system - what would YOU do???

    OK folks. As a spin off from the 4x4 thread, OAB came up with the point that "fixing" or adjusting our current system would be a great first step to better "health and safety" on our roads.

    What would be your changes or suggestions?

    The thread intends to concentrate on the drivers/licences/testing system NOT the state of our roads.

    You are now the "Minister of driver licencing" - go to it.
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    ban women from driving anything other than an approved shopping and child transportation vehicle.

    something like a ford fiesta, but then make sure it was speed limited and fitted with collision detection radar.

    they would also only be allowed in the left lane of the motorway and only allowed to drive after dark if retrieving a drunk spouse from the pub or a mates house.

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    Ban everyone under 25 from driving or owning any sort of vehicle, including skateboards and treadlies.
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    Get rid of scratchie tests, back to the old way....
    More practical testing, drivers should be able to demonstrate the ability to be capable of driving, not just following the book
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    All drivers sit a practical test at 10 year intervals.
    More driver education - making "pro drive" free and compulsory would be a good start.
    No car licence until you have done a certain amount of hours on a motorcycle
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    make bull bars illegal. As i am not allowed spikes on my bike - why should a car be allowed bull bars. I grew up off road and i never had a need to use them.
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    It is doubtful given the amount of testers required, that we'll stop people who can't drive getting licenses (you know the ones I'm talking about), so why bother even trying to change anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by avgas View Post
    make bull bars illegal. As i am not allowed spikes on my bike - why should a car be allowed bull bars. I grew up off road and i never had a need to use them.
    Keep it to the drivers licencing system please.
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    The practical emphasis on the skills rather than the "paperwork". Scratchie tests are good for getting people to know the road rules, but the driving skills need to be decent.

    Defensive drivers course mandatory???

    Overseas drivers:
    If visiting for vacation/holiday of up to 1 month (roughly), the driver may use their international licence.
    Any longer than that OR if you have ticked the box marked "Moving to NZ permanently" when the person is at the airport on arrival, straight into the NZ licencing process with a short period of grace (possibly 1 month?) to get fully licenced.
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    No licenses for foreign drivers until they are naturalised citizens.
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    Strict driving test that focuses on driving competency, not just on knowledge of road rules.

    75 total demerits within first 4 years of licence = loss of licence for 12 months.

    Driving unlicenced = impounding of car being driven.

    Having a NZ bank account, IRD number, property or lease means you can no longer drive on home country licence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swoop View Post
    The practical emphasis on the skills rather than the "paperwork". Scratchie tests are good for getting people to know the road rules, but the driving skills need to be decent.

    Defensive drivers course mandatory???

    Overseas drivers:
    If visiting for vacation/holiday of up to 1 month (roughly), the driver may use their international licence.
    Any longer than that OR if you have ticked the box marked "Moving to NZ permanently" when the person is at the airport on arrival, straight into the NZ licencing process with a short period of grace (possibly 1 month?) to get fully licenced.
    given that UK drivers skill levels are far in excess of you kiwi monkeys I think that's a bit unfair.

    I was pissed off enough at having to pay a small fortune, after a year of going native, to convert a far superior licence to the kiwi excuse for a driving permit.

    this country has the worst driving I've ever experienced, worse than Nigeria for fucks sake.

    why can kids get a licence at 15? it's ridiculous, most of them don't even have pubes yet they can drive a car with ridiculous power?

    put the minimum licence age up to 17, get rid of the bullshit restricted licence. learners permit under strict supervision with fuckin harsh penalties for breaches of permit and mandatory lessons with a registered instructor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat View Post

    Driving unlicenced = impounding and destruction of car/bike/truck being driven.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Dover View Post
    given that UK drivers skill levels are far in excess of you kiwi monkeys I think that's a bit unfair.
    The premise here is that the new "Minister of drivers licences" will have a wonderful new system in place (which we are designing on this thread) and the migrants from UK will indeed need to "upgrade" their licence to a better kiwi one. We have lots of experienced members here, from many different countries, so we should be able to design a pretty good system!
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    Just ban Asian drivers - they can ride black single speed pushbikes only.Increase the sales tax on black single speed pushbikes,and a manditory black single speed pushbike licence test will be needed....expensive test too,renewed monthly.
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