Should everyone have to resit their driving test every five years?

[Dirk]

My, aren't you full of assumptions today!

No more so than others making assumptions about the effectiveness of compulsory retesting.

 

[User482]

Charlie Alliston?

As @User3094 says, there are around 1800 road deaths each year. I believe that, on average, one death per year is from a cyclist hitting a pedestrian. Subjecting cyclists to the controls you listed would make cycling less safe (because it would reduce participation), worsen public health (ditto) and be out of all proportion to the risks it poses to pedestrians and other road users.

 

[Dirk]

Without even opening the link, 42% compared to what?

Thats what the link is for......

 

[FishFright]

*ahem*
Evidence? Argument?

This two posts are arguments by assertion. I think the moon's made of green cheese and it would be effective to farm it to solve the world's hunger problems.

As evidenced by the wording of my posts so well done , have a gold star

 

[User482]

No more so than others making assumptions about the effectiveness of compulsory retesting.

As I haven't advanced an argument in favour of compulsory retesting, I suggest you direct your comment elsewhere.

 

[Dirk]

As I haven't advanced an argument in favour of compulsory retesting, I suggest you direct your comment elsewhere.

It was, but your ego didn't recognise it.

 

[User482]

OK, let's have mandatory retesting every 5 years, with an automatic ban for anyone failing, as no doubt you and others would support.

As I haven't advanced an argument in favour of compulsory retesting, I suggest you direct your comment elsewhere.

It was, but your ego didn't recognise it.

Firstly, you assumed that a desire to more-closely regulate motoring is illiberal. Then you assumed I supported something I had made no comment on. Really, it's difficult to see what you're trying to do here apart from wind people up. It's a bit sad.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

RoSPA and IAM testing is done on the basis that the candidate is an experienced river and is going to be tested to demonstrate they have reached an advanced standard not achievable by novices

That's wrong.

There are new drivers in both of those groups, from teenagers upwards. If anything, higher driving standards are easier to achieve if done before bad habits become set.

 

[Dirk]

Firstly, you assumed that a desire to more-closely regulate motoring is illiberal. Then you assumed I supported something I had made no comment on. Really, it's difficult to see what you're trying to do here apart from wind people up. It's a bit sad.

Give over - you're just after a bun fight.
I ain't playing your game mate.

 

[User482]

Give over - you're just after a bun fight.
I ain't playing your game mate.

The thing about chat forums is that there is a record of what you said:

What surprises me (well, actually it doesn't ) is how authoritarian, regulatory and illiberal some people are regarding the subject of driver behaviour and testing.
It's funny how it seems to be the ones who tend to proclaim their libertarian views on so many other subjects.

You were looking for a fight. Now you want to take your ball home.

 

[srw]

Do we? What was it and how is it relevant to a discussion on the periodic retesting of drivers?

Proportionate and effective responses to perceived problems.

 

[slowmotion]

[geek alert]

There are currently about 1600 driving examiners. If there are to be re-tests every five years, there will have to be about nineteen thousand.
I think.

 

[Levo-Lon]

When was the handgun ban?

After Dunblane iirc 1996 , one of the saddest days i can remember.

 

[lazybloke]

To think people can buy a bike and cycle on the highways with no formal training, no licence, no insurance or be identifiable with number plates.

Best Steve McNamara impression of the day

 

[Andrew_P]

[geek alert]

There are currently about 1600 driving examiners. If there are to be re-tests every five years, there will have to be about nineteen thousand.
I think.

I will do 2500 of them at £49.99 a pop in their own car or £79.99 in mine. I could live with 25% to Gov coffers.