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It’s a massive failing of the driving learning / testing process that you have to be a qualified driver before you can go on a motorway
That's why they changed the rules. Learners can now drive in the motorway with a qualified instructor in a dual control vehicle.
The general standard of driving is terrible. Lots of people driving in a way that they wouldn't pass their test but there is no enforcement so they don't care.
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I’d be interested in seeing numbers on how many people actually take this option up. Don’t see why it isn’t part of the test tbh. If you can’t merge properly, can’t properly plan an exit at the correct junction, and have no idea which lane you should be in at any given time then you’re a fucking liability.
Tho, as you say, most other components of driving are covered by the test and everyone appears to be shit at those too, so why I think this would have any impact on standards I do not know.
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The general standard of driving is terrible.
And yet we have pretty much the safest roads in the world.
Eejit
Stonehedge
I mostly assume it’s because no fucker actually knows how to drive properly on a motorway and so sticks to their same bullshit habits but with an extra lane hanging off the inside of them. Middle lane wankers go to being 3rd lane wankers. It’s a massive failing of the driving learning / testing process that you have to be a qualified driver before you can go on a motorway and everyone is expected to teach themselves how motorways are supposed to work. Because there are so many inquiring auto-didacts among the driving population.