Learner Drivers Can Now Take To The Motorway
Learner drivers of the UK rejoice: your first taste of motorway driving will no longer have to be a buttock-clenching post-test experience. Thanks to a change in the law, drivers on a provisional license will be allowed to take to UK motorways, so long as they are with an approved instructor and using a car with dual controls
Doesn’t that sound more appealing? A recent AA survey found that eight per cent of new drivers put off their first motorway drive for six months, while 27 per cent of the 20,000 people polled admitted they found popping their highway cherry a frightening experience.
The test isn’t changing to accommodate a new motorway section - the law is merely about getting new drivers more comfortable with this initially stressful driving situation. Road safety minister Jesse Norman had the following to say about the change:
“Britain’s roads are among the safest in the world, but road collisions remain the second biggest killer of young people…Allowing learner drivers to have motorway lessons with a qualified road safety expert will help more young drivers to gain the skills and experience they need to drive safely on motorways.”
From today learner drivers are allowed on motorways as part of lessons with dual controlled cars.
— Surrey Police (@SurreyPolice) June 4, 2018
If you're out on the 🛣️ today please be good examples to them and keep left when the road is clear. Our @SurreyRoadCops will enforce this law.
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And just think, it could mean there’ll be a new generation of drivers who actually understand how lane discipline works…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
How is it possible, driving on the motorway wasn‘t mandatory all the time? Then British drivers come to Germany and sh*t their pants on the Autobahn
#britsofftheautobahn
This will only increase the accidents on the motorways dual controls or not.. I had a learner driver crash into me while her instructor was too busy on his phone not paying attention yet if he was he would have been able to use the dual controls to avoid her pulling out on me.
My favorite motorway to drive on is definitely the Autobahn in Germany. They are so disciplined on using correct lanes.
This is a great iniative, as it’s enriching provisional drivers’ practice sessions.
I was probably a minority, but I found motorway driving amongst the easiest. If you can comfortably manage a dual carriageway, motorways will be a breeze providing you concentrate properly, as one should while driving anyway
Oh, great
Its easier to drive on the highway