Proposed Driver Licence Changes: Government May Remove Second Practical Test, Cut Back on Eye Exams

Honestly, this sounds like a recipe for disaster. The driving standards out there are already sketchy enough without lowering the bar even more.

  • eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz
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    5 days ago

    Oh I agree being on time is good. But it shouldn’t count as a “fail”, just needs to be rescheduled if they’re too late. The test is for assessing driving competency, not time management. Unless I’m reading it too literally and that particular comment in the article was hyperbole.

    • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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      5 days ago

      Ah I see what you’re getting at.

      I “failed” my first test, because I showed up and my car didn’t have a warrant (it was warrantable, just had missed a reminder).

      Is it semantics, though? I guess when they say X number of people failed their test then you need to take that into account. But I don’t think there is any impact on the person, there’s no penalty for a fail other than the cost - and that’s now gone with free resits.