You guys are retaking driver’s tests?
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cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
personally i think everyone should be required to retake a driving test every 10 years
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
that's what i mean. i think they should be required to retake it. it's wild that you only do it once as a teenager.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Agreed!
We also don’t have emissions tests. Pretty sure both are the result of being a mostly agricultural state as in the past both requirements would disproportionately impact farmer’s time and ability to work if they failed either one. We really should start requiring both.
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In PA emissions are required in populated areas, in the boonies they don’t have get emissions.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
What’s the frequency for forklift/crane certificates or similar? Driving a car should be regulated similarly (with the proviso that it is accepted that many blameless people will be found unfit to drive, and society should accommodate them by means other than lowering safety standards).
GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
My work just had the warehouse driver show me the controls and move a couple of pallets. Now i’m forklift certified.
wazzupdog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Still more than some of the covid era driver exams had… (Cousin in a small town)
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
I know a couple of people who just had to pass a written test (basic multiple choices test on sign recognition and road laws) and no behind the wheel test. Heck my wife’s best friend lived somewhere where one person out of every class could get their license without any behind the wheel test. They’d draw names out of a hat and the lucky individual just had to pass the written test
With how dangerous cars are, retesting and recertification should be required with every renewal. An hour or two of class time to cover “here’s what’s new this decade” plus a 20 minute behind the wheel test would filter a lot of people who really shouldn’t be driving away from their licenses
On the other hand, there’s a ton of people who drive without a valid license regularly due to barriers to getting one and infrastructure that prevents any alternative method of getting around, so this would probably just exacerbate this issue
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Forklift certs last for 3 years, but the test isn’t much. You take a quiz (can be all done online), and then someone at your workplace who is a certified instructor gives you some pointers.
I wouldn’t base car licensing around that. It’s almost nothing.
aceshigh@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
As someone who learned to drive in 2 weeks and then passed the test 20+ years ago it’s kind of bonkers that I can get into a car and start driving rn. I haven’t driven since passing the test. I have no idea what many of the signs mean.
qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
I think driving tests should be abolished, 30h of driving lessons will not teach you how to drive, it will at best teach you how to pass the test. You only actually learn how to drive properly after passing the test by driving by yourself, so the driving test proves nothing, it only gives you a false impression of your own abilities.
And to the people who disagree; how many idiots with licenses are on the road? How many idiots with suspended licenses are on the road? How many idiots without licenses are on the road? Did the law stop them? No. Because it’s a classic example of a law that only affects the people who didn’t need to be told to behave in the first place; and all of those who it should apply to the most will just ignore it. As it stands this law only further disenfranchises low income families by adding extra cost to their children’s path to adulthood and provides minimal to negative safety benefit.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
so the driving test proves nothing
The driving test proves you can competently drive to a safe standard. I agree that you learn more through experience, but first you need to be able to drive to a particular standard before being allowed to drive on your own.
What’s the alternative if there’s no test? You just allow anyone who reaches the driving age to get in a car and drive on their own?
qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Yes, the smart ones will start by learning the rules and training with friends/family in an empty parking lot, then once they grasp the basics they’ll move on to driving short distances to home/school/work under the guidance of an experienced driver. Once they memorize the road they’ll be able to drive by themselves until they feel comfortable enough to try a different route… Basically do the same things they would to train for the test, just without the cost and the time limit.
The dumb ones will do dumb shit no matter how many guardrails you put in front of them, especially if they’re legal and not physical. If someone won’t think twice before getting into a 2 ton bullet they have no idea how to safely operate because the prospect of pulling out in front of a semi or ending up in a ditch or wrapped around a tree don’t scare them then tickets, jail or other legal trouble certainly won’t either.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I’m not convinced. There’s probably a chunk of people who don’t drive because they kept showing that they weren’t safe enough to drive by failing their test. If the aim is to reduce the barrier to entry for driving because tests are expensive (they’re £62 in the UK, really not that expensive) then those costs will only be countered by way higher insurance premiums as there will be more drivers who can just jump in a car and drive on their own and crash. Also as a driver and pedestrian, I really don’t want to be on the same road as those people.
gurnu@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Not surprised some crypto bro wants less regulations. Can’t spam your scam sites enough, huh? Want to advertise game account resellers, gambling sites, scam phone number sellers too much?
andros_rex@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I failed my first drivers test because my car had stickers for democrat candidates on it.
It’s kinda amazing how much leeway they have.
Milk_Sheikh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
And not just as a refresher/competency test! It should also be a chance to educate on updates like legislation that get passed, safety information and tips as research improves, and new traffic controls like double diamonds or roundabouts that weren’t in use when people learned to drive in their youth.
But at a minimum you should have to re-validate that you are a competent and safe driver every decade or so, agreed.