All 17 to 24 year olds to be banned from driving at night

[dbgtz]

tbh i would break this law when i could drive, sorry but they constantly seem to be bias towards age without knowing anyone really.

[Jordy]

tbh i would break this law when i could drive, sorry but they constantly seem to be bias towards age without knowing anyone really.

The statistics are horrific for accidents caused in the 17-24 year old age group, they speak for themselves.

[Nixt]

The statistics are horrific for accidents caused in the 17-24 year old age group, they speak for themselves.

Do you have any statistics on whether they occur during the day or night time though? I would assume that accidents involving other road users or pedestrians are more common in the day, as this is when the roads are busier. I would imagine the fatalities and accidents in the evening involve the driver themselves more than anyone else, and it's purely their own fault if they drive around like an idiot and kill themselves, in my opinion.

[Minstrels]

So lemme get this right, football at West Brom tomorrow night. Drive down, game finishes at 21:45, possibly later. Get out around 22:00, possibly later. Cant' drive back. Sweet.

Won't happen.

[Jordy]

Do you have any statistics on whether they occur during the day or night time though? I would assume that accidents involving other road users or pedestrians are more common in the day, as this is when the roads are busier. I would imagine the fatalities and accidents in the evening involve the driver themselves more than anyone else, and it's purely their own fault if they drive around like an idiot and kill themselves, in my opinion.

40% of Collisions happen in the hours of darkness.

While researching a little bit I came across this; "People over the age of 60 years form about 20 percent of the population, yet they make up over a quarter of traffic fatalities" - Any ideas if they have to pay massive insurance premiums too? Perhaps if young people are targeted, old people should be too by being retested or something.

[Jordan]

I heard this, very stupid idea.

[Sharon]

This is crap. Theres perfect reasons why this could be stupid.

- Driving to the shop... biggie.
- Coming home from work late
- Going out justl ike for tea and stuff

What a pathetic idea.

[RandomManJay]

There a too many factors in this issue with no easy solution. It seems like they've put age before experience here as young people tend to have less experience and are less mature and what not. But they have also ignored that the elderly have less responses etc. and have a higher risk of causing an accident because of this, despite how many years of experience they may have under their belt. Every age range has its own issues and problems. It’s ignorant to think that suppressing one age group can improve such an issue so dramatically.

I personally think that if this comes into effect, it will cause more problems than solve them. Other countries have different driving standards and different examinations and training. They can't simply say that this one thing they've done is dropping statistics, as it has been said in the article.

If they really want to improve driving and reduce accidents and fatalities, they should look at everything, from the Highway Code to the training and examination procedures, as opposed to purely taking an interest in how young people are.

[Tintinnabulate]

Not going to happen but its a great idea. The number of young drivers I have seen on the motorway and in general at night driving like such morons is amazing.

tbh i would break this law when i could drive, sorry but they constantly seem to be bias towards age without knowing anyone really.

Bias for a good reason too...

[Pyroka]

So what happens if a person aged 17 to 24 who can drive needs to go somewhere at the night for an emergency? I think it's bit stupid to have this in place to be honest.

Well that's an exception isn't it, I can't see them getting done if it was an absolute emergency. If they ran more nightbuses more frequently I think this'd be a good idea, but they dont, so it wouldnt be a good idea.

Sure the results would probably be great and everything but for the way the economic climate is right now, it's just not the right time to implement more stuff like this. They want to cut the police force as it is...