I just got the new restrictions in the mail
And as for the bloke who couldn't be bothered reading 23 pages, kudos, me neither.
The new restrictions are as followed:
1: Learners but do 150 hours + 20 hours night time
2: L + P1 Drivers and riders aren't allowed to be using any function of the phone nor allowed to have more than 1 passengers under the age of 21 to be in the car after 11 and before 5
3: L + P1 + P2 drivers must show plates outside of the car.
I am all for these new restrictions, however when they say use any function on the phone, does that mean using games and txt messaging? Like come on, most of us have been on road trips to canberra or anywhere with our mates. Long distance driving is a bugger and we can't use functions like games and txt messaging? Also, how can they catch you playing games or txt messaging when you are the passenger and what's the problem with talking on the phone as the passenger? It isn't distracting the driver, not unless the driver wants to have input into the conversation. But again, c'mon the passengers will talk to the driver being more of a distraction. What are they going to ban next. Talking to the driver, listening to music?
Another thing that bothers me if having the plates outside the car. They can be perfectly visible inside the car unless the tint is too dark, in which case it shouldn't be as their are certain limits on how much tint is on your windows. How are having plates outside the car going to help you to survive? What, a driver is going to look at the car infront and say "Oh his a P plater I must slow down and watch out, he might crash into me"? Like WTF, of course he is not going to say that. Would it make it easier for the police to see if you're on plates? Police do discriminate against P platers, and although people may dispute this. I agree, there are some platers out there that are just totally arrogant and shouldn't have the privledge to drive. But overall, they use less discretion with platers than with full liences. I know what you're thinking, "platers need to learn by dicipline" Well to that, I say so do full liencers. If they do it once, who says they won't do it again and again?
In the end, I guess these restrictions are good. And as being a Green P plater, half these rules don't apply to me.
My time is up at tafe.
Ttys