The new driving test
 

This is stupid.

http://news.sky.com/story/the-new-dr...about-10838012

I know people that don't use a SatNav.

Mind you when it comes to parking I'd love to know how a woman down my street passes.

She has the smallest Hyundai car, and can't park in a gap that a large van had been in, without parking the drivers rear tyre on the curb. Her hubby had to park the car.

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Given how many accidents are caused or influenced by people using their satnav I can't see how it would harm new drivers to be tested on them. More and more new cars come with them built in so in my opinion they're just evolving with technology.

The next major change ought to be retests every 5 years and annually for drivers over 60.

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My SatNav has 2 screens.

It has the main 8" screen, and a 2nd sub screen on the information screen near the speedo, it just shows a symbol and distance.

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Next year: how to change tracks on your in-car mp3 player?

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Again I press a button on my steering wheel and say "Source USB" then "Play song title"

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It makes a lot of sense to add sat-nav driving to the test. Additionally, they've increased the independent driving section from 10 minutes to 20 minutes. Hopefully it gives students more time to 'just drive' and have their normal driving examined. I hope it improved the effectiveness of the test.

Getting rid of reversing round the corner and adding reversing out of a parking bay is also sensible. I almost always reverse into a bay as it's much safer, but many many people don't.

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Not everybody uses a satnav. I think parallel parking should be included, but that might fail a lot of women. I'll get my coat. :Sprint:

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Won't we all be using driverless cars soon anyway? :D

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Parallel parking is included in the pool of manoeuvres that can be tested. I believe they can test on:

• Drive in bay and reverse out
• Reverse into bay
• Pull up to side of road and reverse 2 car lengths
• Parallel park at side of road

20% of tests will not use the sat nav, but revert back to the sign following independent driving, albeit with the new 20-minute duration.

I would like to see motorway driving included, though I accept that this makes it difficult for those living in remote areas. I'm not sure what the solution is to that one.

I hope so!

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So ;

but ....
So what's the point of the test then :confused:

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you have to look to the future when you progress to a 38 ton truck you will be able to navigate it into a narrow dead end and get it stuck ,but not to worry it's ok just quoting "the nav man told me to do it " will get you out of trouble .

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So if you don't have a Sat Nav, they will supply one for the test?

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You are required to use the satnav provided by and programmed by the driving instructor. I don't believe you need to even know how to use it, just drive safely while following the instructions.

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To prove you can use it safely? After all the point of a driving test is to prove you are aware of the rules of the road and can drive safely. It doesn't concern itself with whether you end up in the right place or not.

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They also ought to retest all drivers every 5 years, I see many young drivers racing and driving dangerously.