September 2010 - On the couch
Should regular
driving tests be made compulsory?
Three readers discuss life behind the wheel, adapting to changes on Britain's roads and whether it should be compulsory for drivers to be retested regularly.
Reader profiles
Emma Walley, 37, of Tyldesley, Manchester, is married amd works as a database administrator. She has been driving for 20 years and says 'no' to more tests.
Emma Steward, 30, is married with one child and lives in Warwick. She is a procurement manager, has driven for 12 years and has done an advanced driving course.
Web journalist and dad of two, Anil Heart, 50, lives in Gloucestershire. Although he has passed his test, he doesn't drive. He believes in compulsory, regular driving tests.
Can you remember what your driving test was actually like?
Anil: "I passed my test in Sri Lanka and
all I had to do was drive around the block and reverse park - and
the examiner was drunk at the time! I didn't think it gave me
the skills to drive in this country, and although I fully intended
to get my licence to drive over here, when I was living in London
the public transport was so good I had no reason to drive. After
that it didn't fit into my lifestyle so I didn't bother.
I'm not anti-driving, though - I love vintage cars and the
style of those from the 1930s."
Emma W: "I failed my first test. On my
second, I thought I had failed halfway through the test, so I then
relaxed and in the end it was OK."
Emma S: "My first test didn't really
happen - it was cancelled outside the test centre because of ice on
the road, otherwise I would have passed. On the second test, I
raced a JCB down a slip lane, which wasn't really such a good
move. And on the third test, I braked at the lights too suddenly.
After that, I lost all of my confidence and it took me a while to
get back into a car again. I finally passed my test on my fourth
attempt."
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