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Comment on Opinion: Why it’s time to raise the speed limit in Australia to 130km/h

Counter point: The Aus driving tests don't prepare/train drivers for the current highway speeds as it is.

If we implemented a system like Finland's, where new drivers are actually taught how to handle vehicles in adverse situations and conditions then I agree raising the speed limit would be feasable.

But that would require a huge state gov investment in training infrastructure and that will never happen.

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skribe@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Agree. We don’t even teach them to drive at night.

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- Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  And we never retest anyone.
  
  You were able to do a reverse park once? Cool, you are now allowed to dive for the rest of your like.
  
  Every person should be retested every 5 years.
  
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  - skribe@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    They couldn’t possibly do that in WA. There’s about a six month wait now to book a driving test. That’s just for new drivers.
    
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    Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    But that would require a huge state gov investment in training infrastructure and that will never happen.
    
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- regulatorg@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  In QLD you must log 20? hours driving at night
  
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  - Krotiuz@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    For learners required to log hours this is also true in Vic and NSW, but there is an age cut off (21 and 25) for this requirement.
    
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Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Also, The current condition (and ongoing condition) of Australia’s primary road surfaces are unsafe even at the current speed limit.

The combination of poor initial construction, decades of neglect, bushfires, floods, abuse by speeding and overweight road users has resulted in a regional road network that is so far gone that the most cost effective solution is to tear up whole sections and start from scratch.

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