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It was a wasted opportunity. They spent half an hour to tell youngsters they're not as good as they think they are. They didn't really say what they could do about it or demonstrate some more advanced practices.
Yes, the Audi driver was a complete tw*t. Even if I had the money I wouldn't put my newly qualified son into a £25k car.
Yes, the Audi driver was a complete tw*t. Even if I had the money I wouldn't put my newly qualified son into a £25k car.
You can watch it on the interweb http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes 
It was an OK programme but it really needed more than a half hour to cover the subject more completely. It did highlight the major problems with the test, no night driving (the lass with the full beams was
), no motorway and an ineffective hazard perception test.
It was an OK programme but it really needed more than a half hour to cover the subject more completely. It did highlight the major problems with the test, no night driving (the lass with the full beams was
), no motorway and an ineffective hazard perception test.I also thought that the girls response was very predictable
".. I passed a lorry and went around a rondabout on my test so I must be up to standard .. "
probably reassured by her friends telling her how "confident" she is now.
As an aside I would like to know how fast the lad in the metro was really going. Although he claimed 102mph indicated I think this is way above what he was actually doing. I have a 114Gsi in v.g. condition and judging by how that performs it would be struggling above 95mph without 3 passengers as well.
".. I passed a lorry and went around a rondabout on my test so I must be up to standard .. "
probably reassured by her friends telling her how "confident" she is now.
As an aside I would like to know how fast the lad in the metro was really going. Although he claimed 102mph indicated I think this is way above what he was actually doing. I have a 114Gsi in v.g. condition and judging by how that performs it would be struggling above 95mph without 3 passengers as well.
Cheers for the BBC link, missed the prog last night.
Have to agree , poor old Hugh Noblett ( unfortunate name ) did come across as an old (very old) fuddy duddy, no real rapport with the youths at all. He might have fared better taking them on the track with his Caterham, gaining a little credibility with them in advance to his instruction on the road ?
Have to agree , poor old Hugh Noblett ( unfortunate name ) did come across as an old (very old) fuddy duddy, no real rapport with the youths at all. He might have fared better taking them on the track with his Caterham, gaining a little credibility with them in advance to his instruction on the road ?
Thanks for the link, I should imagine that he did come over as a patronising fuddy-duddy to people like the two students who failed because they are idiots. No way I would entrust an arrogant novice like Amir with a nice car, and I hope that after seeing what he does with their car, that his parents don't either!
It didn't really surprise me that the lad in the Metro was the only one who passed, it's just that the type of young driver who has a banger that they probably paid for, always seem to be more able than others. That's only in my experience during college, when everyone was starting driving, I could see the divisions in people's abilities and it became more apparent as particular people had accidents and such.
It didn't really surprise me that the lad in the Metro was the only one who passed, it's just that the type of young driver who has a banger that they probably paid for, always seem to be more able than others. That's only in my experience during college, when everyone was starting driving, I could see the divisions in people's abilities and it became more apparent as particular people had accidents and such.
if you read the cadence web site Mr. Noblett was asked to adopt the persona of a headmaster
perhaps the Audi driving youth would have responded to a different approach
obviously conflict TV makes for better viewing to the masses
may be because of directorial requirments a future candidate has been lost and gone away with negative thoughts about "advanced" driving or "correct" driving, that its all for fuddy duddies driving at 45 mph run by fuddy duddies
hope not cause it isn't
I'm not sure if this is normal, but that Audi driving youth really did make my blood boil.
People like him, who have a nice car bought by mommy and daddy, think they're gods gift to driving.
Jaysus!
The guy should be shot!
That girl... AHHHHHHHH!!!! Who the hell doesn't know the difference between dipped and full beam? I knew the difference and application thereof when I was 10! Lack of experience and a sure sign that, for some people at least, the current basic driving test isn't as in depth as it perhaps should be.
People like him, who have a nice car bought by mommy and daddy, think they're gods gift to driving.
Jaysus!
The guy should be shot!
That girl... AHHHHHHHH!!!! Who the hell doesn't know the difference between dipped and full beam? I knew the difference and application thereof when I was 10! Lack of experience and a sure sign that, for some people at least, the current basic driving test isn't as in depth as it perhaps should be.
Edited by razerwire on Sunday 25th February 15:04
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