I think more so common sense is a requirement rather than having different kinds of licence/car ratings. IMHO i think that having different skill level ratings only encourages the ego's of younger drivers (like myself, 19) to hoon around and think they're top shit on the roads, and inevitably causing a crash if they hav a higher rating of licence.
I totally agree with you john on the newpaper saying that all the deaths and accidents ar caused by hoons in modified cars, but yes, they are hoons, and no, the cars that they drive, are typically not fast ones( It appears that the impression most people have is that you need a fast car to do damage to property or other people). I am referring to the case where a young fella (had his licence for not even a month) and took his mates out for a drive when he got his P's in his VN n wrapped out around a pole.
So much for being a modified car, not fast, but still fast enough to do damage. I wonder what kind of speeds there were doing. I still cannot understand where the fun is in going out for a hoon in your mates, in the burbs, to see how fast your car goes. What is the mentality of these people who are doing this? Who do they think they are? And what sets them so far above every other motorist?? Go figure. It's got me f*cked and being younger and having a bit of hoon in my blood, I still can't figure out why this mentality exists.
Whats everyone elses thoughts?
Tim