I'm probably going to get chopped and bagged for this.
I've been driving now for about 1.5 years, thats on L's then P's.
This is driving 90% of the time, once i got my L's i was put in the drivers seat and pretty much never left it.
I wasn't just driving locally, i drove everywhere, in all traffic conditions and personally, it was great to experience what was out there.
As a L plater, i started off in a Delica Turbo Diesel van thing then after a week it was a V8 4.0L Soarer for a few months mixed in with the GTR. My dad took me in to an industrial estate on a sunday arvo and put me in the seat, then after that it was just a few days a week driving around in that. Great experience driving different cars.
Now that i'm on my Red P's, the family doesn't have any cars that i am able to drive legally, so i applied for an exemption for the skyline and i got it.
Most of you probably think i'm just a "rich-kid" that was given whatever he wanted.
But i don't care what you really think.
I'm not saying i have had alot of experience, compared to 90% of the people on this forum, i have no experience.
I believe, the way my parents raised me and the environment i've been in for mylife that i am able to resist the temptations of racing and stupid behaviours on the roads we see today.
In a few weeks i'll be doing a driving/defensive course at Mt Cotton that will hopefully give me further insight on different possible scenarios that may occur on the roads and how i may deal with them. So a little bit more experience.
But then again, i believe the laws should be there, but any car can be driven in a stupid manner.
A few of the d**kh**ds at my school drift in the wet, find dirt and drift in that, speed and all the other "bad" things in the old hilux utes, 4wds, pulsars, astras.... etc
So there are many other ways p platers can die other than high performing cars.
Now, don't shoot me.