im a p-plater, and ive just bought an r33 gts t
i would watch the show but im in wa and at work at the moment..
i agree with skyline17 that its the person behind the wheel and not the power of the car.
i think that just because some people are not mature / sensible / capable of controlling their vehicle responsibly, it is incorrect to take the privelage of owning / driving away from the rest of the p platers that are capable of driving responsibly.
also i agree with inissane that i wasnt taught how to drive properly, sure i was taught how to pass the test.. everything was based around what i was going to be assessed on.
there was a time late last year where i was driving home, and going the speed limit and i saw a light in the middle of the road, realising it was someone holding a torch pointing at me, i slowed down rapidly and then as i was about 10meters away i realised it was a police officer.
i panicked thinking he was stopping to pull me over, and so indicated and pulled over. he informed me they were carrying out reaction tests and my reaction stopping time was too slow. (i think that test was a load of rubbish considering the circumstances)
Anyway, it made me realise that i hadnt even been taught how to pull over correctly - obviously the concept is easy, but in practice at the time he was infront of me, and i was thinking "wtf is he doing in the middle of the road? what the.. is a policeman" i had no clue what to do his arms were just waving around, not really helping with direction or specifically asking me to pull over, i just did anyway.
but yeah to sumarise, i think that no matter what car im driving, i drive pretty much the same and when it comes to being in a difficult traffic situation, further education would benefit me greatly.. as well as not being a speeding maniac on the road