However all that happens is you sit a test when you’re a teenager and never look at road rules again in your life. I think most people are bad drivers (except me) and spend their whole lives developing unguided bad driving habits without realising it.
There should be incentive to advance driving training too. Cheaper rego, cheaper tolls, discounts on insurance etc depending on what level driver you are.
I am a good driver also. The only thing I have collided with in years and years, is a tree which grew suddenly just a few metres from the ute tail gate.
I am also of the age where I will have to pass a medical test soon, and possibly a driving test if the medico decides.
But as to advanced driving courses, over the years, I have read numerous letters to the editor, interviews on ACA, and various 'experts' opinions that drivers who do such a course are more likely to have an accident because they have an inflated belief of their ability.
Of course these gems are usually from sources like the NSW Pedestrian Council, bicycle-y-ing groups who think that Australia is the same size as The Netherlands, and self proclaimed road safety experts who are convinced that any speed faster than you can run will cause death.
As with any BS which is repeated over and over, it becomes The Truth in the eyes of the general public.
If every driver was a 'good' driver, there would be no need for panel beaters, Highway Patrol, and most importantly, the state Gubbermints would lose $millions in fine revenue.
Edit ......... here we go, Ford thinks that drivers need training to tame the new Ranger Raptor .........
Ford Ranger Raptor driver training plan - carsales.com.au
