M plates? new driver plating system for the elderly (1 Viewer)

[Serius]

i heard on the news that some local government is trialing "M plates" for mature drivers [those over 80]. the reasoning behind these M plates is so that other drivers notice the "Mature" is infact old, with slow reaction times and memory not being as good [ alot of them were "forgeting" to indicate, didnt know how to use roundanouts, forgetting various "minor" road rules, such as stopping at a stop sign instead of cruising through at 40km, not to mention the factor of speed, with them driving exstremely slowly and dangeriously on high speed roads].

the M plates are displayed in a similar way to L and P plates except that there are no restrictions placed upon them. despite this the local old people are outraged claiming that it is an embarassment to display these plates.... what i dont see is if it is such as embarassment to wear a simple blue M with no restrictions, then shouldnt i as as a red P plater with speed restrictions and talk about passanger, curfew and horsepower restrictions feel even more embarassment?
alot of the old people were refusing to put on the plates, if only P platers could simply refuse to wear them without consequences then the world would be a different place

anyways discuss this new idea, is it a good idea? a stupid idea? are old people a danger on our roads?

 

[Generator]

http://www.boredofstudies.org/community/showthread.php?t=68040

Open your eyes, please.

Edit: OK, maybe that other thread's title wasn't as descriptive as it could have been.

 

[im an idiot]

there should be R plates for retards and W plates for women and FULY SIC plates for wogs

 

[Serius]

meh, i thought my thread was abit more descriptive, dawsos thread raised issues already discussed in the other p plates thread, mine focuses more on the idea about embarassment on the already in use plates, aswell as if its a good idea to start making M plates, even though is descriminates against a group.
lets not get carried away on the plates system, we dont need R plates or W plates or Fully plates...a mature discussion would be appreciated

 

[transcendent]

I think it's a great idea cause we all know how bad some mature drivers are which means this should be enforced so that they all get the shit. It's not like they're going to live much longer anyways so lets shame them for their ages and increasing uselessness in contributing to society. We should have C for criminals, A for Aboriginals, D for the drunks, E for ethnics and as someone suggested before W for women. That way we know exactly who is driving what and will be able to deal with them accordingly. Why not just put the entire description of the person on the car cause that definately is the best way to judge their ability to drive.

 

[Korn]

I think its a good idea to implement these things for old ppl

 

[greecke]

screw imbarrassment, any 80 yr old that can still drive should be made to put them on along with women and asians over 30. These three groups have proved to be the worst drivers on the planet

 

[breaking]

I think it's a great idea cause we all know how bad some mature drivers are which means this should be enforced so that they all get the shit. It's not like they're going to live much longer anyways so lets shame them for their ages and increasing uselessness in contributing to society. We should have C for criminals, A for Aboriginals, D for the drunks, E for ethnics and as someone suggested before W for women. That way we know exactly who is driving what and will be able to deal with them accordingly. Why not just put the entire description of the person on the car cause that definately is the best way to judge their ability to drive.

and FAT plates for Fucking Annoying Taxidrivers who have no idea how to drive.