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18/8/2021 at 1:45pm
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On the face of it, a retrograde step, but in reality as has already been said people are taught to pass a test, not to actually drive!
From the truly abysmal driving standards that are prevalent today, I'm not at all sure passing a test has much bearing on driving safely! Some of the worse driving I see on the road is from solo driving instructors - the basic skills just aren't there!
Biggest worry is that the numpties will now be let loose with a rather significant 4.25 tonnes of combined tow vehicle and trailer (a car or van up to 3,500kg maximum authorised mass (MAM) towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM) which have a host of their own specific characteristics, as opposed to a solo tow vehicle which is crammed to the gills with all sorts of modern tech safety devices to counter poor driving skills, trailers are way behind on the tech and still require good practice and good skills to keep them safe!
My caravan is probably as tech loaded as it gets, damped tow hitch, ATC and suspension dampers, correctly loaded it tows like a dream under all the conditions (even accidentally over 60mph) I've encountered over the thousands of miles I've done since I bought it, BUT badly set up as it was when I first picked it up from the dealers, it was an absolute liability at even 40mph! - the ATC was working hard on the short and slow journey home, without the ATC it would have been a nerve wracking 20-30mph crawl home! I've plenty of towing experience so knew all the signs before things got out of hand.
Whenever you see videos/photos of towing accidents these days, more often than not, it'll be a very competent tow car like a Range Rover towing an appropriate trailer, but what is obviously lacking is driver knowledge and skill, including how to safely set up and load the trailer. Not at all sure how well that was taught anyway, but plenty on this forum who don't seem to have the knowledge!
Will the change in regs make a real world difference, I'm not sure they actually will, I think the whole tuition and test process is already deeply flawed enough to allow dangerous drivers to legally drive.
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