Lower driving age would lower the amount of fatalities on UAE roads, senior cop claims -newspaper.
By:
Someone
Posted:
Oct 29, 2009 at 18:13
I'm 16 years old and I got two cases opened on me in Sharjah. One of them is because I were driving without lisence and the 2nd one because Pakistani dude crashed into me.
Police sad that it was his fault and I know that I were driving safe and without any overspeeding.
I think that it is better to lower down the age of driving, because many people same age as me have done the same stuff even worse and many of them died.
The thing is that lowering down the age of driving licence for teenagers will allow to learn how to be a proper safe driver; all the necessary skills will be known and won't be new for teenagers in future.
In conclusion I'd like to say that every day thousands of teenagers in UAE starting from 13 to 17 years old are stealing cars from their parents, it will be never changed, Police Dep. can only make it safer for "us" lowering down the age of driving.
By:
ian
Posted:
Oct 26, 2009 at 20:28
I certainly agree with some of the sentiments of the Saudi Police in respect of changes to the minimum age for driving. However, I'm not sure if I agree that 16 is the optimum age. Having driven for a number of years on Saudi roads, I would be more inclined to put the minimum age for driving at, say... 250!!
By:
mohammed
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Oct 26, 2009 at 19:15
By 16 teenagers feel independent and when that happens they will joy ride and since it wont be a usual thing for them they will speed and drive horribly just for a thrill, they will most likely panic and cause fatal injuries to themselves and others , if you instruct them how to drive this wont happen and the speeding and accidents in UAE will be reduced because it will be a casual thing and it reduces the need of a drive to be an adrenaline rush.
By:
Bosse
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Oct 26, 2009 at 14:03
Let Mr Mohammad al-Zafein watch 100 hour traffic accidents video first, before he let this kids be out on the road. And the problem are not the kids, it's the parents who put one blind eye when they let the kids drive away without " knowledge ". Of course they know they use the car, but when accidents comes, or they catch this kids, the parents "had noooo idea " come on, start with basic education for the parents, and you have come a long way...
By:
florencio
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Oct 26, 2009 at 10:28
I just wonder what's in the mind of the "senior" Dubai cop to reduce the driving age to 16 years old. Yes maybe at some time age 16 may show good signs of maturity...BUT, in general maturity goes with age! Practice and experience is needed for skills development, and driving a car and playing cannot go together. I think lowering the age will just bring chaos to the UAE road safety.
By:
Alex Maden
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Oct 26, 2009 at 10:20
Great News! I think it would work for sure i mean look at all the other Major countries doing it and it works successfully so they should take action and do it, rather then uneducated 16 year olds driving you want to have educated ones at least.
By:
Saffer
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Oct 25, 2009 at 11:39
Absolutely ludicrous. The law should be enforced more stringently against underage drivers and the parents that permit them to do so. A car is a lethal weapon in the wrong hands, and the youth just don't possess the maturity to drive a car.
By:
Hashmagic
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Oct 25, 2009 at 08:40
The need of the hour is more awareness of road safety rules, rather than an avalanche of more inexperienced people on the roads. This idea could work if the permits allowed teenagers to drive - ONLY under adult supervision.
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