More 'big brother' ideas for drivers ...
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More 'big brother' ideas for drivers ...
... this is a bit sinister if it's brought in. I mean, how the h&ll can a psychometric test indicate *with certainty* that someone is prone to breaking the speed limit?
BBC NEWS | UK | Drivers 'need psychometric tests'
"Drivers 'need psychometric tests'.
Psychometric tests could identify drivers with a bad attitude
Psychological assessments should become part of the UK driving test, a road safety expert has urged.
Robert Gifford, who advises MPs on transport policy, told BBC Radio Five Live the current system failed to root out drivers prone to breaking rules.
He said psychometric tests could help to identify people with the wrong attitude to the road.
The call comes as the Driving Standards Agency carries out a review of how people learn to drive.
The government said it would keep an open mind over what changes may be brought in.
Mr Gifford said the current test assessed people's technical ability - their hand, eye and foot co-ordination.
But he said it failed to look at their psychological attitude to the road.
For example, it fails to assess if they see themselves as risk-takers, making them more likely to break the speed limit or jump a red light.
He said a psychometric assessment would help identify such faults and instructors and examiners would then be able to modify the person's behaviour".
Dave
BBC NEWS | UK | Drivers 'need psychometric tests'
"Drivers 'need psychometric tests'.
Psychometric tests could identify drivers with a bad attitude
Psychological assessments should become part of the UK driving test, a road safety expert has urged.
Robert Gifford, who advises MPs on transport policy, told BBC Radio Five Live the current system failed to root out drivers prone to breaking rules.
He said psychometric tests could help to identify people with the wrong attitude to the road.
The call comes as the Driving Standards Agency carries out a review of how people learn to drive.
The government said it would keep an open mind over what changes may be brought in.
Mr Gifford said the current test assessed people's technical ability - their hand, eye and foot co-ordination.
But he said it failed to look at their psychological attitude to the road.
For example, it fails to assess if they see themselves as risk-takers, making them more likely to break the speed limit or jump a red light.
He said a psychometric assessment would help identify such faults and instructors and examiners would then be able to modify the person's behaviour".
Dave
#2
It's easy. The test has one question: do you drive a car? If the answer is yes, then that person is likely to break the speed limit and they should be banned immediately. It's what the government is aiming for, at least.
#3
This is a nonsensical idea and looks a bit like another heaven sent chance to buy some more votes from the inspectors who will have to be employed and specially trained too of course.
We used to have traffic police who were there to catch the risky and dangerous drivers. Also the drunks, drugged up and uninsured drivers. Instead of the "cash cow" speedcams, soon to be hidden in order to make more money, it is about time we had many more traffic cops all over the country.
Les
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