You will never prevent all accident/crashes. Just not possible. While people can buy a dodgey license it wont happen. But why do we always have to pander to the weakest link?
The best way to save lives which is not cheap which is why it will NEVER happen in Australia - is better Education/Training Cars/bikes/trucks/towing. Until some Gov bites the bullet and says we need to change... nothing will get better.
Even simple things like the old 3-4 second rule - keeping a safe distance between cars or on bikes. Driving along eastlink today looking at how close some cars are to others or semi trailers to cars, there is less than 1 car length at 100kph between them.... and there are 5-10 lined up that close.
Don't dive infront of that fully loaded b-double coming to a traffic light.. wait till light turns green and you can pass safely as you'll pickup speed quicker.
Lane splitting on bikes - some dudes I see on the Monash or other freeways in peak hour traffic which is at a stand still lane split at 80+... you know some facktard is going to see a gap and take it - even though they are going nowhere, and your gone.
Dont sit in blind spots on bikes, its not hard.. watch the greasy magnet, although nowhere near as bad as when I started riding etc etc There are basics in cars and bikes and trucks...
So much out there isnt rocket science... sadly so much is common sense
which has died
Autos, Driving lights, radial tyres, Air conditioning saves lives? wow... You learn something every day. Not everything they do saves lives.
I know in NSW we polled for years in the 80/90's to have proper rider training courses but nobody wanted to listen - we had the support of bike shops and all... There were things like Stayupright but they were not mandatory so nobody did em. I did a few, even when I was racing.. still picked up things each time I went.
In Victoria every rider does have to do a 2 day rider training course - including out on the road, dunno about in other states but Vic courses have been around for years. Not sure how good it is - in th way I hope it wasnt designed by some desk flog thats never ridden a bike before but has 'good ideas'. 2 days seems pretty short to me, even 7 days would be good with real world riding, dry, wet on properly controlled wet circuits.
http://www.armstrongsdrivereducation.com.au/motorcycle-learners-permit-course.html
On March 19, 2016 Stage 2 of the new VicRoads Motorcycle Graduated Licensing System (M-GLS) commenced. The M-GLS was introduced in order to provide new riders with an appropriate level of training for on-road riding.
Under the M-GLS, in order to obtain a motorcycle learners permit you must complete a standardised and compulsory 2 Day Learner Permit course. There are so many items that are just gimicks to sell to the fools out there that pander to the brain dead who cannot actually drive and have bought thelr license at the pub. .. Shit like lane asssist, reverse park assist.. If you can't reverse park - you shouldn't have a license. Simple. It's part or was part of the exam.
My son is going through his learners stuff at moment and one instructor said 'we'll teach you how to get your license' - and its obvious driving down any road any day of the week - that is all they are doing... not teaching people how to drive but how to pass a test.. even worse around Box Hill area where I work.
