I'm an avid "petrolhead" & as such,watch lots of programs on TV about cars.They were talking about insurance quotes recently and how fitting of "tracker" type devices that monitored the driving style and relayed it to a website(for instance)could reduce the premium massively.They also visited a "cruise" which had a large number of younger drivers with modified cars and asked whether any of them would consider installing such devices in their cars.There was an almost 100% no response as they didn't wish to be "spied" on as they felt that with the large quantity of CCTV cameras around that was sufficient spying.The question was then asked "how much was their present premium?" and the majority were paying in excess of £3000! Even when the resulting drop in premium to under £900 was pointed out,they still insisted they'd never have such a device installed.I'm just under 50 & baulked at a quote for £1500(I needed business type cover)but had no option but to pay,so how these younger drivers are able to cough out twice that escapes me.I've always maintained that if my premium is more than the value of my car,I'll do without the car(though this is getting harder & harder to achieve as premiums can be ridiculous and my maximum spend on a car has been just £500 for many years)As I've also been the victim of nine crashes now,and the other driver has been under 25 in every instance I wish something could be done to try and get the younger driver to concentrate more before the next crash kills me.As for the police pulling over every car with an apparently younger driver carrying passengers being impracticable,as I once got stopped six times in as many hours for a "routine check" its not that impracticable to achieve,especially with the police now being able to check insurance/MOT/Tax etc through ANPR technology.

How would you reduce this death toll?

No one gets a driving license until they are twenty five. =

Number of cars on road reduced therefore less CO2 emmissions + Death toll reduced.

might also mean we get a better public transport system as more people would be using it.

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Of course this wouldn't happen, as there is noway the government would want to reduce the "cash cow" that is the modern motorist.

WTM

That's one bet I won't take :0)

fourm member. What do you class as a "Town car"? I own a small VW car and in my opinion, it is as fast and as powerful as any car whether in town or on the motorway. But I think some people would probably class it as a town car or a runaround.

I think they are on the right track by not allowing newly qualified drivers to carry passengers until they get some time under their (seat) belts.

The big whack of insurance premiums doesn't affect their standard of driving, but some sort of speed limiting device and an empty car might concentrate their minds. The age factor may make a difference but only when they have been qualified for a couple of years as well.

In my opinion, a 20 year old passing the test will not be a lot different to an 18 year old, when they venture out on the road without an accompanying driver for the first time.