'R' Plates for nervous drivers

[Franco Cozzo]

R plate could make things worse for returning or nervous drivers – experts

A controversial suggestion for nervous drivers to display a blue R plate on their car – similar to L and P plates for learner and provisional licence holders – could have the opposite effect, road safety experts have warned.

Nervous drivers could be adding to their woes by displaying a blue R plate – for Returning – on the back of their car, according to road safety experts.

Contrary to some media reports, the controversial idea for an R plate – similar to government-sanctioned L and P plates for learners and provisional drivers – is not an official proposal by any transport authority in Australia.

Instead, it is an idea conjured up by a public relations firm trying to generate publicity for one of its clients, a popular chain of independent tyre and mechanical workshops.

According to the PR blurb, the company claims an R plate could add confidence for elderly drivers or anyone who has suffered road trauma and is returning to driving after a long break from behind the wheel.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/r-plat...ivers-experts/

I reckon should be mandatory, like L and P plates, that way you know the ****ers with those R plates are going to be driving 30 under the limit in the right lane so you can chop them at the soonest opportunity that presents itself.

We all know that the sign with the number with the red circle is the minimum speed you should be going