New restrictions for P-plate drivers. Good or bad?

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Passenger restrictions for probationary drivers will be introduced as part of the Victorian Government's new road safety program. First year probationary drivers will only be able to have one passenger, aged between 16 and 21, with them from July. The strategy also includes tougher drink driving laws and mandatory safety technology in new cars. The Government had previously opposed limiting passengers for probationary drivers. But announcing the new Arrive Alive strategy today, the Victorian Premier, John Brumby said he had been persuaded to adopt the measure. "When you look at all of the the evidence in this area it is overwhelming," he said. There will also be more drug and alcohol testing for Victorian drivers. I think it is about time. It is common place in Sydney to see a car pack with young people acting irresponsibly like the teenagers they are. They are a danger to themselves and an accident about to happen. As for... Electronic stability control and side curtain airbags will become mandatory in all new cars over the next two to three years. While this will protect them for themselves... it won't teach them to drive a car. On the contrary... it has the opposite effect. It teaches people to fully relies on the car rather than learning to control the car.