23/08/2025
LEARNER DRIVERS don’t you just hate them?!
If your first reaction YES then this is aimed at you.
Every single driver on the road was once a learner. Every single one of us stalled, rolled back on a hill, hesitated at a roundabout, or got the biting point wrong. Nobody skipped that stage.
So why is it that when some people see “L” plates, they turn into bullies?
🚫 Sitting on the bumper, tailgating.
🚫 Revving the engine at the lights.
🚫 Leaning on the horn like it’ll somehow help.
Here’s the reality:
✋ When you see a hesitant learner at a junction, it might be their very first time dealing with one.
✋ When they stall, it’s nerves not incompetence.
✋ When they’re moving slower than you’d like, they’re probably processing ten new things at once mirrors, speed, gears, signals, traffic, instructions… and then you, glued to their bumper, making it worse.
Your horn and temper aren’t teaching them. They’re scaring them.
Distracting them.
Making mistakes more likely.
Let’s not forget young people have been learning behaviour from adults long before they ever touch a steering wheel.
If the “example” they see on the road is impatience, rage and intimidation, then guess what?
That’s what they’ll grow into.
Parents know this already: driving lessons are expensive, nerve wracking, and a huge responsibility.
Learners aren’t just “in the way” they’re your kids, your nieces, your nephews, your neighbours.
They are the next generation of drivers.
So here’s the choice for every licensed driver:
👉 Do you want to be remembered as the one who set an example of patience and respect?
Or as the one who terrified a nervous 17-year old on their first lesson?
Bullying a learner won’t make them faster.
It just makes you look small.
To every instructor out there thank you for protecting learners and shaping safer drivers.
The fact that thousands of people pass their tests safely every week is proof of the incredible job you do.
Stay safe.
Show patience.
Remember we’ve all been there!
⸻
