It is not always the P to blame..

Road laws in our country require that all new drivers be placed under probation for 2 years after passing their driving exams. This means that new drivers will have a P license and a P sticker on their car. All this connection to the alphabet P has made us new drivers (YES..I am still under probation...but it is just another 2 months! hehehe =P ) famously known as “P drivers” .

Ever noticed this thing on the road where if a certain driver does something reckless like a sudden shift of lanes or making a turn without using their indicator lights , any observers' first words will be “must be a P driver”. Okay , maybe occasionally there will be a few curse words before that line , but the point is somehow or rather the blame tends to fall on “P drivers”.

Is this discrimination of “P drivers” really appropriate? Perhaps “P drivers” are responsible for some of the acts. However, the prejudice attitude is really uncalled for. Just because we are under probation , it does not mean that we are lousy drivers.

Fact is , in certain ways “P drivers” are better drivers than “CDL drivers”. You may think , why would someone so experienced lose out to someone without experience? Well it is true experience plays a part in making us a great driver. However ,remember the saying pride goes before a fall. Being so experienced , “CDL drivers” have the tendency to be overconfident on the road and therefore ignore certain things like checking the side mirrors before switching lanes. In addition to that , “CDL drives” need not worry about the withdrawal of their licenses. “P drivers” on the other hand do not have such a luxury with fear of being new on the road and the risk of losing our license to the authorities. This in turn makes us more aware of the way we drive, making us safer drivers.

I hope I have managed to somewhat alter your perspective on “P drivers”. Please remember that it is not always the fault of the “P drivers” when accidents happen or when another driver does a reckless act. =)