Not at home yet, but there are places where a separate driver’s license is required to drive more powerful super sports cars. From the beginning of this year, in December, the new regulations will enter into force in South Australia, according to which a new exam will be required to obtain the so-called U-license, writes the Road & Truck.
Anyone who does not comply with this and gets behind the wheel like that will have to pay a heavy price, as in this case a fine of up to 2,500 Australian dollars, i.e. almost HUF 600,000, can be imposed. It can be even worse if you are caught a second time as a repeat offender, which can result in up to a year in prison.
However, obtaining a supercar driver’s license does not involve a lot of magic: you have to complete an online course, mainly on the operation of active safety systems, which ends with a theory test.
Drivers of ultra-high powered vehicles (UHPV) will be required to complete a new training course to obtain a U-class licence from 1 December.
This new licence class will be compulsory for all South Australians driving an UHPV. pic.twitter.com/G8laZQ9y5r
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Relatively few cars belong to the category in which a separate driver’s license will be required – from this point of view, the power-to-weight ratio will be decisive. There will be an expectation for cars whose weight does not exceed 4.5 tons, and the number of horsepower per ton does not exceed 375. Models such as the 992 generation Porsche 911 Turbo S or the Ferrari Roma Spider are therefore affected by the decree.
It’s getting tougher in southern Australia for a reason: the new law is said to be traced back to an accident in 2019 in which a 15-year-old girl died after being run over by a Lamborghini Huracán driven with the cruise control off. In view of this, it will be forbidden to turn off active safety systems in super sports cars – anyone who violates the rule can count on a fine of up to 5,000 Australian dollars, which is equivalent to HUF 1.2 million.
All drivers over the age of 20 in southern Austria can obtain a U license, which will have some but negligible cost implications compared to the penalties, which translates to just over HUF 10,000.
Source: www.vezess.hu
