I've noticed the standards near me are definitely worsening. Also the number of learners seem to have increased enormously.

That might be the backlog of those who were prevented from having lessons or slowed down the numbers who could learn / get tests during the COVID lockdown periods over the last 2 years. My neighbour being one who has now taken up lessons in her mid 20s to add to the numbers.

Police priorities as well as funding has meant that it's likely more drivers can get away with poor driving, including that (I suspect) more people are afraid to say / do anything when they witness such indicents because of possible intimidation or threats of violence from the perpetrators and their chums.

Roads are not more dangerous. They are strips of tarmac that sit there passively and do nothing.

But the problem is there are more cars using them and many drivers seem to be incapable of making sensible decisions and many drive in an aggressive manner. When I was working amongst the worse were mums dropping the brats off at nursery or school who were obviously late and had no thought for road rules or safety.

As I drive and walk around our district I see Driving School cars making dreadful mistakes that I would hope the instructor would stop the lesson before continuing but they don't. On Friday sat at the lights outside the Test Centre as ours turned to green a car that was probably on test pulled out across traffic and it was obviously on red lights, I hope the test was terminated immediately, at least the examiner only had a short walk back.

I also smell loads of cars whilst I am walking that have a strong odour of weed coming out, bet the drivers are in no fit state to be on the road but see very few cars stopped by plod, in truth see very few plod. They must all be on the Police programmes on the telly where they try to convince us what a great job they are doing in difficult circumstances.

I thank you as the person doing 70 in the inside lane that is now clear of the lane hoggers.

Not many do 70 in any lane, most do 80+ and thats without the lane shifters who do a lot more

In town, the amount of corner cutters and roundabout clowns are getting beyond a joke, not many stop for the give way to right, and let the left hand drivers go until hooted, has been loads of accidents where drivers cant be bothered to turn steering on the corners and drift to other side of road who then hoot or hit motor going in other direction

even cars pulling out of driveways do not look and seem shocked when they spot a car almost on top of them then accelerate hard to get away from you

yes driving is getting more dangerous as others are not road aware imo...