But isn't it at night when the majority of p-platers are having accidents. At the end of the day neither the Police nor the Politicians want WA to have a high death toll. It makes them look bad and things like high road fatalities are issues that get brought up come election time. So they are not doing this because they are bored, they are doing this to protect their a$$es. When P-platers stop driving into trees at night with their buddies in tow, they'll relax the law. It basicaly comes down to stats. At the moment the stats make the Govt look like they are not doing their job. If it meant that P-platers had to wear clown suits to prevent accidents then thats what they would make P-platers do.