A study commissioned by the RAC in WA (2012) found that while Defensive and Advanced Driving courses don’t necessarily make young drivers safer on the roads, professional driving lessons do. “Driver training focused on vehicle handling skills can make drivers more efficient at vehicle handling; however this does not necessarily make them safer since they [...]
For most young people, taking the driver’s test marks the time to focus all their learning and practicing… remembering what their driving instructor and parents told them. That’s why it’s so strange when it all goes wrong when novices take a driving test. The most recent was a Korean women inadvertently made a YouTube hit, [...]
Increasingly, the Government is taking more steps to protect drivers under 25. From next year (2014), testers will be prioritising the safe performance of ‘high-risk’ manoeuvres in driving tests, such as high-speed merging and turning across traffic. This adds to the other under-25 rules, such as logging 100-hours of supervised driving experience before taking the [...]
RACQ have a learning to drive website called “Learn2Go”, which has great information on getting a Learner’s licence (L plate), getting a Provisional license (P plate), as well as handy checklists for keeping up with which driving skills you have mastered, and those you need to work on. Choosing a Supervisor or Instructor RACQ also [...]
You no doubt read about the horrific crash near North Lakes in May, resulting in death of a 15-yo boy, when a 16-year-old unlicensed driver took a young group of friends for a ‘joy ride’. The driver is remanded on bail and due to appear in court. I’m sure you realise that this is a [...]
New drivers in Queensland will be faced with more rigorous tests around skills and attitudes on high-risk manoeuvres, as the State Government brings in changes to securing and renewing driver licenses. Transport Minister Scott Emerson commented that younger drivers are more at risk, so they have to be more prepared and educated when it comes [...]
Recently Manu Feildel, celebrity chef that he is, realised that he was not beyond the law. Upon receiving a $762 fine for driving without a supervisor or L plates, Manu realised the error of his ways…. and decided to get some driving lessons. News.com.au Confidential reports that the Frenchman took a driving lesson in his [...]
