Young Drivers In Australia
Young drivers aged 17-24 years of age are twice as likely to be involved in fatal crashes than drivers aged between 25-59 years of age.
Young driver’s high involvement in road crashes and accidents is often attributed to a lack of driving skills and ability to concentrate on the road.
Law reforms have been implemented across Australia by the NSW RTA through delegated legislation and entails that: * Learner drivers must be over 16 years of age and must gain 120 hours of certified supervised driving experience that’s recorded in a learner log book before being eligible to apply for a provisional licence. * Mobile phone use, including hands-free, blue-tooth accessories and loud speaker functions, has been restricted for learner and P1 provisional licence holders under 25 years of age. * The provisional driver stage has been categorised into two different sections: P1 and P2 provisional licences. * L-plates and P-plates must be shown while driving. * Peer passenger restrictions were introduces – P1 provisional licence holders under 25 years of age can only carry one passenger aged under 21 years between 11pm and 5am. * High powered vehicles are restricted for provisional drivers under 25 years of age. * Drivers must pass a hazard perception test to progress from a P1 to a P2 or open licence (dependant on age). * …show more content…
Also on the 21st November 2009, the Minister for Roads announced new rules and laws for learner drivers. Learner drivers who complete a one hour structured driving lesson with a fully licensed driving instructor can record three hours driving experience in the Learner driver log book. A maximum of 10 hours of lessons will be accepted and recorded as 30 hours in the log book. In addition, learner drivers who are aged 25 and over will no longer be required to present a Learner driver log book before attempting the driving
Young driver’s high involvement in road crashes and accidents is often attributed to a lack of driving skills and ability to concentrate on the road.
Law reforms have been implemented across Australia by the NSW RTA through delegated legislation and entails that: * Learner drivers must be over 16 years of age and must gain 120 hours of certified supervised driving experience that’s recorded in a learner log book before being eligible to apply for a provisional licence. * Mobile phone use, including hands-free, blue-tooth accessories and loud speaker functions, has been restricted for learner and P1 provisional licence holders under 25 years of age. * The provisional driver stage has been categorised into two different sections: P1 and P2 provisional licences. * L-plates and P-plates must be shown while driving. * Peer passenger restrictions were introduces – P1 provisional licence holders under 25 years of age can only carry one passenger aged under 21 years between 11pm and 5am. * High powered vehicles are restricted for provisional drivers under 25 years of age. * Drivers must pass a hazard perception test to progress from a P1 to a P2 or open licence (dependant on age). * …show more content…
Also on the 21st November 2009, the Minister for Roads announced new rules and laws for learner drivers. Learner drivers who complete a one hour structured driving lesson with a fully licensed driving instructor can record three hours driving experience in the Learner driver log book. A maximum of 10 hours of lessons will be accepted and recorded as 30 hours in the log book. In addition, learner drivers who are aged 25 and over will no longer be required to present a Learner driver log book before attempting the driving