Experts Demand Compulsory Driver Education in Schools July 30, 2010 An overwhelming majority (72%) of Australia’s motor sport community want driver education to be compulsory in schools, a just released survey* of almost 2000 members of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) reveals. In the same survey, 82% of respondents also believe driver education [...]
Source: St George & Sutherland Shire Leader BY DAVID MCCOWEN 22 Jun, 2010 04:00 PM SUPPORTERS of a driver training centre in Sutherland Shire want it to focus on crash avoidance and advanced driving techniques, rather than “antisocial” behaviour such as drifting. Graeme Harlor, a key member of a group of people wanting to install [...]
By national political editor SIMON KEARNEY Source: The Sunday Telegraph June 20, 2010 12:00AM P-PLATERS who take advanced driving courses will qualify for their full license earlier under a police plan to reduce the road toll. Beginner drivers will also be banned from driving powerful cars and L or P-plate drivers who get booked on [...]
The 2008 toll of 374 fatalities was the lowest loss of life on the roads since 1944 and a 16 per cent reduction on 2007. This is the sixth consecutive year the road toll has reduced, despite a steady increase in traffic on our roads. Since 1945, our population has doubled and vehicle numbers are [...]
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