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YOUNG drivers take note: you’re officially on notice.
The state government is conducting a road safety trial targeting the behaviour of Western Sydney p-platers. Roads Minister Duncan Gay said young Western Sydney drivers were over-represented in NSW accident statistics.
They had accounted for 28 fatal crashes and thousands of injuries in the past two years, he added.
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The P-Plate Drivers Project, a joint initiative of the RTA, the Transport Accident Commission, the NRMA, and other bodies, will recruit P-platers to take part in a series of “behaviour change-oriented driver education” aimed at changing those figures.
Drivers will be put through an eight-hour course that looks at risk awareness, risk factors and safety. They will then go on the road for a two-hour practical driving session.
rather than simply teaching them how to drive. Following the course work they are then put on the road for a two hour practical driving session.
“A key performance indicator for the project is to see whether a minimum 10 per cent reduction in crashes can be achieved,” Mr Gay said.
The young drivers will also have to undertake a self-assessment to gauge their own driving behaviour.
DRIVER EDUCATION
WHO: P-platers will be recruited to join a trial project to change driver behaviour
HOW: An eight-hour course focusing on risk awareness and road safety followed by a two-hour driving session
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