Driving school reacts to calls for more road safety

It's as figures show 160 collisions involving young drivers on the road in the Thames Valley policing area.

Author: Trevor ThomasPublished 15th Apr 2024

The AA wants the next government to introduce a graduated driving licence for new drivers, putting restrictions in place including a ban on carrying peer passengers in the first six months after passing, as they look to make UK roads safer.

Figures show one in five young drivers crash within a year of passing their test and over 1,500 young drivers are killed or seriously injured on our roads each year.

The AA believes the introduction of a graduated driving licence would seriously improve those stats.

Trevor Conway from Crusade Driving School says that he's noticed there isn't always concern into how safe a new younger driver is going to be amongst parents and guardians:

"That's down to cost of lessons which are expensive. There's a temptation to get your children on the road as soon as possible, we see, rather than being safe once they've passed.

"I think this idea is a good one, as would be restricting new drivers to the power of a vehicle once you've passed, as with the motorbike licence, is also worth considering."

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