Safer driving courses will be available for learner drivers on the Central Coast this school holidays.
The courses will be provided by TAFE Western Sydney in response to an increased concern for the risk held by P plate drivers in their first year of solo driving.
TAFE Western Sydney is accredited by the Roads and Maritime Services Safer Drivers course to equip learner drivers with vital skills to manage road safety risks through interactive and engaging workshops that help learners develop risk assessment and allow them to practice low-risk strategies when driving.
The one-day courses will offer practical preparation for solo driving that will prepare young drivers for safer driving habits on their provisional license.
Director of Education, Ms Sharron Kerr said that ensuring the safety of young people on the roads is very important. “In their first six months of driving on their own, drivers are at their greatest risk of crashing,” Ms Kerr said. “Part of the reason for this is simply because they are new to driving and may not have experienced the various driving conditions.”
The Safer Drivers course will be offered for the first time in Kincumber and Erina starting in the winter school holidays and continuing until late December. Leaner drivers under the age of 25 who have completed at least 50 log book driving hours are encouraged to enroll and will earn 20 hours of bonus log book credit by taking the Safer Drivers Course.
Media Release,
25 June 2015
Katherine Krimmer,
TAFE NSW