A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said: “We welcome these plans. Anything that will provide young drivers with more realistic training to prepare them for when they become independent drivers is good. Driving under the supervision of an ADI (approved driving instructor) and practising entry and exit from slip roads and overtaking will be good experience for learner drivers. We would also be in favour of measures that included a minimum number of hours of training.
“At the moment, research finds that young drivers who do not undertake post-test training, which is the majority of them, feel daunted by the prospect of going on to a motorway for the first time. This means that some may refrain from using motorways, which are the safest roads in the country, and instead use roads that are not as safe.”
You can read the government publication here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-to-let-learner-drivers-have-motorway-driving-lessons-revealed.
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