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A new study by Brake, the road safety charity, has revealed 92% of people back some kind of restriction for newly qualified drivers. The latest figures show 2,088 young drivers and passengers aged between 17 and 24 were killed and seriously injured in just one year. Drivers aged between 17 and 19 make up just 1.5% […]
Driving charities the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Under 17 Car Club (U17CC) have combined efforts, allowing young drivers a unique pathway to safe and enjoyable driving before even passing their test. The partnership, which was launched this week, will make the Under 17 Car Club Charitable Trust an IAM approved training organisation. […]
As the RAC Foundation releases a study on young driver safety ahead of the Government publishing a consultation on the issue, leading vehicle remarketing company, British Car Auctions (BCA) provides insight from UK motorists on the minimum age of drivers. Over a third (35%) of those polled in the BCA research said they felt the […]
Young drivers need more guidance and support in the first six months of obtaining their license, according to road safety charity IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists). Last month, the DfT announced a green paper would be published this summer looking at ways to improve the safety of young drivers. The announcement includes the possibility of […]
Ford’s unique MyKey technology allows parents to programme a key with certain restrictions such as a top speed limit, music volume limit, disable the radio until seat belts are fastened and prevents deactivation of driver assistance and safety technologies. Cris Burgess, a psychologist and U.K. government advisor, believes MyKey can help young drivers resist pressure […]
Auto Express has covered the upcoming changes that are set to take place next year for those learning to drive. The biggest change in terms of practicalities is the inclusion of motorway driving being legal for a learner driver. The objective being to reduce the number of fatalities on British roads amongst this particularly at […]
Many drivers are reluctant to take to the wheel at a variety of times – this may be when faced with a motorway, during rush hour, or the dreaded ‘night driving’ on unfamiliar roads and in potentially treacherous conditions. Some quarters are suggesting that young drivers should be banned from driving at night or driving […]
The Mail Online is reporting that the new driving test, which will be introduced from October 4th, will incorporate a ‘memory’ element that will require the examinee to memorise a route given by an examiner. The new element to the test will take ten minutes to complete, and will also require the completion of a […]