Book Theory Test Today examines the response of the public following a survey about placing restrictions on newly qualified young motorists.
As if young drivers don’t already have it bad enough, with theory test costs, the cost of driving lessons, battling nerves during the practical exam and even paying high insurance premiums. Now, the results of a recent survey conducted by the RAC Foundation, show that two-thirds of the public believe newly qualified, young motorists should have restrictions imposed on them.
But, before all you young drivers start blaming the ‘older generation of motorists’, you should know that two in every five young drivers also surveyed said they agreed
Book Theory Test Today says:
“In particular, participants in the poll said they’d like to see a graduated licencing system after drivers had passed their theory test and practical exam.â€
The primary question of the poll was whether restrictions, lasting a period of 12 months after passing a theory test and driving exam, should be placed on new motorists aged 24 and under.
Out of 2,101 participants, 66% registered their backing for a limit on the number of passengers that newly qualified young motorists could transport, while a further 61% thought it reasonable to impose a driving curfew between the hours of midnight and 5am.
32% of young drivers participating in the poll rejected the idea of graduated licencing, however, 41% did support some form of it.
Book Theory Test Today says:
“The poll also revealed some other interesting responses. For instance, 83% of participants believe young drivers involved in motoring accidents is a real concern, whereas a further 52% think that older people involved in road accidents is a problem.â€
Prior to passing their practical test, respondents also said young drivers should face a tougher theory test. 71% of those polled also agreed that the Government needs to give more attention to road safety; in particular, educating young drivers and this should start from the theory test.
64% of parents involved in the survey said that they would ‘guarantee’ their child(ren) would conform to any form of graduated licencing system.
Book Theory Test Today says:
“Such hard-line measures are being considered because statistics show that one in eight of all road casualties, hurt or killed in a traffic accident, is a car driver aged 17-19, which is astonishing considering that this particular age band only represents one in 60 of all licenced motorists.”
Based on research from other nations, where graduated licencing is in operation, a report previously released by the Transport Research Laboratory, on behalf of the RAC foundation, concluded that if tiered licensing was introduced in Britain approximately 4,500 people could be saved from injury or death.
In a statement from Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC foundation, he said:
“Recently we saw that deaths on Britain’s roads had fallen again. However, the rate of decline over recent years has slowed and the issue of young driver safety is one of those matters that must be addressed.â€
He continued:
“We now know there is a great deal of support for it amongst the British public. What we don’t know is why ministers have not acted. The current Government has repeatedly promised a green paper on young driver safety and repeatedly failed to produce itâ€
Mr Glaister concluded:
“If there were any other area of public health policy where this level of harm was taking place there would be an outcry, yet as a nation we seem to accept what is happening to many of our young people when they get behind the wheel.â€
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