An organization that organizes road safety seminars for schoolchildren has urged Australian drivers to be more patient with people with L plates when they hit the road.
Sydney-based non-profit Road Safety Education (RSE) Ltd said its survey of high school students driving found that nearly nine out of 10 have dealt with behavioral patterns. different negatives from other drivers, while still displaying their L license plates.
This includes tailgating (70%), aggressive overtaking (66%), honking (46%), “road rage” (29%), and flashing lights (26%). One student even reported that another driver got out of their car and aggressively pointed at them.
The RSE said it is asking people to be a little more patient and support young drivers, as part of the ongoing Road Safety Week.
RSE CEO and Managing Director Terry Birss said: “It would be greatly appreciated if experienced drivers in Australia could embrace the National Road Safety Week theme of ‘Driving. car for others to survive’ by trying to be more patient and supportive of our young drivers.
Australians between the ages of 17 and 25 still make up the bulk of road injury data, accounting for around 10 per cent of the population but almost 20 per cent of all driver and passenger deaths.
In the 12 months ending April, 224 people aged 17 to 25 died on Australian roads.
Road Safety Education Limited argues that while better roads, safer cars and graduate licensing programs all play a role in cutting road tolls, “good practice road safety education most” as well.
RSE says its main educational program, known as RYDA, has been completed by more than 735,000 students in Australia and New Zealand.
Mr. Birss said in the organization’s 2022 report that it currently holds workshops for up to 50,000 students each year (at 381 schools last year), requiring a team of about 1000 people including 600 volunteers. volunteers, 400 trained coordinators and 20 employees.
Homework-based classes and workshops teach students basics such as the effects of speeding or driving while on the phone, emergency braking theory, and how to share air. time with vulnerable road users. It involves scholars and police in its creation and distribution.
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