OVER the next couple of months we will see school leavers participating in schoolies week and university students enjoying holidays, meaning there will be many young and inexperienced drivers on our roads.
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It is crucial that at this busy time of year we all drive with extra caution, but parents and other family members can also help to make sure their teenager is fully aware of the dangers on our roads.
In fact Slater and Gordon conducted independent research this year that showed 71 per cent of people in NSW had had a serious conversation about driving safety with a learner or probationary driver.
On top of the list of topics that respondents said they discussed were drink and drugged driving and using a mobile phone. They also spoke about the dangers of speeding or hooning, getting in a car with a drunk or drugged driver and how they could plan alternative ways to get home. This is pleasing to see and important discussions to have had.
Sadly, too many families are devastated by car accidents, so if there are families with new drivers, don’t be afraid to have the serious road safety conversation before they get behind the wheel.
G. Henderson,
Slater and Gordon Lawyers.
