Service NSW Test Delays
Learners are currently waiting up to 22 business days at Service NSW - Miranda to sit their driving test - compared to 9 business days during the same period last year, as a result of the recent three month suspension of testing. READ
Parents & Supervisors of Learner Drivers Workshop
Sutherland Shire Council will be conducting a Free (2) hour seminar on Wednesday 2nd September, 2020, at 7pm which aims to cover new laws and provide practical advice Re: supervising learner drivers, completing the logbook and the benefits of supervised on-road driving experience.
Bookings are required: READ
NSW Driving Tests to Recommence - Effective 1.7.20 READ
NSW Police Posted the Following on its Facebook Page 6.4.20 Re: Driving Lessons & COVID-19
#COVID19 Frequently asked questions
Q: Can I take a learner driver for a lesson?
A: Under the Public Health Orders, a person cannot leave their place of residence without a reasonable excuse.
We consider that it would be a reasonable excuse for a person to leave their house to receive driving lessons (either from a driving instructor or a member of their family), given that this is a learning activity that cannot be done from home and is akin to the listed reasonable excuse of travelling to attend an educational institution where you cannot learn from home.
#COVID19 Frequently asked questions
Q: Can I take a learner driver for a lesson?
A: Under the Public Health Orders, a person cannot leave their place of residence without a reasonable excuse.
We consider that it would be a reasonable excuse for a person to leave their house to receive driving lessons (either from a driving instructor or a member of their family), given that this is a learning activity that cannot be done from home and is akin to the listed reasonable excuse of travelling to attend an educational institution where you cannot learn from home.
Can a Driver be Fined if Their Passenger is Using a Mobile Phone?
Mum reveals fateful choice that led to sons being killed in road crash
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Speed Limits to Change Across New South Wales
New South Wales road rule AMMENDMENT effective 26th September, 2019.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/news/speed-limits-to-change-across-nsw/?fbclid=IwAR2pTG35UX5VWsXs2ZCsMC0XbG4Jh953H3KAa0cuIVnLJqjwmqQ1ugKi74Q
https://www.9news.com.au/technology/nsw-digital-driver-licence-legal-across-state-what-you-need-to-know/1e70807d-9f28-4acf-8d07-99ff6291ca6b?fbclid=IwAR3i9YZL5FGHEsni-fObusjhC9ucqCilXlKJNDaLio8OX8v2ysm5Jhj1EEk
More than 26,000 high school students visit Quodos Bank Arena in Sydney over three days every year to witness simulated crash scenarios and hear from road trauma survivors as part of a road safety initiative designed to encourage young people to make safer choices as a driver and passenger.
Young drivers are most at risk in the first six months of driving solo on their P-Plates and represent approximately 25% of hospital road trauma admissions.
Bstreetsmart posted a video to YouTube of one of their live events which provides teens and their parents with a realistic look at the trauma caused by road crashes and gives them information and strategies in an attempt to reduce serious injuries and deaths. Not alI students get the opportunity to attend such an important event, so to view the full 3.5 hour program click on the following link: https://youtu.be/6EFfj34S9ZA
Below is a 22 minute clip of the crash recreation component with commentary by Dr. Ken Harrison who is a trauma doctor at Westmead Hospital. #Care2DriveAware