GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE LEARNER DRIVER TRAINING
Source: Australia. Minister for Infrastructure, Transport,Regional Development and Local Government. Media Release.
"The Rudd Labor Government will provide funding of $17 million to an innovative road safety program which over the next five years will deliver more than 200,000 free driving lessons to learner drivers and their parents.
Later today (1/5/08) I will launch keys2drive in Tasmania (Hobart) - the State in which the program will be fine tuned by the Australian Automobile Association before being rolled out nationally from early next year.
Once implemented, keys2drive will:
Provide learner drivers and a parent or mentor with a free professional driving lesson from an accredited instructor;
Support parents and mentors with instructional material and practical guidance on how to provide effective supervision and training to a learner driver;
Establish an interactive website which will offer short instructional videos, guides for handling various road terrains and weather conditions, and the location of their nearest accredited driving instructor; and
Deliver the country's first ever national accreditation scheme for driving instructors."