Obtaining A Drivers License
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The Plan
Examine if the change of hours from 25 to 120 will prove to be effective. Prove the effectiveness by comparison to other state statistics and systems.
The system of how the Australian gov passes the L Platers onto p platers
Research other countries and their methods of receiving a license.
Compare the differences between Australias licensing system to those of outside AUS
States
4 part test
Written
Sign
Vision
Practical Driving Test
Victoria
Min age is 16years
120 hours experience
2 phase P-Plate test (P1 and P2)
103 fatalities
16 and 6months
Theory test
Learners Permit
Limited to 80km
50hrs on second phase Ls in which 10 are to completed in night
61 fatalities exist in drivers among the age of 16
California
California has newly introduced a gradual 3 stage test. They have abolished hours and introduced the staged test which has shown a 8percent drop in fatalities aged between 16-20.
By introducing a similar staged test in wa based on driver compentency in different situations we could also have a drop in fatalities.
Italy passes drivers onto the road by a simle age requirement of 18+ and a simple understanding of the road rules and signs. The fatalities are 13000 overall 4900 drivers aged between 18-20
California has one of the strongest graduated driver licensing laws in the nation. A new evaluation of that licensing program by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finds a 23 percent overall reduction in per-capita crash involvement rate of 16-year old drivers.
The purpose of such a system is to ease young drivers into the driving environment through more controlled exposure to progressively more difficult driving experiences or driver licensing stages, prior to full licensure.
A significant percentage of young drivers are involved in traffic crashes and are twice as likely as adult drivers to be in fatal crashes. The problems contributing to their high crash rates include immaturity, inexperience and lack of adequate driving skills, driving during nighttime high risk hours, risk-taking, and poor driving judgment and decision making.
To address these problems, NHTSA and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) developed an entry level driver licensing system. It consists of three distinct stages, named by the type of license possessed at each stage: learner�s permit, intermediate (provisional) license, and full license.
3,374 young drivers ages 16-20 were killed in 2005.
Key Facts
Last year, over 6,000 young people, ages 15 to 20, died in motor vehicle crashes.
Approximately one-third of all deaths for people 15 to 20 years old are from motor vehicle crashes.
The crash rate for 16-year-old drivers is 15 times that of 20- to 24-year-olds.
Young drinking drivers are involved in fatal crashes at twice the rate as drivers aged 21 and older.
In the last two years, non-alcohol-related fatalities increased by three percent for youth aged 15 to 20.
States with nighttime driving restrictions or curfews for young novice drivers experience lower crash rates than comparison states.
More unrestrained youth die in crashes than those wearing safety belts.
Stage One: Learners Permit
Minimum age recommended by state for a permit (e.g., 15 1 /2 years);
Pass vision and knowledge tests, including rules of the road and signs and signals;
Require