Research just published reveals that 11% of young motorists aged between 17 and 25 regularly drive while under the influence of illegal drugs. This makes them take extreme risks, with potentially dangerous consequences.
The survey of 4,600 drivers, carried out by road safety charity Brake and Green Flag discovered that one in three young drivers overtake when they can’t see what’s coming in the opposite direction.
And these are not one-off "moments of madness": one in six drivers under 25 overtake blind once a week or more and one in five use a hand-held mobile at the wheel once a week or more.
As a result of this culture of risk-taking, a disproportionate number of young drivers are killed - more than 14 young people die every week on the roads.
I honestly do not know the answer to this. Sadly I believe there will always be a small proportion of young drivers who will push themselves beyond their limits and no matter how much training or education we give them, they will go off tangent.
But company’s employing youngsters are being urged to give them additional education thus treating them in a similar way to all other drivers. By assessing young drivers’ abilities and attitudes they can sniff out the potentially "at risk" drivers thus take preventive measures.
Should the ownness really be put on the shoulders of companies or should the government being doing a bit more?
What a question.
FemaleFirst - Jackie Violet