| Select Committee Report on Young Drivers |
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The recommendations from the UK Parliament’s Transport Select Committee with regard to Young Drivers has been published and gained a reasonable amount of publicity. * A minimum 12-month learner driver period * Raising the age of unaccompanied driving to 18 * A maximum blood alcohol limit of 20mg per 100 ml of blood for up to 12 months after passing the test (instead of the current 80mg per 100 ml of blood) * A ban from carrying any passengers aged 10-20 years between 11pm and 5am for up to 12 months after passing the test * A structured learning programme undertaken and examined by an Approved Driving Instructor The Committee report also recommends that the Government analyses best practice from other countries before introducing any Graduate licence type measures. We need to emphasise this is only a report and many of the recommendations are not new although they may vary a little from previous debates. Whilst there are great concerns about the vulnerability of young and newly qualified drivers we do need to be reasonably confident that any measures which are introduced are going to make a difference overall and not just displace serious death and injury by a few years. |
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