Licence changes start today for the NSW licensing system

Changes to the state’s highly successful Graduated Licensing Scheme are set to guarantee new drivers become safe drivers.

Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils’ Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Melanie Suitor, says the changes, which come into effect from Monday, November 20 are intended to enhance the way in which the scheme prepares beginner drivers – specifically young motorists – to be secure.

“The first six months of solo driving is the highest risk period for novice drivers,” Ms Suitor said.

“Since the introduction of the Graduated Licensing Scheme in 2000, there was a 50 percent decrease in the amount of young drivers killed on NSW roads.

“But, young drivers are still over-represented in road crashes. They constitute 8% of license holders, yet their crashes account for 15 percent of deaths,” Ms Suitor said.

The Graduated Licensing System takes drivers out of their student licence to complete licence with limitations and conditions which are made to make sure they build their knowledge and skills in order that they know risks and are safe on the streets.

Sydney South Driving School
10 Salerno Place
Blairmount NSW 2559
Phone:  0409 129 275

For more information visit website #www.sydneysouth.net.