Among all Queensland drivers, it is those aged 17 to 24 who are at most risk of having a road crash in the first year of their provisional licence. Those young drivers are at least two and a half times more likely to be killed in crashes than other drivers. In February 2007, the Queensland Government passed the Transport Legislation and Another Act Amendment Act 2007 (Qld) to support the phasing in of new rules to apply to young learner and provisional drivers, the first phase of which commences in July 2007. This Research Brief will look at trends and issues relating to young drivers and then discuss the Parliamentary Travelsafe Committee Reports and a Queensland Government Discussion Paper which considered a number of measures for protecting young drivers. It will then examine the features of the new laws coming into effect from July 2007, and provide a brief review of young driver restrictions in other jurisdictions. (Author/publisher).
Samenvatting