This report suggests that young drivers feel that driving lessons are failing to prepare them for life on the road and want an overhaul of the learning process to better equip the next generation of motorists. Findings in the report include: 62% of young drivers favour a minimum learning period; 24% say an accident they were involved in could have been avoided with more learning; and 29% say they cannot drive alone after passing. Based on the views of more than 2,000 young drivers, the report also found that 48% of respondents felt unprepared for motorway driving after passing their test; 29% said they were not ready for night-time driving; and 14% considered themselves to be ‘unprepared’ to drive at all. This lack of confidence has led to young drivers deliberately going out of their way to avoid certain situations including motorway driving (21%) and driving in city centres (19%), while 8% will not turn right at busy junctions. Despite this, 18% passed their driving test after spending three months or less learning to drive and 50% took six months or less to pass. (Author/publisher)
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