Research conducted by Road Safety analysis on behalf of Michelin showed that 40% of young drivers aged between 17 and 25 would welcome compulsory motorway lessons and night driving.
The Study also revealed that young drivers in rural areas are twice as likely to be involved in accidents as those drivers in urban areas.
Michelin’s head of government affairs, Darren Lindsey said: “ It is not the fact that rural roads are inherently more dangerous than urban roads. The fact is that young drivers are more likely to crash, either because they feel more confident driving at speeds, negotiating bends or driving on unlit roads.”
Not all of the government’s proposals received backing from young drivers. Only 14% of respondents back a year’s minimum learning period and only 1 in 10 backed post test curfews.
The survey questions were put to 700 young drivers for too much, too young, too fast report, which provides a compelling case for some of the DfT’s green paper proposals.
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