‘Learn, Drive, Survive: Drives for Learners in the Moreton Bay Region’ (Queensland): a practical tool for supervisors and learner drivers

A practical and collaborative approach has been undertaken to develop and implement phase one of the ‘Learn, Drive, Survive - Drives for Learners in the Moreton Bay Region’ booklet. Based on fatality and injury statistics as well as research that identified the need to develop the skill and knowledge base of drivers in the learner licensing stage, the booklet of driving routes and road safety information provides an educational tool for supervisors and learner drivers. Building and expanding on a road safety initiative from NSW the booklet provides a total of 13 routes covering the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland. The routes contain a variety of drives across the region including different road types, driving conditions and from rural to urban. Each drive has detailed instructions, maps and all the details required to complete the Queensland learner driver log book. The booklet creates access, ideas and opportunity for valuable on-road driving time and experience for learner drivers working towards accrual of the 100 hour minimum state government driving requirement to obtain a provisional licence (P1). Partnering with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) and working with Queensland Police Service (QPS) provided important linkages of knowledge and expertise in the development of the booklet. Launched in December 2014 over 8,000 copies of the booklet have been distributed across the region.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Authors:
  • Doherty, K
  • Finn, S
  • Scifleet, H
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 1st, 2015, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Publication Date: 2015-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: Taking action together: 1st Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2015), 14-16 October, Gold Coast, Queensland

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver education; Driver training; Education; Graduated licensing; Recently qualified drivers; Route guidance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Moreton Bay, Queensland
• ATRI Terms: Driver education; Driver training; Graduated licence; Novice driver; Route guidance
• ITRD Terms: 1551: Graduated licence
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01591431
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 26 2016 9:23AM