Strengthening the learner driver experience through parent involvement and education

Effective learner driver education promotes a partnership between the learner and the supervising driver, who is often the parent. To enhance the quality of this partnership, the supervising driver requires support that combines practical and theoretical components, whilst remaining financially accessible. A model recently developed by RACV called the Parent Plus Program provides the supervisor with a free modelled on-road lesson with their learner and a professional driving instructor. The driving instructor acts as a mentor for the learner as well as the supervisor. The supervisor also receives sequential instructional information which is specific to the supervisor's and learner's experience, over a 3 month period. A program evaluation has shown that parents who actively participate in the program report being more likely to provide greater levels of on-road experience for their learner. This paper provides an overview of the Parent Plus Program and reports on evaluation results of parents who participated in the program. Conclusions and implications for effectively engaging with parents and learners will also be highlighted.

• Record URL:
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• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Printed volume (S 656.08 ROA (2005)) contains peer-reviewed papers. CD-ROM (CD 401) contains submitted papers
• Authors:
  • Johnson, P
  • Christie, S
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 2005, Wellington, New Zealand
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 7p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver education; Driver experience; Driver training; Driving instructors; Highway safety; Parents; Recently qualified drivers
• Geographic Terms: Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Driver education; Driver training; Driving experience; Driving instructor; Learner driver; Parent; Road safety
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01387782
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 047310637X [CD-ROM]
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 12:24AM