Overcoming the cultural divide

This paper reports specifically on 2 successful components of the Charles Darwin University's "Remote Areas Driver Education Program" namely: (i) The community based driver instructor program; and (ii) Driving training and licensing in Alice Springs and Darwin Correctional Facilities. These programs deal in particular with the high incidence of unlicensed drivers within Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory and the disproportionately high representation of indigenous people in fatal and serious car crashes. The understanding of community and cultural dynamics is pivotal to the success of this program. By breaking down many of these barriers well over 3,000 community people have gained their drivers license.

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• Supplemental Notes:
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• Authors:
  • Somssich, E
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 2005, Wellington, New Zealand
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Driver education; Driver training; Driving without a license; Highway safety; Indigenous peoples; Rural areas
• Geographic Terms: Alice Springs, Northern Territory; Darwin, Northern Territory
• ATRI Terms: Crash rate; Driver education; Driver training; Indigenous Australian; Road safety; Rural area; Unlicensed driver
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01387787
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 047310637X [CD-ROM]
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 12:24AM