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We try to make lessons as fun and friendly as possible because we know that when you first start learning to drive it can be a very stressful time for you. With our expertise and relaxed nature we can put you at ease very quickly.

Most people take driving lessons in 2hr lessons as this is usually a more effective way of learning but some pupils only have limited time available and therefore take lessons in 1 or 1^1/2hr slots discuss this with your driving instructor.

DSA statistics show that the average person takes between 45 and 55 hours of tuition from beginner to fully trained. Our aim is always to teach you to a high standard of competency so that you are prepared for driving after you have passed the driving test. We do not just teach you to pass the driving test.

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Young driver’s road safety

Anybody who considers learning to drive will know that accidents on the roads of the UK can happen.  It is the responsibility of each individual driver to drive a car in a manner which is both safe and responsible in order to make sure that they do not pose excessive risk to themselves or others around them.

 

The category of drivers commonly referred to as young drivers is comprised of the age range of 17 – 24 year olds, and is most likely to be involved in a road accident which results in death or serious injury.

 

Much of the blame for a young driver being involved in an accident can be attributed merely to the young driver category comprising of drivers who are likely to have the least experience of driving on the roads.  The statistics show that this is not the only reason for the higher chance of a young driver related accident; other factors include speeding, consumption of ability impairing substances and sheer youthful bravado.

 

What do the statistics tell us?

 

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has released a study in 2008 which investigates how different age groups compared to one another when looking at possible factors and causes of involvement in road accidents over a 7 year period between the years 2000 - 2006.  Here are some of the findings:

 

• In their first year of driving, 23% of drivers who pass their test between the ages of 17-19 have been involved in at least one crash, compared with 12% who are over

25 when they pass the test.

 

• Only 9% of full licence holders are young drivers and yet 22% of all crashes involve a young driver.

 

• 50% of accidents involving young drivers occur in the darker hours.

 

• In more than 1 in 3 of the accidents resulting in death or serious injury the young driver skids and/or overturns.

 

• In more than 50% of crashes involving young drivers resulting in death or serious injury the driver was accompanied by 1 or 2 passengers.

 

Further investigation also showed a fairly staggering difference in accidents based on the gender of the driver.

 

• 5% of licence holders are males under 25 and comprise 14% of all drivers in crashes resulting in injury.

 

• 4% of licence holders are female and under 25 but are drivers in only 7% of crashes resulting in injury

 

• Young males are most likely to crash in a single vehicle incident (no other vehicles involved) in which their car leaves the road, while young females are most likely to crash while at a junction.

 

• Young males are around 3 times more likely to be involved in a crash than young females.

 

• 23% of male drivers under 20 who were killed in a crash in the daytime were not wearing a seat belt.
• 26% of male drivers under 20 who were killed in a crash at night were not wearing a seat belt.

 

• 16% of female drivers under 25 who were killed in a crash in the daytime were not wearing a seat belt.
• 11% of female drivers under 25 who were killed in a crash at night were not wearing a seat belt.

 

It is clear from statistics like these that young drivers need to pay an even higher amount of attention to the way they drive than others around them in order to make up for their inexperience and to improve their chances of staying safe.  The risk of accident involvement of a young driver is a major reason why it can be more difficult for them to find cheap car insurance, with premiums for young males being higher than for young females.

 

 

                 

 

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