Minimum driving age to increase to 18 ?
This is just one of the proposals MP’s have recently put forward in an aim to cut the number of road deaths for persons aged between 17 and 25.
The proposals put forward include :
People learning to drive from the age of 17, but not taking a test until they are 18.
Drivers completing a set minimum number of lessons with a structured syllabus.
Extending hazard perception training using computer simulators to encourage better habits in young drivers-to-be.
A zero alcohol limit for all drivers for a year after passing their test.
Banning drivers from carrying passengers aged between 10 and 20 from 11pm to 5am for a year after passing their test.
The full report can be found here http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmtran/355/35502.htm
