Young Drivers Course Subsidised
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From IAM Press Release...
For immediate release February 15, 2007
IAM FLEET TO HELP REDUCE YOUNG DRIVER DEATH TOLL WITH SUBSIDISED ‘YOUNG DRIVER DEVELOPMENT COURSE’
The statistics make stark reading:
· Traffic crashes are the single greatest killer of those aged 15-24
· Up to 30% of fatal road crashes involve a young driver
These and other equally horrifying facts have recently been confirmed by a group of expert researchers, courtesy of a two-year international study (see editor’s note). In response, IAM Fleet (the occupational driver training arm of the IAM, the UK’s leading road safety charity) has launched the ‘Young Driver Development Course’ (YDDC) – a heavily subsidised initiative to help reduce the death toll among 17-25 year old drivers.
YDDC
IAM Fleet is making the 2:1 (two pupils to one instructor) half-day course available to all its clients, among whom all full licence holders under the age of 25 will be eligible. The cost is just £30 plus VAT per driver. For the fee, participants will also be made an Associate of the IAM for 12 months FREE-OF-CHARGE and receive a copy of ‘How To Be An Advanced Driver’ – the IAM manual.
The YDDC offers a considerable saving over the usual cost of driver training and, should a participant wish to go on and take the Advanced Driving Test, then the ‘Skill for Life’ programme is available to them at a discounted cost of £70.
Said IAM Fleet’s UK Business Manager Derek Camp, “We all have a responsibility to help minimise the number of young lives either lost or ruined on our roads every day. Thanks to our position in the driver training market, we are able to deploy our professional resources to help minimise the carnage. Reaching young drivers in this way is going to make a significant contribution to road safety – they are a particularly vulnerable group,” said Mr Camp.
“The YDDC is incredible value for money and we very much hope it will help to profoundly reduce the death toll of Britain’s young drivers.”
For further information about the YDDC course or IAM Fleet in general, refer to www.iamfleet.com or call the customer support team on 0845 310 8311.
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Editor’s note:
1. The international study referred to in this press release is entitled ‘Young Drivers: The Road to Safety’ and is published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT). For more info refer to www.oecd.org
Additional statistics:
1. Passengers
· More women aged 17- 19 years die as passengers than as drivers.
· Young drivers are twice as likely to die in a road crash when carrying passengers of their own age, with one young passenger making an accident twice as likely, two or more making it five times as likely.
· Novice drivers admit that their driving is adversely affected by the presence of their peers and, conversely, improves when they are accompanied by their parents or other mature adults.
2. Young male drivers
· One in three road accidents involves men under the age of 20.
· Young male drivers - despite passing the driving test more easily than females - are involved in a higher number of accidents.
· If involved in an accident, a male driver aged 17-20 years is nine times more likely to be at fault than a driver aged 31-40 years with the same length of driving experience.
3. General
· For every 10 young drivers that are killed, more than 13 other people are likely to die in the same crashes.
· 78% of all young drivers – and 83% of young males – described themselves as 'confident' or 'very confident' drivers.
· 40% admitted to breaking the speed limit 'regularly' or 'quite often'.
· Respondents perceived 'lack of attention' to be the most likely reason for a serious accident. 'Going too fast' came second.
· 79% said killing someone else would be worse than killing himself or herself.
· 69% said that, for them, paralysis would be a worse outcome than death.
· The worst possible outcome was felt to be killing a friend or family member travelling in a car driven by a young driver. This was considered far worse than killing an unknown pedestrian – even a child.
· Drivers aged 21-25 years no longer consider themselves young. They see the phrase 'young driver' as relating to length of driving experience rather than age.
· Young people consider themselves to be better drivers than older people – predominantly because of 'quick reactions'.
· Over 1000 young lives are lost each year on UK roads.
· The first two years after passing the driving test are the most lethal. Novice drivers form just 7% of the driving population but have 12% of injury accidents.
· Research shows that accident liability is reduced by nearly half after two years' driving experience.
· One in five drivers crash within their first year of driving and 26% of convictions for causing death by dangerous driving are against under 21s.
· 89% of companies have a minimum age at which an employee can drive on company business. Almost three quarters gave a minimum age of 21 and the remainder 25 years of age.
· Extending the learner period has reduced crashes in other parts of the world. In New Zealand an 8% reduction has been achieved – in Florida the figure is 9% and in Quebec 12%. Ontario's fatality rate for new drivers is also down by 24%.
BOF.
For immediate release February 15, 2007
IAM FLEET TO HELP REDUCE YOUNG DRIVER DEATH TOLL WITH SUBSIDISED ‘YOUNG DRIVER DEVELOPMENT COURSE’
The statistics make stark reading:
· Traffic crashes are the single greatest killer of those aged 15-24
· Up to 30% of fatal road crashes involve a young driver
These and other equally horrifying facts have recently been confirmed by a group of expert researchers, courtesy of a two-year international study (see editor’s note). In response, IAM Fleet (the occupational driver training arm of the IAM, the UK’s leading road safety charity) has launched the ‘Young Driver Development Course’ (YDDC) – a heavily subsidised initiative to help reduce the death toll among 17-25 year old drivers.
YDDC
IAM Fleet is making the 2:1 (two pupils to one instructor) half-day course available to all its clients, among whom all full licence holders under the age of 25 will be eligible. The cost is just £30 plus VAT per driver. For the fee, participants will also be made an Associate of the IAM for 12 months FREE-OF-CHARGE and receive a copy of ‘How To Be An Advanced Driver’ – the IAM manual.
The YDDC offers a considerable saving over the usual cost of driver training and, should a participant wish to go on and take the Advanced Driving Test, then the ‘Skill for Life’ programme is available to them at a discounted cost of £70.
Said IAM Fleet’s UK Business Manager Derek Camp, “We all have a responsibility to help minimise the number of young lives either lost or ruined on our roads every day. Thanks to our position in the driver training market, we are able to deploy our professional resources to help minimise the carnage. Reaching young drivers in this way is going to make a significant contribution to road safety – they are a particularly vulnerable group,” said Mr Camp.
“The YDDC is incredible value for money and we very much hope it will help to profoundly reduce the death toll of Britain’s young drivers.”
For further information about the YDDC course or IAM Fleet in general, refer to www.iamfleet.com or call the customer support team on 0845 310 8311.
-Ends-
Editor’s note:
1. The international study referred to in this press release is entitled ‘Young Drivers: The Road to Safety’ and is published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT). For more info refer to www.oecd.org
Additional statistics:
1. Passengers
· More women aged 17- 19 years die as passengers than as drivers.
· Young drivers are twice as likely to die in a road crash when carrying passengers of their own age, with one young passenger making an accident twice as likely, two or more making it five times as likely.
· Novice drivers admit that their driving is adversely affected by the presence of their peers and, conversely, improves when they are accompanied by their parents or other mature adults.
2. Young male drivers
· One in three road accidents involves men under the age of 20.
· Young male drivers - despite passing the driving test more easily than females - are involved in a higher number of accidents.
· If involved in an accident, a male driver aged 17-20 years is nine times more likely to be at fault than a driver aged 31-40 years with the same length of driving experience.
3. General
· For every 10 young drivers that are killed, more than 13 other people are likely to die in the same crashes.
· 78% of all young drivers – and 83% of young males – described themselves as 'confident' or 'very confident' drivers.
· 40% admitted to breaking the speed limit 'regularly' or 'quite often'.
· Respondents perceived 'lack of attention' to be the most likely reason for a serious accident. 'Going too fast' came second.
· 79% said killing someone else would be worse than killing himself or herself.
· 69% said that, for them, paralysis would be a worse outcome than death.
· The worst possible outcome was felt to be killing a friend or family member travelling in a car driven by a young driver. This was considered far worse than killing an unknown pedestrian – even a child.
· Drivers aged 21-25 years no longer consider themselves young. They see the phrase 'young driver' as relating to length of driving experience rather than age.
· Young people consider themselves to be better drivers than older people – predominantly because of 'quick reactions'.
· Over 1000 young lives are lost each year on UK roads.
· The first two years after passing the driving test are the most lethal. Novice drivers form just 7% of the driving population but have 12% of injury accidents.
· Research shows that accident liability is reduced by nearly half after two years' driving experience.
· One in five drivers crash within their first year of driving and 26% of convictions for causing death by dangerous driving are against under 21s.
· 89% of companies have a minimum age at which an employee can drive on company business. Almost three quarters gave a minimum age of 21 and the remainder 25 years of age.
· Extending the learner period has reduced crashes in other parts of the world. In New Zealand an 8% reduction has been achieved – in Florida the figure is 9% and in Quebec 12%. Ontario's fatality rate for new drivers is also down by 24%.
BOF.
Worthy thing to do. Good on IAM HQ 
Terrifying statistics about the youngsters.
Recently there was a fatal accident near my home in Basingstoke. Two teenage lads on bikes - one dead. Car hit 'em. Sure enough the driver was 17. In this case, though, a lass.
I remember it well. I, too, was an accident waiting to happen. The fact it didn't was sheer luck when I look back on it.
Terrifying statistics about the youngsters.
Recently there was a fatal accident near my home in Basingstoke. Two teenage lads on bikes - one dead. Car hit 'em. Sure enough the driver was 17. In this case, though, a lass.
I remember it well. I, too, was an accident waiting to happen. The fact it didn't was sheer luck when I look back on it.
BOF said:
Don,
Agreed that it is a good idea!
I got the release from a non Member - did HQ advise you?
I have posted on PH and Traffic Answers and a mate has posted on Parkers - are we living in a parallel world ?
BOF.
Agreed that it is a good idea!
I got the release from a non Member - did HQ advise you?
I have posted on PH and Traffic Answers and a mate has posted on Parkers - are we living in a parallel world ?
BOF.
No - your post is the first I've heard of it. No doubt it would have been read out in the last Committee meeting I missed.
I expect it will get announced at our Group meeting and in the magazine. It *is* a shame that the IAM can't e-mail its members with some of these announcements but hey ho... Thanks for posting, anyway!
Spidy,
Noticed you are in the US?...have a look at Eddie Wren if you are anywhere near...he is an expatriate UK Class 1 Trafpol...
www.driveandstayalive.com/index.htm
BOF.
Noticed you are in the US?...have a look at Eddie Wren if you are anywhere near...he is an expatriate UK Class 1 Trafpol...
www.driveandstayalive.com/index.htm
BOF.
Edited by BOF on Friday 16th February 17:20
Wow indeed - those stats are scary: -
· For every 10 young drivers that are killed, more than 13 other people are likely to die in the same crashes.
Ermm....apart from not making sense - are most of these stats not really stats at all, just a joined up bunch of numbers.
Yes, we all know that statistically (and in reality) young males are the most likely to suffer a fatal injury - but some of these stats just don't make sense, and seem to be little more than scaremongering.
Tigger (former young-male with a stats degree)
BOF said:
· For every 10 young drivers that are killed, more than 13 other people are likely to die in the same crashes.
Ermm....apart from not making sense - are most of these stats not really stats at all, just a joined up bunch of numbers.
Yes, we all know that statistically (and in reality) young males are the most likely to suffer a fatal injury - but some of these stats just don't make sense, and seem to be little more than scaremongering.
Tigger (former young-male with a stats degree)
tigger1 said:
Wow indeed - those stats are scary: -
· For every 10 young drivers that are killed, more than 13 other people are likely to die in the same crashes.
Ermm....apart from not making sense - are most of these stats not really stats at all, just a joined up bunch of numbers.
Yes, we all know that statistically (and in reality) young males are the most likely to suffer a fatal injury - but some of these stats just don't make sense, and seem to be little more than scaremongering.
Tigger (former young-male with a stats degree)
BOF said:
· For every 10 young drivers that are killed, more than 13 other people are likely to die in the same crashes.
Ermm....apart from not making sense - are most of these stats not really stats at all, just a joined up bunch of numbers.
Yes, we all know that statistically (and in reality) young males are the most likely to suffer a fatal injury - but some of these stats just don't make sense, and seem to be little more than scaremongering.
Tigger (former young-male with a stats degree)
What doesn't make sense about the statement, Tigger?
Surely what that says is that young drivers tend to carry passengers who get killed or run into people that get killed. It could as easily say
..."each young driver that kills hisself/erself tends to take 1.3 people with 'em"...
Don. Former young-male. NFQ in statistics.
. Edited by Don on Monday 19th February 16:35
Tigger,
""Tigger (former young-male with a stats degree)""
You have me at a disadvantage on an advanced driving Forum...I left school at the age of 14 without an 'O' level , let alone a 'stats degree' (?).
But, I have had some compensation in my love of driving and trying to pass my experience to others...appreciating that stats are stats...having read about the statistician who drowned in a river with an AVERAGE depth of twelve inches.
Having got RoSPA Gold last Monday, for the third time, I will continue to try to try to pass my experience to younger drivers by posting "statistics" if I feel I might save some kid from dying in a road accident...
BOF.
""Tigger (former young-male with a stats degree)""
You have me at a disadvantage on an advanced driving Forum...I left school at the age of 14 without an 'O' level , let alone a 'stats degree' (?).
But, I have had some compensation in my love of driving and trying to pass my experience to others...appreciating that stats are stats...having read about the statistician who drowned in a river with an AVERAGE depth of twelve inches.
Having got RoSPA Gold last Monday, for the third time, I will continue to try to try to pass my experience to younger drivers by posting "statistics" if I feel I might save some kid from dying in a road accident...
BOF.
Edited by BOF on Monday 19th February 21:24
Edited by BOF on Monday 19th February 22:16
Becca,
""I've just had a really confusing phone call with IAM HQ.
Can I, as a 21 year old disabled driver on a limited income, take advantage of this offer?
Is it only for employees of companies?
Am baffled and now feeling a bit thick. ""
The most important thing is that you have shown interest in further driving education...I do not show contact details on the Forum but suggest you contact Don with your contact details...ignore the costs if that is the only problem...that should be fixable...somehow.
BOF.
""I've just had a really confusing phone call with IAM HQ.
Can I, as a 21 year old disabled driver on a limited income, take advantage of this offer?
Is it only for employees of companies?
Am baffled and now feeling a bit thick. ""
The most important thing is that you have shown interest in further driving education...I do not show contact details on the Forum but suggest you contact Don with your contact details...ignore the costs if that is the only problem...that should be fixable...somehow.
BOF.
Edited by BOF on Monday 19th February 21:38
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