Safety Initiative Targets Young Drivers

New Driver packs are to be distributed across Scotland in the hope of lowering the amount of crashes involving teenagers.

The packs have been developed by The Scottish Safety Cameras Programme and The Motor School Association.

They'll give safety information to new drivers who are often between the ages of 17 and 25.

TheY take the form of a handy plastic wallet that holds the provisional driving

licence, the learner’s progress chart, useful road safety information and any materials 

the instructor wishes to add during the learning period. 

Andrew Jones, Fife Safety Camera Partnership Manager, said: “The pack, developed 

through partnership working with the Motor Schools Assoc, gives us the opportunity 

to get some worthwhile safety messages across to these new drivers, many of whom 

will be in the 17 to 25 age range, a key age group which is over-represented in serious 

road collisions. It includes information about the ‘New Drivers Act’, speed limits, 

and vehicle type restrictions associated to the under 21 years age group” 

The Motor Schools Association’s national chair, Peter Harvey, commented: “I 

have been a member of the steering group for this project along with other ADI 

representatives and we all think that this new resource will be really useful for 

instructors and learners alike. We are grateful to the Scottish Safety Camera 

Programme for investing in these items and for the Driving & Vehicle Standards 

Agency in providing a handy means of distribution.”