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Make The
Driving Experience Hours Count!
What's The Weather Doing?
Learner Driver's need to get experience driving in all possible conditions!
If
it's going to be wet - go driving! Record it in the Log Book!
What Time Is Sunrise & Sunset?
Any
time before Sunrise or after Sunset counts as "Night Driving" in the Log book.
Go Driving - Day, Night - Any time! Record it in the Log Book!
CRASH STATISTICS
Whether you call them Crash Statistics,
Road Accident Stats, Crash Stats, Road Trauma Statistics, Fatality and
Injury Statistics or simply Road Crash Reports it doesn't matter, they
represent a whole lot of unnecessary pain and suffering for thousands of
people every year.
Work really hard not to become a crash
statistic!
If you are learning to drive now or soon
make sure you learn well and are truly P Plate ready
before
you get your P's and are driving on your own.
If you are already a licensed driver,
drive and think safe at all times.
Never take risks while driving - you
are likely to kill some one!
That some one will have, friends, work
mates, brothers, sisters, a mother, father
and cousins. They could be some one's boss, parent, employee or carer,
the list goes on and on!
Think about the huge impact your small
mistake or moment of impatience could have.
Take a look below at what is happening on
South Australian roads right now. As you read this, there will be people
in SA suffering huge distress because they or some one they knew became
a crash statistic.
Remember - these crash statistic numbers
represent real people suffering right now.
There are hundreds of people in hospital beds
today because they became a crash statistic!
Many of these real people plus their friends and
families will continue to suffer for years, even a life time!
Think about it! Really take it in! Try and put
names and faces to the numbers. Either now or in the future these numbers are
very likely to represent some one near and dear to you!
It doesn't have to be this way! You can make a
difference! Please take care on our roads!
Road
Crash Statistics
DTEI Statistics: Total
Number of licensed drivers including L & P Drivers is approximately 1,100,000.
Using the above
number and information from SAPOL Statistics it can be shown that
Drivers on South Australian Roads:
kill a person every 2 to
3 days;
injure 24 people each
day;
admit 4 people to
hospital daily; and
cause serious damage to
over 200 vehicles every day.
These Statistics correct at
time of Publication. Stats derived from
Dept of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure and
South Australian Police websites.
Average Drivers Crash
What do all these numbers mean for the
average driver who drives for 40 -
60 years?
3 or 4 crashes
resulting in serious vehicle damage.
1 driver in 6
will be involved in a crash
resulting in injury
1 in 12
will be involved in a crash
resulting in injuries requiring hospitalization
1 in 50 drivers
will be involved in a crash
that will kill someone!
Over
a lifetime of driving it is likely that the average driver will be
involved in a Serious Crash* every 15 years.
*Serious
Crash is one that must be reported to police – i.e.. has resulted in
either injury to a person and/or damage to property of more than $1000.
You can do something about it
You can minimize your chances of
becoming a statistic. Choose not to be an Average Driver!
Learning? While you can really enjoy doing it,
take learning to drive seriously! Step out from the crowd.
Learn
to be
an Excellent Driver and be proud of it!
Call or
email us to organise your
Learner Lessons. We will make sure you Learn to Drive Smart and Safe, becoming
an Excellent Driver at the best possible time - before you get your
P's.
Already on your P's or a
full licence? Are you really a safe driver? Drive Smart On-Road
Defensive driving sessions will help make sure you are the safe driver
you need to be.
Call or
email us to organise your
Defensive Driving Course. Become a safer, smarter better driver. You
can make a difference!
Assorted Collection of Clips - some serious, some for fun.
Potential For Catastrophe
- Fooling around in traffic, however innocent
can cause you or someone else a major problem.
Information contained
within this website is intended as a guide only and is not
considered to be precise legal interpretations of the road traffic
laws.
For more detailed
information regarding the law, please go to the
Australian Road Rules
link, or to
Also, the Police Traffic
Information Office is available on (08) 8207 6586 for further
information on traffic laws.
It should be noted that references
and claims relating to the "best driver you can be" all refer to the
best driver we can help you become given the available time and
opportunities for training. Once on
their P's, a new driver is totally responsible for their own actions
and choices.
