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1、ConsultationonProposedChangestotheLearnerandRestrictedDriverSchemesandonGraduatedDriverLicensingExecutiveSummary[Insidecover-thispageintentionallyleftblank.]Minister’sforewordMyfirstpriorityasMinisterfortheEnvironmentistodoallwithinmypowertocontinuouslyreducethenumberofpeoplekilledandinju
2、redonourroads.Andthispriorityisthedrivingforcebehindthisconsultationwhichbringsforwardproposalsonamendingthe45mphspeedrestrictionforlearnerandrestricteddriversandonoptionsforasystemofgraduateddriverlicensingtobuildonthecurrentRdriverscheme.ThevisionofNorthernIreland’sRoadSafetyStrategyto2
3、020issimply‘tomakeajourneyonNorthernIreland’sroadsthesafestintheworld’.Oneofthekeychallengeswemustaddressishowtoprotectouryoungandothernewdriversfromkillingandinjuringthemselvesandotherroadusers.Iamtroubledbytheunacceptablyhighnumberofyoungandothernewdriversinvolvedinfatalandseriouscollis
4、ionsonourroadseachyear.Iknowmyconcernsarewidelysharedbecausethefactsarestark.Almostafifthofnewdrivershassomekindofcollisionwithintheirfirstsixmonthsofdriving.Youngcardriversaretwiceaslikelytoberesponsibleforafatalorseriouscollisionthanolderdrivers.Between2004and2008,17to24yearolddriverswe
5、reresponsiblefor1in4ofourroadfatalitiesand1in5ofallroadseriousinjuriesinNorthernIreland.Thisamountsto163deathsand1,237seriousinjuries.IdonotacceptthattheproblemofnewdriversistoodifficulttofixandIdonotacceptthatouryoungpeopleshouldbeallowedtocontinuetobeinvolvedinfatalandseriouscollisionsa
6、ttheratestheyaretoday.Thatiswhywehaveatargetinthenewstrategytoreducebyatleast55%thenumberofyoungpeoplekilledorseriouslyinjuredonourroads–theonlypartoftheseislandstohavesuchatarget.Ifwearetoachievethistarget,itisclearthatwemustimprovehowwetrainandtestdriverstoensurethattheyarecompetentands
7、afewhentheystarttodriveunaccompanied.Thecurrenttrainingandtestingregimeisnotfitforpurpose.Currentlyweputtoomuchemphasisontestingabilitytocontrolavehicleandperformarangeofbasicmanoeuvres.Notenoughattentionispaidtothemotivations,attitudesandbehavioursweknowarelinkedto
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