With so many changes to schools and so much extra driving for the city of Lismore residents, the PCYC has decided to put on a Safer Driver Course to provide Learner drivers with the knowledge they need to reduce road risks and prevent accidents by becoming a safer driver.

According to https://www.youngdriverfactbase.com/

• Injury is the single biggest killer of Australian youth; more than all other causes combined
• 45 per cent of all young Australian injury deaths are due to road traffic crashes
• Of all hospitalisations of young Australians, almost half are drivers involved in a road traffic crash and another quarter are passengers
• Young drivers (17 – 25 years) represent one-quarter of all Australian road deaths, but are only 10 – 15% of the licensed driver population
• A 17-year-old driver with a P1 licence is four times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than a driver over 26 years
• The biggest killer of young drivers is speeding and around 80 per cent of those killed are male
• One-third of all speeding drivers and rider in fatal crashes are males aged 17 – 25; 6 per cent are females aged 17 – 25

To try and reduce the above statistics, PCYC is running the Safer Drivers Course on Monday 20th June at the Lismore Heights Bowling Club - 5:00pm - 8:00pm with the driving part running at various times during the week!

Learners who complete the course will receive 20 Daytime hours after completing both modules.

The Course costs $140 and learners must have completed 50 hours on-road driving experience in their logbook.

Concessions are available for people with Centrelink Healthcare Cards or Pension Cards in the learners name.

For more information or to book, go here , email: lismore@pcycnsw.org.au or Call 0490492037 - between 9:00am - 5:00pm