Young drivers offered route to safer motoring

A full day session, including five different workshops, is being held at the Millbrook Proving Ground on July 7, with 96 places available for youngsters who live in the area.

The MORE 16 and MORE Drive courses, run by Beds Police and the Three Shires Driving School has aided 500 young drivers since being launched in 2010.

Councillor Brian Spurr, spokesman for sustainable communities and services at CBC, said: “Collision statistics tell a bleak story.

“In Central Beds and Luton, between 2009 and 2011, almost 30 per cent of drivers and 36 per cent of passengers killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents were aged between 17 and 24. Delivering the MORE 16 and MORE Drive courses is part of our commitment to reduce road collisions among this age group.”

Rebecca Bailey, who attended the last course, said, “During the recent bad weather my car skidded while I was on a roundabout. Before attending MORE Drive I wouldn’t have known what to do but thanks to the knowledge I gained from the course I could control the skid and drove away safely.”

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