A recent survey has shown that a third of young drivers do not consider themselves ready to drive alone… despite recently passing their test.

29% of 18-30 year olds do not believe that their lessons or even their exam have equipped them with the tools necessary to begin driving without supervision.

Almost a quarter of the same group of 2,000 young drivers surveyed believe that if they had spent more time learning to drive, a previous accident would have been much more easily avoided.

Of this number, 21% still chose to avoid motorways, and almost 15% described themselves as “unprepared” to be behind the wheel in the first place.

The survey revealed other shocking statistics such as a third being too unconfident to drive in wet weather, over a fifth uncomfortable driving with others in the car, and even 8% being unwilling to perform a right-turn… despite this being a compulsory part of the driving test.

Like all things, driving requires some confidence. Remember, if you have passed your test, you are clearly capable of driving safely. Just remember to make sure you always do.

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It has long been suggested that the music you listen to whilst driving will affect how you drive.

According to new evidence from Ben-Gurion University, teenage drivers are the most greatly affected by their choice of listening material.

Young males especially are the most dangerous, as it was deemed that teenager boys generally listen to more aggressive music than their female counterparts, and their driving reflects this.

The higher number of mistakes made by younger drivers due to their in-car music was attributed to the inexperience of younger drivers, as well as their choice of stereotypically more aggressive dance and/or rock music.

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Feel like you drive a lot? If you have children, there’s a very good reason for that.

Recent research by Insurance Company Aviva has suggested that parents spend a vastly proportional amount of time driving their children around.

With an average of 27 journeys per week, this equates to an estimate of approximately 148 miles for every 168 hours.

This figure suggests that by the time their offspring has reached 17 – the ages where they can legally begin driving themselves around- their parents have driven them roughly 125,000 miles… or in other terms, half way to the moon.

So next time you think about how much your children are driving you mad, think about how much you are driving them around too.

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Research has been conducted at the University of Negev that suggests that teens who listen to their favourite music on the road are significantly more distracted and commit errors in their driving. A driving instructor/researcher accompanied 85 novice male and female drivers on six different 40-minute trips. On two of the trips, drivers played music from their own playlists; two trips involved background music that was designed to increase driver safety; and the final trips involved no music at all.

It was found that when the drivers were listening to their favourite music (dance, techno and rock topping the list, followed closely by punk, pop, hip-hop and rap), 98% of them averaged three deficient driving behaviours, with 32% requiring a verbal warning or command. 20% even required assisted braking or steering from the instructor to prevent an imminent accident.

When there was no music in the car, 92% of drivers made errors, whilst listening to the music selected by the researchers, errors dropped by 20%. The music contained a mix of easy listening, light jazz and soft rock and did not include vocal performances or lyrics.

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If you need glasses or contact lenses, it is a compulsory requirement to wear these whenever you are behind the wheel. The DVLA must be informed if you suffer from any problem that may affect your vision, if it is affecting your whole field of vision (being that it affects either both eyes, or your remaining eye if you only have one functioning eye). Failure to provide this information could result in you being prosecuted.

The exceptions to this are if you are long-sighted or short-sighted, or if you suffer from colour blindness.

The rules for the Standards of Vision for Driving state that you must be able to read a car number plate from 20 metres away – with or without glasses or contact lenses. These rules do differ slightly for Lorry and Bus drivers.

Your eyesight will be tested at the start of your practical driving test. If you fail to meet the minimum required standard for your eyesight, you will fail the whole of your practical test. Your licence will be revoked, and you will have to take an eyesight test with the DSA at a driving test centre, as well as having to re-take the eyesight test at the start of your practical driving test the next time.

If you are worried about your eyesight, see your optician for an evaluation and any treatment that may be necessary.

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