The NSW Government announced yesterday more changes to the logbook driving hours requirement for learner licences.
Learners who participate in a new Safer Driving Course will be able to reduce their compulsory supervised driving hours from 120 hours to 100 hours.
The reduction of 20 hours is in addition to the 20 hour reduction already available for having 10 hours of professional lessons.
In total, learners will be able to reduce their compulsory supervised driving hours from 120 down to 80 if they participate in the new Safer Driving Course and also have 10 hours of professional lessons.
The new Safer Driving Course will involve both theoretical and practical training and has been developed in consultation with safety and industry experts.
The government also announced that from 1 July 2013, learners will be allowed to travel at 90km/h, instead of the current 80km/h.
The final aspect of the announcement is that restricted provisional drivers licences are being tested in three remote communities in northern NSW.
The restricted provisional licences are designed to assist young drivers from remote, lower socio-economic and Aboriginal communities satisfy the requirements to get their P-plates.
Under 25 year olds from those remote communities will be eligible for the restricted provisional drivers licence if they have completed 50 supervised driving hours and have passed the driving test. They will only be able to use the restricted provisional licence to drive to work, education and medical appointments.
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