Overview

The SAFE DRIVE TEST DRIVE: Young Driver Safety Program is a special one-day Defensive driver awareness course aimed at young and novice drivers. The program commenced in Brisbane in 1996 (formerly known as the Quest Safe Drive 2000) and has educated over 40,000 drivers.

The Safe Drive Test Drive program is offered annually to over 650 High Schools throughout Queensland and New South Wales. School groups pre-book an attendance date. The following information is provided for school groups planning to attend.

Click here to download a list of participating schools

	HIGHLY COMMENDED: 2001 QLD ROAD SAFETY AWARDS
	135 SCHOOL GROUPS AND 3,800 STUDENTS ATTENDED IN 2011
	FLEET OF TRAINING CARS SUPPLIED
	BUS TRANSPORT SUPPLIED FOR SCHOOL GROUPS IN SOME AREAS
	ATTENDANCE FEE FROM $132* PER PERSON
	SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUNG DRIVERS (50,000 TRAINED SINCE 1996)

About the SAFE DRIVE TEST DRIVE™ Program

Worldwide road crashes kill 1.2 million people per year (3242 per day) and injure or disable up to 50 million people annually, with young drivers being over-represented in these crash statistics.

Therefore if there is one certainty in life, it is that young drivers are accidents waiting to happen.

As part of our commitment to improve the driver education of young novice drivers, Safe Drive Training commenced High School based driver education programs in South-east Queensland schools in 1996 (the program was originally known as the Quest Safe Drive 2000). Since then our experience in training over 37,500 novice drivers has unlocked the secrets, to reduce the risks for young drivers.

The SAFE DRIVE TEST DRIVE: Young Driver Safety Program is a special one-day driver awareness course aimed particularly at young and novice drivers. It is like a Defensive Driving Course but offers participants the following unique advantages:

	CARS SUPPLIED: A fleet of specially modified vehicles is provided to allow participants to test drive a range of vehicles to understand their characteristics
	UNIQUE TRAINING RESOURCES: Fatal Vision Drink Drive Simulation Goggles are used for students to experience in safety the impairment of alcohol on driving
	BEST-PRACTICE METHODOLOGY: Unlike other programs this course is based on best-practice methodology to reduce over-confidence and risk taking in participants by showing students the limits of their ability and the limits of a vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will your students learn?

This full day program course will provide students with an understanding based on extensive road safety research, of the causes of crashes and how these situations can be best avoided. Our training program gives your students an opportunity to practice not only how to get themselves out of these situations but how to avoid them occurring in the first place.

The full day course involves a mixture of PowerPoint lectures, video presentations, demonstrations and numerous in-car driving experiences to enhance your active driving skills and road safety awareness (all based on Safe Drive Training's extensive research into road crashes and driver behaviour).

The course covers:

Novice drivers already think they are experts and that a crash won’t happen to them, but this course can reduce the risks, the embarrassment, injury and enormous costs of having a crash. The course is also heaps of fun and a great experience.

Check out the many testimonials from parents, teachers and novice drivers. 98% of participants believe this course should be compulsory!

	What is the REAL FATAL 4? Safe Drive Training developed the Real Fatal 4 Factors in Novice Driver Crashes in 1999. It is our belief these 4 factors are the underlying reason why so many novice drivers are killed on Australian roads. OVERCONFIDENCE RISK-TAKING INEXPERIENCE PEER INFLUENCE

Where are the courses conducted?

For 2012 programs are planned in the following Australian locations:

MAREEBA (QLD): Mako Trac CAIRNS (QLD): Cairns Speedway and Go-Kart Track TOWNSVILLE (QLD): Reid Park Circuit or Dairy Farmers Stadium PROSERPINE (QLD): Whitsunday Driver Training Centre MACKAY (QLD): Mackay Showgrounds or Palmyra Dragstrip ROCKHAMPTON: Gracemere Saleyards EMERALD: Emerald Driver Training Centre (opens 2012) MARYBOROUGH (QLD): Maryborough Showgrounds ROMA (QLD): Ironbark Raceway BRISBANE (QLD)- 2 venues • Qld Advanced Driver Education Centre, Willowbank • Mt. Cotton Training Centre, Cornubia (near Loganholme) GOLD COAST (QLD): Carrara Sadium GRAFTON (NSW): Grafton Sporting Car Club Hillclimb Track ARMIDALE (NSW): Armidale Traffic Education Centre COFFS HARBOUR (NSW): BCU Stadium SYDNEY/WOLLONGONG/CANBERRA REGION: Marulan Driver Training Centre

What is the cost?

As a group discount, students attending through schools pay lower attendance fees compared to private participants.

In many areas students are subsidized by local sponsors, community organizations (Lions, Rotary, Apex) or by fund raising by the schools P&C committee.

G.S.T. AND SCHOOL ENROLMENTS: Safe Drive Training understands that a GST exemption is claimable by your school for education and education related excursions. The Young Driver Safety Program is an excursion for High School Driver Education. As such it may be possible (if your school so chooses) to collect the ex-GST amount per student, then pay the inc-GST amount per student to Safe Drive Training (an invoice will be supplied) and then claim the GST refund on the GST return your school submits to the tax department. PLEASE NOTE: If a GST refund is to be claimed, schools are advised to alter the Enrolment Form completed by students to request they make the ex-GST payment directly to the school.

This is not tax advice and it is recommended that your school should satisfy itself of the legal aspects of GST in this case.

Why is the course so inexpensive?

Since Safe Drive Training is the largest supplier of novice driver education in Australia we can offer low attendance fees compared to our competitors who run only occasional courses and despite using the same venues as us, charge $250 - $350 per person which does not include the supply of training cars.

Training Vehicles:

A fleet of vehicles is supplied for use by students in this program. Both manual and automatic vehicles are available. The training cars supplied have been modified for key learning outcomes. Cars can have bald tyres, bad suspension, good tyres or good suspension, be front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive and be automatic or manual. This allows students to experience key learning outcomes pertaining to safe driving.

Participants are encouraged to test drive all cars to understand the unique characteristics of each.

Click here for more information on our training car fleet

WARNING ABOUT CAR INSURANCE AT DRIVING COURSES:

All vehicles are comprehensively insured for use by students on Learners Permits. PLEASE NOTE: Car insurance companies do not cover the vehicles of private participants or driving school cars on motor racing circuits even when undertaking Driver Training. Unlike some providers, we only conduct our programs at suitable locations.

Student Eligibility:

Any student who has either a CURRENT LEARNERS PERMIT or PROVISIONAL LICENCE is welcome to attend this program provided that the participant is able to drive, brake, change gears (if driving a manual) and steer a car. It is important to note that this program is not a “Learn to Drive” course, it is designed to improve the attitude, awareness, life skills and experience of those who can drive. If a student is unsure about their driving ability they are asked not to attend.

Booking/Attendance Policy:

Students MUST make payment in advance to confirm attendance. As a limited number of places are available for each course, all participants should note that each booking consumes a place on the course, therefore under no circumstances will a refund or rebooking be available for non-attendance unless cancellation is received more than 2 days in advance.

Bus Transport (where supplied):

Safe Drive Training requests only seatbelt equipped bus transport. Each participant will be collected from your school and transported by bus (at no extra cost) to the training venue; this may be with participants from neighbouring High Schools. After the full day course participants will be transported back to each school. All students are required to arrive and depart the venue by bus (unless arrangements are made with Safe Drive Training). Confirmation and attendance information including bus departure and return times from your school will be confirmed by Safe Drive Training 10 days prior to the course date.

Course Duration:

8.30 am – 3:45 pm at the training venue

The program commences and concludes with video presentations and questionnaires during the bus trip to and from participating schools. Bus transport will depart your school to ensure participants arrive at the training complex by 8:30 am. The bus will then leave the training complex by 3:45 pm.

Enrolment Numbers:

Enrolment numbers from your school are unlimited. For small groups, Safe Drive Training will seek to accommodate participants from your school with groups from other schools. For large groups, Safe Drive Training may need to divide participants into separate training dates. Maximum group size is 48 participants at venues in Marulan and both Brisbane venues and 24 at all other venues.

Student Supervision:

The attendance of a teacher from your school is optional, as our staff are all highly experienced instructors (some being current or former teachers) capable of dealing with young drivers.

How do schools enroll in the Safe Drive Test Drive Course?

Click here to download the School Enrolment Kit

Then complete the appropriate SCHOOL BOOKING FORM, noting your schools preference for attendance dates:

<Brisbane & Regional QLD>

<Sydney and Regional NSW>

At least 4 months before the course date, Safe Drive Training will send your school an enrolment kit, which includes stocks of brochures and enrolment forms for students to review.

How do students enroll?

Please download our 2012 Enrolment Form:

<Brisbane version> <Regional QLD & NSW version>

Your school might need to modify these forms under the following circumstances:

Students from participating schools should return the enrolment form and full payment to the course coordinator at your school (unless instructed otherwise).

SPECIAL OFFER TO SCHOOLS

If your school enrols in either the Physics in Motion: Science Program or Safe Drive Test Drive: Young Driver Safety Program you can purchase a Speedster Radar Gun for the discounted price of $335.00 (inc GST and delivery in Australia). A saving of $50.00 off the RRP (offer valid to schools during 2011)

Click here to download a flyer on the Speedster Radar Gun

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SAFETY PACK:

All course participants are invited to purchase a Safety Pack as an optional extra.

	OPTIONAL SAFETY PACK Cost $44 (contains $75 value) Digital Tyre Gauge SDT Defensive Driving DVD Phone Condom Course Handbook (23 page) Redline 0.05 BAC Disposable Breathtester Vehicle Check Sheet Notepad $10 discount voucher for other courses

CERTIFICATE OF COURSE COMPLETION:

All course participants will receive a quality Certificate of Course Completion for display in their portfolio. Many of Australia’s largest companies now require staff to undertake Defensive Driving Courses as part of their employment. As such this certificate may be beneficial to participants when applying for a job position especially if driving is involved.

SAFE DRIVE GUARANTEE:

	We are so confident that our driver training course will make better drivers, we GUARANTEE IT. Any participant completing the SAFE DRIVE TEST DRIVE course that has an AT FAULT accident within 12 MONTHS OR 20,000 km of the course date will be able to re-attend the SAFE DRIVE TEST DRIVE course AT NO EXTRA CHARGE

OUR COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING SAFER DRIVERS:

• Since 1996, Safe Drive Training has conducted High School based driver training programs for novice drivers in South-east Queensland and Northern New South Wales. Over 37,500 students will have completed a course by the end of this year. Our programs have been credited with saving many lives.
• Safe Drive Training staff have given free Safe Driving lectures to over 30,000 students
• Our Safe Driving Video (and DVD) is used by 1250 High Schools throughout Australia and New Zealand. Many companies use this video to build-on the training provided. A modified version of our video is also used by the NRMA as part of their Safe Driving Programs.
• In 1999, Safe Drive Training sent a free copy of our Safe Driving educational Handbook to every High School and Driving School in Australia and New Zealand.

WARNING ABOUT SKID TRAINING:

FAQ. Do we use skid-frames or skid pans in the Safe Drive Test Drive Program?

A. No, we do not use skid-frames as they provide artificial simulation of how a car behaves when skidding.

Furthermore, teaching a novice driver to master the control of a skidding or sliding car is foolhardy as it will reduce their fear of a skid and raise the likelihood of their seeking skid situations. Best practice training for novice drivers is for skill failure experiences that provide an insight into their own capabilities and teaches drivers about vehicle limitations.

WARNING ON POST LICENCE TRAINING:

Research has shown that the training methodology adopted by some advanced (post-licence) driving schools is flawed. The courses introduce advanced/motor sport car control skills without addressing behavioral and attitudinal changes in those gaining these skills. This in turn can produce drivers with greater confidence who readily accept more risk; possibly leading to an increased level of crash involvement for course participants. All Safe Drive Training courses are based on proven worlds best practice training techniques to ensure participants improve their driving safety and ultimately become the best driver they can be.

Logbook Hours:

Amazingly, Queensland Transport does not recognize attendance at any defensive/advanced driving courses as counting towards the 100 hours of logbook experience required by L-plate drivers. Therefore the hours of essential driving theory and practical skills training undertaken at this course cannot be credited towards your logbook hours. Participants at this course will be asked to sign a petition to change this decision.

Click here to read the Courier Mail story on this issue

Downloads:

Click on each title to download the information:

School Enrolment Kit

Then complete the appropriate SCHOOL BOOKING FORM, noting your schools preference for attendance dates:

<Brisbane & Regional QLD>

<Sydney and Regional NSW>

SDTD Course Brochure (student version)

List of participating schools

Risk Assessment Information

Driver training provider comparison checklist

Flyer on other Safe Drive Training's school based programs

2012 course dates:

DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM

2012 Student Enrolment Form:

<Brisbane version> <Regional QLD & NSW version>