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RTA Survey: P1 Drivers Eligable for $250 Fuel Card+ (Ages 17-22) NSW; Victoria (Conditions*)

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RTA Survey: P1 Drivers Eligable for $250 Fuel Card+ (Ages 17-22) NSW; Victoria (Conditions*)
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Moots on 07/05/2013 - 15:49 rta.nsw.gov.au (1126 clicks)

Was going through the mail to find a new driver research program affiliated with RTA NSW / Victoria. Comes with great benefits for your time. Movie vouchers, Bowling Passes, $250 Fuel card and other goodies!

To be eligible:

  • Your age (within 17 - 21 years for NSW and 18 - 22 years for VIC)
  • When you got your licence (must be in the last 3 months)
  • Where you live (the study is only taking place in certain locations)

Where you must live

  • Blacktown, Mt Druitt, Penrith South
  • Dubbo, Forbes, Parkes, Gilgandra, Wellington
  • Armidale, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Walcha
  • Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads

Also, Victorians may be eligible…

In Return?

You’ll enjoy some great rewards from MyLiveTribe supporters including movie tickets, bowling passes and fuel cards. In fact, program participants in Victoria will receive a $250 fuel voucher once they finish Survey 2.

NSW participants who finish Group Session 2 can look forward to a $250 fuel voucher as well!

Plus you can enter prize draws for trips to Thailand and the chance to win
a Toyota Yaris at the end of the project.

What it involves

Participants taking part in the program will complete four modules over a two month period:

1) An on-line driver survey (30 minutes)
2) A group discussion session with a facilitator and another P1 driver (3 hours)
3) An on-road session with a driving coach and another P1 driver (2 hours)
4) A group discussion session with a facilitator and another P1 driver (2 hours)

Automotive Fuel Card

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  • scienceman on 07/05/2013 - 16:00

    $33 per hour. Pretty good for 17-22 year olds.

    • MATTDAMON on 07/05/2013 - 16:11

      33 of fuel per hour you mean.

      Going to be hilarious to see the results of this survey.

      • Moots on 07/05/2013 - 16:12
        +1

        +Other bonuses, movie vouchers, bowling (they must give them away these days). It's not bad considering when you first get your license you make a fair few new friends!

        • MATTDAMON on 07/05/2013 - 16:19
          -1

          Would depend on what you had to do i suppose.

          That being said hopefully they do take the results seriously, nothing more annoying then having to slow up 130t of truck because a L/P plater is ahead of you.

          *damn spelling, it doez nothing!

        • Moots on 07/05/2013 - 16:20

          Well there is 26,000 applicant positions available. So the survey in general is pretty big. I understand what you mean though!

        • [Deactivated] on 07/05/2013 - 16:44
          +1

          Were you speeding? I'd rather see a P plater under the speed limit than breaking the limit and crashing into my family.

        • MATTDAMON on 07/05/2013 - 16:47
          +2

          Limited to 100 so no.

          Nothing more annoying them coming up on them in single lane highways and cant get around them.

          They should be able to do the legal speed limit.

        • Alzey on 07/05/2013 - 18:34
          +5

          In NSW at least L and P platers have 80 and 90km speed limits respectively. It can be incredibly frustrating on single lane highway's signposted at 100 or 110km/h and getting stuck at 80. In some cases I think the lower speeds can make it more dangerous as people do stupid things to try and get around them.

        • qazwsx on 07/05/2013 - 19:57
          +2

          I dont get what was wrong with Copie's comments (someone voted negative).

          Ever since I got my licence, I never found much a difference between doing 90 and 110. I definitely did not feel uncapable of doing 110 (and before I get flamed, I started on a NSW licence for Ps so limited to 90, but I soon switched to ACT which has no such limit).

          If it's to stop kids doing 140, 150 etc - nothing is going to stop those kids. Those kids want to speed, and a speed limit sign that says 40 aint going to do jack.

          What those limits do do however is clog up roads and force other road users to have to make more risky overtaking manouevres that shouldn't have to have been made.

          And before some do-gooder jumps in:
          1. Simply going faster on highways is not in itself more dangerous. What is dangerous is when you go too fast for the conditions, the vehicle and the driver - this is the crucial bit that gets lost in the 'speed kills' mantra. What is also more dangerous is where you have major differences in speed and limited overtaking opportunities.
          2. Telling people to slow down and stick behind the P-plater if they think overtaking in itself is risky is dumb. People dont work that way, they shouldnt have to work that way and it is actually more tiring to trail a vehicle like that - fatigue is a big factor on highways.

  • GreenLego on 07/05/2013 - 16:37
    +3

    So, in NSW, RTA is the transport authority? RTA is Residential Tenancies Authority in QLD. Weird.

    • MATTDAMON on 07/05/2013 - 16:39
      +2

      Its actually RMS now, Roads and Maritime services, but used to be called the RTA Roads and Traffic Authority.

      • furythree on 07/05/2013 - 16:44
        -1

        Resident Marriage Services

  • [Deactivated] on 07/05/2013 - 16:43
    +8

    Going by the areas it looks like it's for those who live in the low income areas.

    • omcb on 07/05/2013 - 19:22

      Exactly.

      You can smell the pork from here.

      Just buying votes, nothing more.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/05/2013 - 17:03

    These surveys, if used correctly could provide a lot of information. Hope it goes well.
    Kinda an odd deal but.
    To be honest. I wonder how many people that match that criteria read Ozbargain?
    Perhaps more family members do.

    Association with NSW Goverment? Couldn't pick RMS alone aye?

    • outlander on 07/05/2013 - 18:50
      +2

      I've been doing the survey thing since last year. I wouldn't put much faith in it, the whole program is run by tools. Some of the questions may gather usable data, such as the ones which ask if you've had any close misses. Largely though the bulk of the questions go along the line of 'how safely have you been driving' and 'will you drive safer after filling out this survey'. I didn't even bother trying to answer those ones honestly.

      As for the rewards, all mine stuffed up. When I rang up about it I was sent 3 movie tickets which all expired after 3 months. Guess its a good time I didn't spend much time answering the (pointless) questions.

  • StewBalls on 07/05/2013 - 18:18
    +2

    Nice deal for P-platers…not much chop for taxpayers though! ;)

  • Astro551 on 07/05/2013 - 20:35
    +1

    Damn.. never thought there would be a disadvantage to getting your P's earlier than others :/

    • bich.light on 07/05/2013 - 21:42

      I got mine in January :(
      Shame! Nice find though OP.

  • ZRXS12 on 07/05/2013 - 21:02

    Good deal.
    Too bad they rarely put any of this information to good use.

  • ozbargained on 07/05/2013 - 21:26

    Looks like the RTA has been ozbargained…

  • itsfree on 08/05/2013 - 09:54

    I participated in this and ended up pulling out a third of the way through after they required me to participate in two three hour focus group-type meetings. They bait you with saying you'll receive all these prizes after the meetings, but in actual fact, the T&Cs states you'll be entered into a draw to win them. No deal.

    • ZRXS12 on 08/05/2013 - 11:34
      +1

      Really?
      The government trying to rip someone off, never heard of it.

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