Wondering is there any free/cheap programme for beginner lessons available out there? Vic
Any free introductory driving programs/lessons?
capslock janitor on 26/01/2025 - 09:37
Last edited 26/01/2025 - 09:38
Last edited 26/01/2025 - 09:38
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The Vic state government free single lesson program was canned a few years ago, I believe.
Great find. It's a great initiative. Both of my kids took advantage of this. I was required to sit in the back and observe. A fair bit of time was used to discuss drink/drug driving etc but the actual driving was a least 25-30 minutes. The instructor that delivered the lesson also ended up giving the kids a few paid lessons before test day to learn the test route.
Nothing teaches you how to drive like stealing a car and being chased by cops
and you then ruin your future job prospects with a criminal conviction and/or jail time.
Not a smart move.
Obviously not meant to get caught.
You'll get caught eventually.
Woosh
The negs on your comment defy belief.
Grand theft auto
Any free introductory driving programs/lessons?
If you don't have friends or family to take you, then you'll need to pay for lessons like the rest of us.
This is a real issue, because for some kids it changes their life. Some for the better. Some for far worse.
A few years back the well-off idiots who set road safety policy decided that in the name of making young drivers safer, they'd require them to do a lot of supervised driving before they were granted a licence. But a lot of kids just don't have access to someone who has a car and licence and the time and cares enough about them to give them that. Aboriginal kids. Refugee kids. Single parent kids. It was hugely discriminatory measure that meant that the kids who had well-off parents, like most of the road safety people were, could clock up those hours and get their licences, and get the jobs that required licences, and have the mobility a licence allowed. And the underprivileged kids were stuffed.
And, worse, there isn't actually any proof that those extra hours make kids better drivers. The latest research I've seen said upping the number of hours didn't make them any safer. What the research does say is that the earlier age you get your licence the stupider you behave the minute after you get it and have your mates in your car, not your parents. What kills young drivers is not lack of skills, it is over-confidence and deliberate risk-taking.
Partially agree. 120hours is a lot, but i meant i got to sit in the drivers seat a lot and help to teach.
Bith my learners took more than 12 months, but they werent super keen at the start and it took a while to get to a point where they were confidenr to drive anywhere.
What about families that are low income, don't own a car, and are socially isolated for whatever reason? 120 hours from a stranger or acquaintance is a big ask.
It is a big imposition. In my case it meant quite a bit of driving just for teaching, so additional fuel.
Friends have twins. So that was 240hrs. It would be a real struggle for someone without a car.BUT, for now its also quite easy to fake hours.
What's wrong with those mentioned kids and families? Small car can be bought for $1k. It's like 2-3 weeks work in maccas.
Link to roadworthy car for $1k please.
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/first-car-lifestyles/?sort=…
Well, no Teslas unfortunately in that price range.
@localhost: I'm not sure how it works in other states but all of the VIC listings I opened said no roadworthy certificate provided. The cheapest car I have seen in Vic with an included roadworthy certificate is around $3k.
@MS Paint: If $3k is a problem, then you shouldn't drive a car. Petrol and insurance per year will be more.
With $10-$16/hour minimal wage you need 300 hours to work for $3k, which is 40 days. What a drama….
@localhost: 40 working days is different to 40 days. Minor technicality but that's where I made the misinterpretation.
@MS Paint: And if you work on a weekend it's double rate sometimes.
So, are you happy now? Can a normal teen working not 7 but 2-3 hours per day be able to save $3 over 3-4 months?
@localhost: I've always been happy throughout this discussion. I believe it's time to take off your cranky pants though.
Thanks for clarifying that it's gone from buying a car in 2 weeks to a more realistic 4 months.
Is there anything like this in WA?
TAC L2P program if you qualify…
I n the US back in the late 70’s early 80’s we could pay a fee for insurance and some cost towards the cars provided, think is was around 70.00 USD, in high school years 9-12 you would get extensive driving lessons and practice. It was so beneficial to me. Au should offer similar.
Not helpful for you in Vic but NSW has the DLAP program - https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transport/driver-…
There is also the Momentum program for Aboriginal people age 16-55
https://realfutures.net/momentum-program/I believe NRMA has a national program which is free for the person who is instructing called keys2drive
Keys2drive concluded on 30 June 2023
Your dad? Mum? Uncle ? Friend?