06/08/2026
This video was published by Durham Police as part of their Road Safety Campaign and highlights an important issue that everyone involved in driver education should be aware of.
The shocking truth is that many collisions involving young drivers are not simply caused by a lack of driving skill, but by attitudes, choices, and a failure to fully appreciate the consequences of those choices.
Research consistently shows that newly qualified drivers are at a higher risk of being involved in a collision due to a combination of inexperience, overconfidence, peer pressure, distraction, and risk-taking behaviours.
As driving instructors, parents, educators, and road safety professionals, we have a responsibility to do more than just teach someone how to pass a driving test. We must help develop safe attitudes, responsible decision-making, self-awareness, and an understanding of the real consequences of poor choices behind the wheel.
This is exactly why the GDE Matrix is so important. Teaching vehicle control is only one part of creating safer drivers. The real challenge is influencing attitudes, behaviours, and risk awareness that will stay with drivers long after they have passed their test.
At Lloyds Driver Training, our aim has always been to create safe drivers for life, not just help learners pass a test.
If we genuinely want to reduce the number of young people killed or seriously injured on our roads, we must continue working together to influence attitudes and behavioursβnot just driving skills.
https://youtu.be/sYutxjb8pEQ?is=Vfhk4cHDusFKv9-l
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