New learn to drive app with MARLBOROUGH Robyn Blackburn ROAD SAFETY Young Driver Stats Drivers aged 15 to 24 made up 25.2 % of all drivers who were at faut or part fault in fatal and serious injury crashes across New Zealand trom 2015 to 2019 72 % of those drivers were male. In Marborough, drivers aged 15 to 24 made up 20.91 % of all drivers who were at fault or part fault in fatal and serious injury crashes from 2015 to 2019 65% of those drivers were male A driver lcence can help young people start their adut ite in the right direction, but learning so drive can be stresstul for learners and their coaches. The nity new lear-la-drive app, Drive Go, is set to make leaning to drive on the go easy helping young people learn all the driving skills they need to know, track their progress and get eady to pass the teet-the frst time. Drive Go is New Zealand's only official leam-to-dive app and is the latest tool added to the series of products that make up the NZ Transpon Agency's and ACC's Drive programme GO The app has been designed to be used by learner divers and their coaches inside and outside the car Drive Go helps leamer divers master key driving sks prompts them to drive in a wide variety of condtions and helps coaches feel contident that they aren't unintentionaly passing on tbad habits One of the features of the app is a GPS racking system that decects how much driving has been completed and in what envronment. All of this works towards getsing learner drivers neady for the restricted licence test and a etime of sate Driving Andea Amies, NZ Transport Agency, says leaming to drive can be soresstul for learner drivers their coaches The app acts as a mediator beteeen driver and coach to help bring calm to a relationship that's often fraught with tension-something that will appeal to teens and their parents Robyn Blackburn, Marborough Road Safety Coordinator at Marborough District Council says the Drive website and Drive Go app has been designed for young people who are accustomed to managing their lives with their smartphones. Despite significant reductions in young diver soad casualties since 2009, 16-24 year olds are stover-represented in crash statistics As we all know, and for obvious reasons, the first -12 months aher geing thei restricted is the riskiest tme for young drivers says Robyn 's not that they are bad drivers, only they are new drivers, which is why the restricted driving test is dfficut to pass Drive Go has everything learner divers need to know to pass their learner's theory test and estricted and full Sicense practical tests finst time, she says Learn to drive with Drive PRVE GO Go ApStore oog Py Deve Go has heaps of coot teatures to help young people feel contident behind the wheel, and get that experience in a variety of condtions and situations that we want everyone driving on the oad to have. Drive Go also has lots of hints and tps for dving coaches to help take the stress out of teaching. someone else to drive, Robyn says "Drive Go is a must-have to help young people become sate, skled and capatble divers, and to give driving coaches the contidence that they are passing on accurate Information Download Drive Go for free from the app store on your iPhone, or Google Play on Android Or go to drive govtnz for tons of information and to check out the other interactive tools avalable for young learmer deivers and their coaches GIVEAWAY Marborough Road Safety have 200 Tool Sets to giveaway to readers of this column. Call into THE MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS front office to collect yours. New learn to drive app with MARLBOROUGH Robyn Blackburn ROAD SAFETY Young Driver Stats Drivers aged 15 to 24 made up 25.2 % of all drivers who were at faut or part fault in fatal and serious injury crashes across New Zealand trom 2015 to 2019 72 % of those drivers were male. In Marborough, drivers aged 15 to 24 made up 20.91 % of all drivers who were at fault or part fault in fatal and serious injury crashes from 2015 to 2019 65% of those drivers were male A driver lcence can help young people start their adut ite in the right direction, but learning so drive can be stresstul for learners and their coaches. The nity new lear-la-drive app, Drive Go, is set to make leaning to drive on the go easy helping young people learn all the driving skills they need to know, track their progress and get eady to pass the teet-the frst time. Drive Go is New Zealand's only official leam-to-dive app and is the latest tool added to the series of products that make up the NZ Transpon Agency's and ACC's Drive programme GO The app has been designed to be used by learner divers and their coaches inside and outside the car Drive Go helps leamer divers master key driving sks prompts them to drive in a wide variety of condtions and helps coaches feel contident that they aren't unintentionaly passing on tbad habits One of the features of the app is a GPS racking system that decects how much driving has been completed and in what envronment. All of this works towards getsing learner drivers neady for the restricted licence test and a etime of sate Driving Andea Amies, NZ Transport Agency, says leaming to drive can be soresstul for learner drivers their coaches The app acts as a mediator beteeen driver and coach to help bring calm to a relationship that's often fraught with tension-something that will appeal to teens and their parents Robyn Blackburn, Marborough Road Safety Coordinator at Marborough District Council says the Drive website and Drive Go app has been designed for young people who are accustomed to managing their lives with their smartphones. Despite significant reductions in young diver soad casualties since 2009, 16-24 year olds are stover-represented in crash statistics As we all know, and for obvious reasons, the first -12 months aher geing thei restricted is the riskiest tme for young drivers says Robyn 's not that they are bad drivers, only they are new drivers, which is why the restricted driving test is dfficut to pass Drive Go has everything learner divers need to know to pass their learner's theory test and estricted and full Sicense practical tests finst time, she says Learn to drive with Drive PRVE GO Go ApStore oog Py Deve Go has heaps of coot teatures to help young people feel contident behind the wheel, and get that experience in a variety of condtions and situations that we want everyone driving on the oad to have. Drive Go also has lots of hints and tps for dving coaches to help take the stress out of teaching. someone else to drive, Robyn says "Drive Go is a must-have to help young people become sate, skled and capatble divers, and to give driving coaches the contidence that they are passing on accurate Information Download Drive Go for free from the app store on your iPhone, or Google Play on Android Or go to drive govtnz for tons of information and to check out the other interactive tools avalable for young learmer deivers and their coaches GIVEAWAY Marborough Road Safety have 200 Tool Sets to giveaway to readers of this column. Call into THE MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS front office to collect yours.