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Originally Posted by Deadman
Agreed. These should be one of the things the government either funds, or makes mandantory for ALL new drivers.
But wait a second - that would cost the government money instead of making them money ...  : |
In the end it would actually save the government (read community as a whole) money, as the higher trained drivers would be involved in a lower number of severe accidents.
Remember the cost of severe road trauma is measured in the high 100's of million if not (and more than likely) billions.
My numbers are probably a fair way off, (not sure where to get actual figures) but consider this.
Let's say there's 15 million drivers in Oz. The government pays $100 of each driver's course. Initial cost would be $1.5 billion, but the ongoing cost would be considerably less, say 2.5 million new drivers = $250 million ongoing costs. Now without the actual road trauma dollar costs (to the community), I think it's safe to assume that the total price the community will have to pay over a 10 year period would be less with compulsary and government supported advanced driver training.