A TEAM of 65 Approved Driving Instructors have been recruited by Warwickshire Police to help young drivers stay safer on local roads.
The ‘Honest Truth’ initiative, funded by the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe, hopes to reduce the number of young people killed and seriously injured on Warwickshire’s roads.
As well as teaching a young person to drive, the Approved Driving Instructors use The Honest Truth to also teach the essential life skills that new drivers need when first driving on their own, enabling new drivers to make the right decisions when it matters.
By learning about ‘The Honest Truth’ it is hoped new drivers are given the confidence to challenge inappropriate behaviour by passengers and make the small changes necessary to stay safe.
Inspector Jem Mountford said “Warwickshire’s younger drivers are currently over represented in our road casualty statistics – four young people aged 17-25 were killed and 66 were seriously injured in 2018.”
