Road_to_Solo_driving_handbook (2)

Learning to drive
The more you do something, the better you get. This is true
in everything people do. Whether it’s sport, music, work, or
anything else - practice and experience lead to better skills.
Research shows that new solo drivers with about 120 hours of
learner driver experience have a crash risk that is 30% lower
than new drivers with only about 50 hours of experience. This
is why the minimum requirement for young learners in Victoria
is 120 hours of driving experience.
It will take many years of driving experience, however,
to develop the skills needed to drive safely.
It’s not enough just to practice. Skilled sports people and
musicians plan and structure their practice and they make sure
they practice the key skills that will enable them to perform at
a high level. For learner drivers this means you should plan your
practice and experience by using information in the Learner
Kit, and you should focus on practising the safe driving skills
that will make you a safer driver.
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