Parents and carers are considered the primary road safety educators of their children.
Throughout the stages of child development, parents and carers play a critical role in ensuring their children - whether as infants, children or as young adults - are safer on the road.
School Drug Education and Road Aware provides support and information for parents in this area as well as information for children and young people via this website.

Getting your driver's licence

In February 2001 the Graduated Driver Training and Licensing System (GDTLS) was introduced. This means to get a licence in Western Australia, young people have to go through two learner phases and a provisional phase (2 years on P-plates) before they can obtain a full licence.

• Learner phase 1 (L-plates)
• Learner phase 2 (L-plates)
• Provisional phase (P-plates)

The State Government supports the safety benefits of acquiring 120 hours of supervised driving experience in progressing learners toward a full driver’s licence and is working to address access and equity issues before mandating this measure. Some novice drivers find it genuinely difficult to comply with such a requirement and the Government is considering community based programs to assist with accumulating 120 hours of supervised driving experience. The RoadTrip 120 initiative will support learner drivers and families accumulate 120 hours of driving practice.

More information can be found from the Office of Road Safety's website