OLDER drivers in Anglesea refreshed their skills at a course at Anglesea Community House last month.<\/p>\n
More than 20 people took part in the fourweek Wiser Driver program, which was jointly funded by VicRoads and the Surf Coast Shire.<\/p>\n
Topics covered in the course include driving in 2018, safety tips for wiser driving, safety rules, car safety features, being roadworthy and planning for the future.<\/p>\n
Wiser Driver tutor Lee Knight said the concept was started about 20 years ago, and between 60 and 80 Wiser Driver Courses were now held in Melbourne every year.<\/p>\n
Ms Knight, who lives in Drysdale, said last week\u2019s course was the second held in the Surf Coast Shire.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have total support from Victoria Police; they\u2019ve been on board from day one down here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Acting Sergeant Gavin Duncan attended the last session on November 15 and answered a\u00a0range of questions from participants, including about coming police activity along the Great Ocean Road and feeder roads over Christmas, speed limits, the rules marked police cars had to follow, and the right of way, especially in low visibility conditions – \u201cIf you can\u2019t see something, you can\u2019t be expected to give way to it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Ms Knight said the latest class was very interactive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a fantastic group \u2013 very aware, very interested to know everything, and it\u2019s fantastic because it\u2019s people taking responsibility for their own driving.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of us learn the road rules when we get our licence but we never look at them again.\u201d As part of the course, participants each get a copy of the VicRoads: Road to Solo Driving handbook and the Victorian Older Drivers handbook, as well as other materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OLDER drivers in Anglesea refreshed their skills at a course at Anglesea Community House last month. More than 20 people took part in the fourweek Wiser Driver program, which was jointly funded by VicRoads and the Surf Coast Shire. Topics covered in the course include driving in 2018, safety tips for wiser driving, safety rules, […]<\/p>\n