Teletext Recovery - 08/07/1997

P438 CEEFAX 1 438 Tue 08 Jul 19:44/43       L-FILES: LEARNER DRIVER TRAINING PACK The RAE is launching a training package for learner drivers called the L-Files. The package includeds a video, the Highway Code, a 300-page workbook and application forms for both the written and practical parts of the driving test "Road accidents are the single biggest cause of accidental death for 17-21 year olds in the UK" so Edmund King, RAE head of campaigns. This pack aims to provide new drivers with the information they need to pass the test as well as to drive safely. Headlines 430 BBC2: Even 1/3 Flights News Heads Trav Head 400s A-Z

P438 CEEFAX 1 438 Tue 08 Jul 19:22/29       L-FILES: LEARNER DRIVER TRAINING PACK Learner Driver fact file: ■ More than 2 million young drivers are killed or injured every year on European roads. ■ 1,300 young people were killed and 125,000 injured on UK roads last year. ■ Young drivers represent 10% of licence holders in the UK, but are involved in more than 25% of accidents. ■ Since the introduction of the written theory test in July 1996, there has been a 45% drop in the number of candidates coming to take the test. Headlines 430 BBC2: Even 2/3 Flights News Heads Trav Head 400s A-Z

P438 CEEFAX 1 438 Tue 08 Jul 19:45/14       L-FILES: LEARNER DRIVER TRAINING PACK Learner Driver fact file: ■ Almost half of test candidates who sit the written theory test fail it. ■ Road accidents are the single biggest cause of accidental death for 17-21 year olds in the UK ■ More than 90% of UK motorists under the age of 25 consider themselves to be safe drivers. ■ But more than 60% describe other young drivers as speeders and more than 70% think their peers deliberately flout traffic laws according to whim and mood. Headlines 430 BBC2: Even 3/3 Flights News Heads Trav Head 400s A-Z

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