Web links, documents
On December 10, 2015, Victorian MP James Purcell posted on his Internet site material suggesting that the impetus for his motion to have lowering the driving age in Victoria investigated came from requests from parents in his constituency.
The full text of this claim can be accessed at http://www.jamespurcell.com.au/parent-supports-mp-james-purcells-push-for-victorias-youth-to-gain-drivers-licence-earlier/
On December 9, 2015, Victorian MP James Purcell put a motion to the upper house of the Victorian parliament calling for an inquiry into lowering the driving age in that state to 17.
The motion gives detailed reasons as to why Mr Purcell believes the change should be considered.
The full text can be accessed at http://www.jamespurcell.com.au/motion-for-inquiry-into-lowering-the-driving-age-in-victoria-to-17/?doing_wp_cron=1452212894.0974309444427490234375
On December 7, 2017, The Moyne Gazette published a news report titled 'Parent supports MP James Purcell's push for Victoria's youth to gain drivers licence earlier'
The report focused on the views of a parent living in a Victorian country town who favourably contrasts the driving age of 17 which pertains in New South Wales with the age of 18 as applied in Victoria.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.moynegazette.com.au/story/3541722/lowered-licence-age-push/?cs=1484
On December 3, 2015, The Geelong Advertiser ran a news report on the call from Victorian MP James Purcell to have the driving age in Victoria lowered to 17. The report includes a number of comments from Mr Purcell supporting his proposition.
The full text of this news report can be accessed at http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/geelong-mp-james-purcell-calls-for-victorian-driving-age-to-be-lowered-to-17/news-story/43d0e3942bfac872fc368d265f0e2612
On December 2, 2015, The Courier published a news report detailing support among Ballarat driving instructors that the driving age in Victoria be lowered to 17.
The full text of this report can be accessed at http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3532589/instructors-back-driving-age-motion/
On July 10, 2015, The Sydney Morning Herald published a report by student journalist being trained as part of a Fairfax mentor program. The report gives more prominence to the arguments supporting a lowering of the driving age to 17 in Victorian than to the counter arguments.
The full text of the report can be accessed at http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/young-victorians-cheated-by-higher-driving-age-20150710-gi9gy1.html
In December 2014 a 17-year-old Victorian high school student, Khalid Issa posted a petition on change.org calling for the Victorian government to lower the driving age in Victoria to 17.
The full text of this petition can be accessed at https://www.change.org/p/vicroads-allow-victorians-to-obtain-their-p-plates-at-17-years-old
In October 2014 the New South Wales Centre for Road Safety released a policy framework document examining the operation of graduated drivers' licence schemes across Australia.
Among the interesting trends it notes is a decreased reliance on cars among young people in New South Wales with access to plentiful, reliable public transport.
The full text of this document can be accessed at http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/downloads/gls.pdf
On October 20, 2014, the American Automobile Association (AAA) published a news report titled 'Experience Matters More than Age with Young-Adult Driver Safety'
The full text of this report can be accessed at http://newsroom.aaa.com/2014/10/experience-matters-age-young-adult-driver-safety/
On October 14, 2013, the Herald Sun published a news report on recent studies indicating the extent of illegal under-age drinking in Victoria.
The full text of this report can be accessed at http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/underage-drinking-on-a-high-among-teenagers/story-fni0fee2-1226739193002
Youth Safe is a not-for-profit consultation and lobby group formed to promote youth safety in New South Wales.
Youth Safe's Internet site gives details on the high representation of those aged between 15 and 25 among those who are annually injured in Australia.
These statistics can be accessed at http://www.youthsafe.org/facts-and-figures
The Australian Law Reform Commission ALRC) has released a statement of its position on the decision-making capacity of young Australian citizens based on physiological studies of their brain functioning.
The ALRC's conclusion is that mature judgement and decision-making capacity has not formed in most cases until a young person is 25.
The full text of this report can be accessed at http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/For%20Your%20Information%3A%20Australian%20Privacy%20Law%20and%20Practice%20%28ALRC%20Report%20108%29%20/68-decisio
In 1994 the Federal Government's Road Safety Initiative released a report produced for it by Monash University's Accident Research Centre. The report is titled 'The Influence of Age-Related and Experience-Related Factors on Reported Driving Behaviour and Crashes'. The report concluded that experience was a more powerful determinant of automobile accidents than driver age.
The full text of the report can be accessed at http://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/217229/atsb143.pdf
In 1994 the Federal Government's Road Safety Initiative released a report produced for it by Monash University's Accident Research Centre. The report is titled 'Evaluation of Australia's Graduated Licensing Scheme'
The full text of the report can be accessed at http://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/217078/atsb136.pdf
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