Young driver car crashes reduced by 44%

New research, published in Pediatrics, November, 2009 investigating the benefits of young driver education has shown that young drivers who attended the RRISK program had a 44% reduced risk of a car crashes. The research compared the impact of 2 school based programs on traffic infringements and crashes for young drivers. READ MORE

About RRISK

RRISK is a health promotion program that addresses risk-taking behaviour amongst year 11 students in the North Coast of NSW. First developed in 1999, the RRISK program has grown rapidly in response to demand, initially involving 300 students from 9 high schools and now attracting students from 48 schools across northern NSW from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie, Australia. READ MORE