Free event to help young people develop their driving skills

A FREE event to help young people develop their driving skills and confidence is to be held at Warrington

Funded by Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer, the event will be at Safety Central, Cliff Lane, Lymm on Saturday, November 18, from 9.30am to 1pm.
There will be four sessions led by the police, fire service, ambulance service and Institute of Advanced Motorists.
Charity group Youth Fed is also involved in the event.
Statistics show that in 2021, 26 per cent of incidents on Cheshire’s roads that led to death or serious injury involved young people aged 17-25. The aim of the event is to put the fun into driving for young people by boosting their driving skills and confidence.
Mr Dwyer said: “Making Cheshire’s roads safer is a priority in my Police and Crime Plan, and it is great to be working with the key organisations who share this commitment. The young drivers will have years of travelling ahead of them, so it is important we build on their confidence at this early stage and provide them with skills they can carry forward.

“This is a great opportunity to learn above and beyond what is offered on standard driving lessons, and I’d like to encourage Cheshire’s young people to sign up.”
Kevin Bradburne, Director of Operations at Youth Fed said: “This event is for one thing and one thing only, to prevent deaths on the roads. I would like to thank John Dwyer for getting Youth Fed involved in this critical piece of work because as a young people’s charity we believe we can educate and encourage young people to reflect on their own driving and to reappraise the consequences of what they currently perceive to be safe.”
Spaces are limited and attendees are asked to register for the event at https://CheshireYoungDriversEvent.eventbrite.co.uk
Attendees must be between 18 – 29, have a valid driving licence, and a roadworthy and legal car.