Charlton Driver Education

Charlton Driver Education Excursion

On Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th May, our Year 10 students travelled to Charlton to undertake a day of pre-driver training as part of their studies in Life Skills. The purpose of the day is to give our students hands on experience in learning to drive in a safe environment. It helps students in obtaining their Learner’s Permit and to gain the necessary skills needed from qualified instructors.

The track at the Charlton Traffic Safety Centre is 1km, 700m sealed and the rest gravel. It features operating traffic lights, pedestrian crossing, hill crest, roundabout and parking bays. Four cars are used for the program, two manuals and two autos.  The students learned about cabin drills, steering, braking, gear changing, left and right turns, U turns, reversing, angle parking and hill starts.

The feedback from our students was very positive, with all students believing that they learned new skills and gained more confidence in their ability to drive safely.