Summary:
An overview of the rapidly changing Motoring Scene in Ireland as Prosperity grows and along with it, the number of vehicles and Learner Drivers.
The Irish Driving Scene.An Instructors Perspective
The Driving Environment
Today's motoring environment is very different to that of thirty or even fifteen years ago for a number of key reasons and we will examine these to get an idea of the kind of skills needed to survive in today's world and stay accident free.
For the first time in over one hundred and fifty years our population has exceeded 4 million and continues to increase steadily.
Demographics
The age of our population is quite unique and according to the 2002 census there are approximately 640,200 people in the 15 - 24 age bracket who are in, or approaching, the age at which they will want to drive. Lets be clear on this point