The place where P-platers face stricter rules than the rest of Australia
Novice drivers in the Australian Capital Territory are potentially facing stricter regulations after the government proposed a series of changes for L and P-platers.
Notably, P-platers in their one-year P1 stage would be banned from driving between midnight and 5am, and from having more than one passenger under the age of 24 at any time, the ABC reported.
The proposals for P-Platers, which are now up for community consultation, would see Canberra's newest drivers facing some of the strictest legislation in comparison to other states and territories.
In NSW, Victoria and Queensland P1 drivers are only restricted from driving at night if they have multiple passengers in the car.
In NSW and Queensland their solitary passenger can be no younger than 21, while Victoria's cut off is 22.
South Australia is the only state to implement a similar one-year ban on night-time driving. Western Australia imposes a six-month restriction for P1 drivers.
The proposal also suggests ACT learner drivers should face a minimum of 100 supervised driving hours, with 10 of those being at night time. Currently learner drivers are required to undergo 50 supervised hours.
In NSW learner drivers are required to spend 100 hours on the road plus 20 hours of night driving.
ACT learners also have to have held their learning permit for a year, doubling the previous requirement of six months.
ACT Road Safety Minister Shane Rattenbury told the ABC a balance needs to be met through discussion to ensure drivers are given a certain level of independence while public safety is ensured.
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"We want to have a situation where young people who are working late or perhaps starting early in the morning can get to work," he said.
"But we also know that midnight to 5.00am is the most dangerous [time period] for young drivers due to fatigue, inattention, inadvertent drink driving, and so we also need to put those restrictions in place."
According to the ACT Road Crash Report 2016, drivers aged between 15 to 29 in the ACT are disproportionately represented in casualties, with younger drivers representing 34 per cent of all vehicle controller casualties, despite representing approximately 25 per cent of licence holders.
Mr Rattenbury said drivers under the age of 24 played a significant part in those road crash statistics, and hoped that the proposed legislation would see a 50 per cent reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes for the age category.
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