A new digital logbook will make it easier for learner drivers to keep track of their driving hours and experiences as they work toward their probationary licence.
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The new myLearners app and accompanying website will mean learners can throw away their paper log books, giving them a better way to record and manage drivers’ hours behind the wheel.
The app means learners and supervising drivers will be able to log their driving hours on a smartphone or tablet, and track their progress.
Supervisors will be able to approve driving hours directly through the app or a computer with no need for an additional physical log book.
Mentors and students who are part of Ballarat’s L2P program, which pairs young drivers who have no access to a car or supervising driver and need support and supervision to complete the compulsory 120 hours of practice, are excited to get their hands on the new app.
Young drivers are among the most vulnerable people using our road. MyLearners will help learners and their supervisors better manage their driving practice and develop safe driving behaviours when they get on the road.
- Minister for Roads and Road Safety Jaala Pulford
“The myLearners app will be a great tool for our learners and mentors on the L2P Driving Program to log their driving progress on a smartphone or tablet,” said L2P coordinator Emma Hart.
“The app allows learners to digitally log their driving hours, which will is great news for young people who always have their phones on them, as misplacing log books with a build up of hours can be very disappointing. Our mentors and learners are very excited about this app as it will help manage and offer more support for their driving sessions.”
Goldfields Driving School instructor Gavin Jeffrey said the industry was still waiting to be given full information about the new app after receiving an initial email from VicRoads several weeks ago. “I think going forward it will be a good thing and make it easier for student and instructor, but at the moment the old log book system works,” he said.
Supporting the app is a website to help learners organise driving sessions that match their experience.
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The myLearners app was trialled by 63 learner drivers and 59 supervisors from around the state in September and October to improve the app’s operation.
“Young drivers are among the most vulnerable people using our road. MyLearners will help learners and their supervisors better manage their driving practice and develop safe driving behaviours when they get on the road,” said Minister for Roads and Road Safety Jaala Pulford.
The L2P Driving Program in Ballarat is looking for more volunteer mentors to supervise young learner drivers who have no access to a car or supervising driver and require support and supervision to complete the 120 hours of practice needed to sit the test. Contact 5331 5555 or email: l2p@unitedwayballarat.org.au
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