ALRESFORD Rotary’s Young Drivers’ Awareness scheme was launched at the Goods Shed, Station Approach.
The safety initiative is supported by Drive B4 U Turn 17 and the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service who provided the ‘crash car’.
Rotary has previously trialled the scheme with Perins’ students at Barton Stacey off-road facility and on the school site.
Despite the appalling mid-morning weather some 30 youngsters and parents attended the presentation.
Rotary and the driving school are offering the opportunity for young persons to acquire experience in a controlled off-road environment before they are of legal driving age and without the pressure of an impending DVLA test.
Those youngsters who attended will receive a ‘special offer’ lesson from Drive B4 U Turn 17 as well as a further subsidy from Alresford Rotary towards costs.
Others who expressed an interest but were unable to attend will receive the same benefits at a later date.
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