The young driver awareness surgeries are to be run in the Northern Ireland district of Strabane, and will focus on teaching young people the pitfalls of driving dangerously.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) decided to run the pilot course to address the over-representation of young men injured in road traffic collisions. The courses will focus on young people aged 17 to 24, who will attend voluntarily.
Inspector Ivor Morton said most young people did not pose a problem, but that he wanted to target those who did. "There is a small group of drivers who insist on ruining the fun for others," he said. "Speeding and racing up and down roads and rallying around car parks is unacceptable behaviour and anyone detected by police engaging in dangerous and illegal activity will be prosecuted. Drivers need to be aware of how their behaviour is affecting the quality of life of those around them. Cars revving their engines in residential areas late at night will cause obvious hassles for people trying to get to sleep."
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