Welcome New Board Members
Fit to Drive Foundation Welcomes New Board Members, Plans for 2025 March 2025 The Fit to Drive (F2D) Foundation is proud to announce the addition of five new board members, bringing an expanded range of expertise to help further its mission of road safety education. The board, now including specialists in fields such as […]
How do we deter drivers from using their mobile phones?
ABC Radio Conversation Hour December 2022 When you are driving do you send off a quick text at the lights, or find it hard not to look at your phone when it pings? We know we shouldn’t do it but it feels like almost everyone is. Phone distraction in the car dangerous and can cause […]
Road safety hits home
Ballarat Christian College students participate in Fit2Drive program before starting solo driving YOUNG drivers in Ballarat have been discussing the importance of road safety before they start driving alone on their probationary licence. Students in year 10, 11 and 12 at Ballarat Christian College spent part of their school day on Thursday in different programs […]
Drive for gig worker safety
Drive for gig worker safety April 2022 HERALD SUN Drive for gig worker safety ONE of the fastest growing sectors in the community is delivery driving. One in four food or parcel delivery workers is under 25 and 90 per cent are male. This is also the demographic that is vastly over-represented in road trauma […]
TAC reports three-fold increase in Victorian learner driver deaths
TAC Reports three-fold increase in Victorian learner driver deaths October 2021 ABC Radio Conversation Hour: TAC reports three-fold increase in Victorian learner driver deaths Despite improved roads and less traffic due to COVID lockdowns, there has been an increase in deaths of young drivers. Recently, CEO Brad Crofts and Program Development Coordinator Laura Kemp join Richelle and […]
Concerns about spike in road trauma as young drivers get behind the wheel again
Concerns about spike in road trauma as young drivers get behind the wheel October 2021 ABC NEWS: Concerns about spike in road trauma as young drivers get behind the wheel It was virtually impossible for 17-year-old Charlie Stevens to work on his driving skills over the last year.(Supplied: Cayte Stevens) CEO, Brad Crofts was recently featured […]
Returning to the road a test for young drivers
Returning to the road a test for young drivers September 2021 HERALD SUN Returning to the road a test for young drivers There has been an alarming increase in young Victorian lives recently lost on our roads compared with the equivalent period last year: 300 per cent up for ages 16 and 17; 40 per […]
Introducing our Inaugural Ambassador!
Introducing Our Inaugural Ambassador Libby Murphy APM September 2021 Fit to Drive is delighted to announce that Libby Murphy newly appointed Chief Operations Officer at Ambulance Victoria has accepted our invitation to become the Inaugural Fit to Drive Ambassador! This follows on from being our supportive Patron for over 18 months. With over thirty-two years in […]
Steering in the right direction
Steering In The Right Direction September 2021 In response to COVID-19, the Foundation created an interactive webinar delivered by our peer facilitators, called Steer Right. Steer Right prepares young people to use the road safely by engaging them in an interactive, fast paced quiz with relatable scenarios and live discussion. Students are equipped with the […]
Can you do the Arthurs Seat Challenge?
Can you do the Arthur’s Seat Challenge? Can you do the Arthurs Seat Challenge? Getting up bright and early at 6am and making our way across the city, my friends from high school and I were hyping ourselves up to take on the Arthurs Seat Challenge. To start you off, the Arthurs Seat Challenge is […]
