Mercedes offers free young driver training
February 14, 2008 by George Skentzos
Mercedes-Benz Australia is stepping in where the local government continually fails to venture, offering driver training programs specifically tailored to young road users.
The program is available free of charge to both Mercedes-Benz customers and the children of Mercedes-Benz customers who are under 24 and hold a current drivers license.
Titled First Gear, the program will educate young drivers on how the car operates, how to identify and avoid dangerous situations, assess risk and safe vehicle spacing – all key skills sorely lacking in new drivers.
Participants will also undertake practical exercises such as emergency braking, evasive steering maneuvers, swerve-and-avoid exercises to demonstrate the operation of ABS braking, and experiencing how the car handles with and without electronic stability control in slippery conditions.
Mercedes has taken the first step, now its time the government followed suit and offered this to all new drivers – free of charge, might I add.
George Skentzos
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They’d better not try this in QLD – the law up there knows driver training leads to hooning.
lol northenrn suburbs in queensland call anything that isnt a falcodore a girls car cant wait to see reaaction when the falcon gets de boofified
Its sounds like a good idea cause i reckon it would be better than the AAMI driving course they offer in VIC.
How do you sign up to it. i would trust my son more with my Mercedes if he had some training other than the AAMI one.
Is this also applicable to WA?
I’m really interested in this (Parents have a Merc & I’m under 24, so I think my parents & me are qualified), want to learn some proper driving skills.
why do under 24s get all the fun! seriously though this is a good initiative, pity it will reach only a minority.
does this apply to only people who own a mercedes from a dealership new, or if it is secondhand?