One way in which authorities have tried to improve the safety of novice drivers is to find ways to help them achieve more on-road practice during their learning period.

National Highways commissioned this project to undertake a rapid review of published literature, and interviews with experts from around the world who have been involved in the implementation or research of measures designed to increase the amount and variety of on road practice in learner drivers.

The work will inform National Highways specifically around the use of the SRN in achieving a more varied driving experience in the learner phase.

Jill Weekley, Principal Evaluation Consultant, TRL

Jill Weekley is a Principal Evaluation Consultant at TRL with 20 years’ experience working in transport. During her time at TRL she has led projects in a range of areas, most recently focusing on driver behaviour and the evaluation of behaviour change interventions in different contexts, such as driver training and licensing, new technologies and interactions with other road users and road infrastructure - with the aim of improved road safety.

She has significant experience in the management and delivery of large-scale impact evaluations, leading both Driver2020 – a nationwide randomised controlled trial involving 28,000 young and novice drivers – and several evaluations of the national behaviour change courses for driving offences.