Young Australians are angry after learning that the newly elected Albany government will introduce a series of stricter regulations for temporary drivers.
P-Plater drivers went to Tiktok this week to share their thoughts on the new rules that will take effect this August.
Rules include not driving after 11 p.m., prohibiting hands-free phone use, an increase in fines and fine points, and more roadside patrol stops at P-Platers.
Temporary drivers will be limited to one passenger, while learner drivers will need to complete 150 hours of directed driving instead of the original 120.
On social media, the rebound was swift on social media, with one driver saying they “should not vote for Albo.”
Another said: “Yes, let’s have kids who can hardly afford to make a living and charge them twice the price of a driver.”
A newspaper columnist tells her that her son told her.
The only problem is that there is no such rule change. The original article that prompted social media outrage was fake news and seemed to come from an obscure foreign website.
Generation Z drivers enter social media after learning that they are introducing tough new laws for P board drivers, but the original article is fake news (pictured by Anthony Albanese)
While some say that the stricter road rules for p planners are common sense given the disproportionate proportion of accidents, other commenters were warned from the very beginning.
“I don’t believe any of this until an official government website brings up this information,” said a savvy audience.
Another noted that “the federal government does not even control driving laws.”
Australia’s road rules depend on state and territorial laws.
The National Transport Commission’s Australian Road Rules Model Law is a recommended approach, but the laws do vary between states.
It does not provide guidance for learners or temporary drivers.
P1 and P2 license holders consider some changes in 2025, but actually relax the rules.
Victoria can reduce the age of temporary license holders to 17, so it is consistent with other states. In P-Platers in New South Wales, P-Platers over 25 years of age are allowed to use the location of the cell phone in the cradle as a navigation tool.
