Independence Day, July 4, was special this year for Reign Weston, who passed her full driver’s licence test the day before. The teenager is one of the first three graduates of Taranaki’s Blue Light Te Ara Tika Driver Licensing Programme (BLTAT), which has celebrated its second anniversary. READ MORE:* New driving scheme helping Taranaki youth get their full driver's licence* Driver licensing programme helps young people become independentCommunity volunteers, referred to as driver navigators, help by supervising regular driving practise in vehicles provided by the programme. Reign, 17, now lives in Waitara, but started the programme in 2018 when she was a student at Stratford High School. She was supported by volunteer driver navigator Alan Jamieson, who is Stratford’s deputy mayor, with driving sessions during her school lunch hours.

Source: Stuff September 02, 2020 00:11 UTC