I still think Israeli roads and drivers can improve. The program I was a part of it, “Or Yarok for Life” is all about making the escorted driving period more pleasant and effective. But I used it for much more than that.
First of all, if you facilitate communication between the driver and their parents, experience on the road can seep through better. But secondly, I also explained and got the people talking about not necessarily how to drive better but how to learn from driving and improve yourself. My main points were always to pay attention and think. If you see something you don’t like on the road, it’s probable that other drivers don’t like it too so don’t do it. If you see someone driving badly, drive better and lead by example.
If you volunteer for the program, you get a training session and specific material but you also get to talk to the drivers in person as they start driving, and that’s some power right there.