Young people
Straight talk, VR workshops and how to speak up as a passenger.
See the CornerstonesRoad safety, minus the lecture
Your licence is freedom. Let's make it last.
First job, road trips, gigs, picking your mates up. Passing your test opens all of it. We help you, your family, your school and your instructor make the most of those first miles.
- Registered charity
- Built for schools
- Free resources
What driving opens up
The good stuff comes first
Independence
Go where you want, when you want. No waiting for a lift.
More jobs in reach
Shifts, apprenticeships and courses the bus doesn't get you to.
Time with your people
Friends, family, nights out and trips you'll remember.
Real confidence
Knowing you can handle the road, whatever it throws at you.
The numbers
Small habits. Big wins.
New drivers aren't worse drivers, just newer ones. Here's what a few good habits are worth.
4 in 5
new drivers get through their first year without a crash. Experience is what gets you there.
Based on Brake, Young Driver Safety Report 20264×
the gap in serious injury rates between young male drivers and drivers over 25. Experience is what closes it.
DfT, 20241 tap
Switch on driving focus and your phone looks after itself. Your licence stays yours.
Phone use is 6 points: GOV.UK27m
of road you're ready for at 30mph when your eyes stay up instead of on a message. That's two buses long.
Worked out from 30mph3×
quicker. A clear head finished our Motofest cup challenge over three times faster than the impairment goggles did.
BYLC at Motofest 20232 secs
to click your belt, and it cuts a driver's risk of the worst outcome in a crash by about half. Best two seconds of any trip.
THINK!Speed, to scale
How far it takes to stop
Typical stopping distances on a dry road. Notice that 40mph isn't a third more than 30. It's over half again.
The Highway Code, Rule 126. In the wet, double it.
20mph12m
30mph23m
40mph36m
50mph53m
60mph73m
70mph96m
Quick quiz
What would you do?
Three real situations. Tap an answer.
11pm, Saturday
Your lift home has had "a couple" and says they're fine. You've got £4 on your phone.
Country lane
Your mate's speeding to impress someone in the back. Everyone's laughing.
Six months after passing
Your phone buzzes at the lights. It's the group chat.
IDEA Cornerstones · Every Mile Matters
Four parts of one strong house
A few situations make the biggest difference for new drivers. Cornerstones gets you experience in each one while you're still learning, so you're ready for anything when you're on your own.
Out and about
Where you'll find us
In your school
VR, beer goggles and real talk
Our workshops put you in the driver's seat with VR crash simulations and impairment goggles, then talk it through properly. No lectures, no scare videos for the sake of it.
What people say
Engaged from start to finish
It was a great experience for all the students. They were engaged throughout and they used the VR technology as well as the beer goggles to experience a crash and what it would be like to drive drunk.
BYLC have really hit the nail on the head when it comes to delivering interesting but effective learning for our students.
The students really liked the interactive part of the workshop. They were engaged and interested throughout the sessions. We would certainly like to work with BYLC in the future.
Many thanks for all your effort last night. It went down well and the message got through to the kids. I've had messages from parents recognising what you did and how important it is.
Who we work with
Everyone on the journey to that first solo drive
Schools & colleges
Five free one-hour PSHE lessons for ages 14 to 18, teacher-led.
Get the lessonsParents & carers
What to practise, sitting in on a lesson, and the first months after passing.
Parent guideDriving instructors
Free Cornerstones resources that slot into lessons you already give.
For instructorsSun15Nov
Annual remembrance service
Service detailsRemembering everyone affected by a road crash
A short, free service at St George's Church, Coventry, from 3pm. Everyone is welcome.
Get in touch
Book a workshop or ask for the free lessons
Tell us about your school, group or driving school and we'll call you back.
Phone0800 118 2001
Address4a Wheelwright Buildings, Hen Lane, Coventry CV6 4LB