Driving instructors claim Queensland Transport learner driver guides are dangerous, sloppy and error-riddled Driving instructors have called for an overhaul of Queensland's learner driver instruction guide. QUEENSLAND Transport has been slammed for its "dangerous and sloppy" approach to the publication of learner driver guides. Graphics with stop signs on the wrong side of road, advice to keep your foot on the accelerator if a front tyre blows out and tables with "arguable" stopping distances have some of the state's master driving instructors calling for an intensive review of government publications designed for learners and their driving supervisors as part of the upcoming changes to the state's Q-Safe driving test. RACQ researcher Russell Manning has backed instructors' concerns about the tyre blowout advice in the current edition of the Your Keys to Driving in Queensland guide. "It doesn't matter if you are a learner or an experienced driver, you should remove your foot from the accelerator, don't panic but don't hit the brakes," he said. Brisbane master driver trainer Alan Farley is calling on the Government to pay more attention to the production of the books, which are "bibles" to parents teaching teenagers to drive. These books are often kept in the family for years and handed down to brothers and sisters and over the years there have been mistakes in various editions. They need to be accurate, not sloppy, and some of the information is dangerous. The tyre blow out recommendations are a worry," he said. Wayne Johnson, a driving instructor from Tewantin, Queensland, is concerned by the total stopping distances listed in the guide, claiming that the over-estimated distances encourage learners to run yellow lights. Queensland Transport confirmed that the recommended distances had been predicted for older vehicles. Stopping distance for 80km/h was listed at 88m. The reality is that the cars used by most learners would be much more than half that distance. The RACQ's Road Ahead magazine said the total stopping distance for a Holden Cruz 1.8 litre travelling at 80km/h was 24.7m. I understand it is good for Queensland Transport to go on the side of caution but it needs to be realistic. Learners think they have no hope of stopping when a light turns yellow," Mr Johnson said. "Stopping distances can vary a lot from different sources but we have to get this right," he said. The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland recommends a stopping distance of 67m at 80km/h. When first asked about the trainers concerns Queensland Transport and Main Roads confirmed that the Your Keys To Driving in Queensland was simply a guide to be used along with gaining experience through supervised driving hours but later responded that the department would look at these issues. The department is currently reviewing and updating the publication for reprinting later this year. This feedback will be taken into consideration. Your Keys to Driving in Queensland is collated using evidence-based research, comparisons of jurisdictional best practice, analysis of data trends and input from key stakeholders, including TMR driving examiners. We also consider feedback from stakeholders, industry and the public," he said. The methodology we use to estimate stopping distance includes reaction time and accounts for older vehicles, which do not have the same braking capacity as newer vehicles. We would prefer drivers err on the side of caution. Unfortunately an image in the supervising driver handbook showed incorrect road markings. This publication is no longer used," he said.