Wednesday 21 September 2022 05:05 AM Dad petitions to ban P-platers from having passengers after son Lachlan Smith ... trends now
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A grieving dad has called for P-platers to be banned from having passengers for the first 12 months of their licence.
Nigel Smith lost his 18-year-old son Lachlan when the teen was a passenger in a car crash last February in Silverdale, southwest of Sydney.
A 17-year-old friend of the keen dirt bike rider was allegedly driving a Mazda 6 about 45km over the speed limit before the car struck another vehicle.
Lachlan Smith, 18, (pictured) was a passenger in a Mazda 6 - driven by a P-plater - that crashed into a car last February, ending his life
The horror accident prompted the teen's 'devastated' dad to launch a petition, calling for limits on P-platers, which is gaining momentum.
On Wednesday the online appeal had attracted 15,200 signatures after two weeks, hoping to get at least 25,000.
'Our road rules need to change to stop innocent passengers being killed in
