It was, in some ways, a Pyrrhic victory. But, if you've spent any time tearing along Newcastle Road when a P-plater decides to merge with the confidence of someone driving a much bigger vehicle than their Hyundai i30 with the dint in the side, then perhaps the results weren't that surprising.
Newcastle, it seems, has some of the lowest driving test pass rates among NSW cities of a comparable size, according to a data set produced by driving instructors EzLicence. But we still beat Wollongong. So, like we say, Pyrrhic victory.
