Launceston independent MLC Rosemary Armitage, who moved a motion for the inquiry, said Tasmania was the worst performing state when it came to road safety, and improvements were needed.

She said refresher courses for all drivers would not be a negative thing.

"I have had quite a few calls already from a variety of different road user groups and stakeholders and some of them have mentioned driver training, and I would expect that," she said.

"We have kept the terms of reference fairly broad...it is about trying to find ways to make the road safer, to have less deaths, accidents and serious accidents on our roads."

Australia Driver Trainers Association Tasmanian president Robert Bentley said such inquiries often covered old ground when it came to road safety, and was instead looking forward to the release of findings from the Enhanced P1 Assessment pilot which could provide new information on the topic if road safety.

He also called for the reintroduction of the L1 assessment, and added that defensive driving and refresher courses did not yield positive results.

"When people do defensive driving programs studies have found that their risk of crashing will actually increase," he said.

"The program I still operate under is a crash-free driving approach, which does not involve physical driving, it relies on self assessment. It is simply about drivers wanting to be safe, always looking ahead, behind and beside you, the three seconds of crash-avoidance space, and asking questions about your own driving."

Ms Armitage urged all road user groups, emergency service groups and Mum and Dad drivers to make formal submissions to the inquiry.

"A phone call is great but in order of us to consider the ideas as part of the inquiry we need a written submission," she said.

Submissions to the Legislative Council Inquiry open until August 27.