Re: Driving test to be improved.

On 4 Oct, 06:48, Derek C <del.copel...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Oct 4, 6:42 am, Doug <smi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Is it any wonder that so many people, including cyclists, are killed
and injured on our roads when the driving test has been admittedly
faulty and in need of improvement for many years?

"Changes to the driving test coming into effect in the UK later will
see people following a route "independently".

Candidates will not receive step-by-step directions from their
examiner during the 10-minute section, which will test how they drive
unsupervised.

Test route maps will no longer appear online but the Driving Standards
Agency says learners can ask for reminders and will not be failed for
getting lost.

The number of reversing manoeuvres tested is to rise from two to
three.

The DSA says the introduction of an independent driving part of the
test will allow examiners to better assess whether drivers are ready
to drive unsupervised.

It says candidates will be tested on their ability to drive in more
realistic situations, rather than memorising a pre-defined test route.

DSA chief driving examiner Trevor Wedge said the aim was to see a
candidate's "ability to drive safely while making decisions
independently".

"It's not a test of navigation and candidates won't be failed for
going off route," he said.

"The test is being improved to help produce safer drivers, but that
doesn't mean it's getting any harder. We know many instructors are
already teaching independent driving."

More:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11462155

So they admit the test is being improved to 'produce safer drivers'.
It follows therefore that the test in the past has been deficient and
has resulted in some unsafe drivers being allowed on our roads. Very
reassuring, not!

Cyclists do not have to take any sort of test before they wobble onto
the roads! Why not?

Probably because they are much less dangerous and much more vulnerable
than drivers.

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