Changes to the driving test were enforced today, with step-by step guidance from examiners scrapped for the first 10 minutes in favour of "independent" driving. Candidates will need to follow a previously shown course and set routes will no longer be displayed for public consumption. Despite this, candidates will still have the ability to ask for reminders and change routes without being failed, said the Driving Standards Agency (DSA).
It is hoped that the new regulations will prepare learners by being more realistic and beneficial for day-to-day driving. Road Safety Minister Mike Penning supported the change, saying that learning these independent driving skills "from the start of the driving process will help make new drivers safer".
Peter Rodger, chief examiner of the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) agrees that this is a good step forward. He stated that "all new drivers have to learn that multi-tasking - controlling the car, looking out for hazards and planning ahead while navigating - is an integral part of day-to-day driving".
The test has been labelled as unforgiving and harsh by its critics. A senior driving instructor has put forward the belief that the changes to the test will result in a plummeting pass rate. The new test will be longer and drivers could be failed for just a small collection of minor driving faults. Its defenders claim the changes will not make the test more challenging but is instead aimed at making safer drivers. Learners are already used to being taught independent driving, and the test has been made simpler by slashing the number of manoeuvres.
A wide held belief is that the DSA are focusing on improving the test while the most worrying road safety risk is new drivers. The Association of British Insurers poll of 2,500 people demonstrates that three-quarters thought learner drivers should not be allowed to take their test in their first year. They called for changes in the test which they hoped would reduce the high death and serious injury rate among young drivers.
It is hoped that the new regulations will prepare learners by being more realistic and beneficial for day-to-day driving. Road Safety Minister Mike Penning supported the change, saying that learning these independent driving skills "from the start of the driving process will help make new drivers safer".
Peter Rodger, chief examiner of the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) agrees that this is a good step forward. He stated that "all new drivers have to learn that multi-tasking - controlling the car, looking out for hazards and planning ahead while navigating - is an integral part of day-to-day driving".
The test has been labelled as unforgiving and harsh by its critics. A senior driving instructor has put forward the belief that the changes to the test will result in a plummeting pass rate. The new test will be longer and drivers could be failed for just a small collection of minor driving faults. Its defenders claim the changes will not make the test more challenging but is instead aimed at making safer drivers. Learners are already used to being taught independent driving, and the test has been made simpler by slashing the number of manoeuvres.
A wide held belief is that the DSA are focusing on improving the test while the most worrying road safety risk is new drivers. The Association of British Insurers poll of 2,500 people demonstrates that three-quarters thought learner drivers should not be allowed to take their test in their first year. They called for changes in the test which they hoped would reduce the high death and serious injury rate among young drivers.
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