“The link between the practical driving test and road safety” was the title of a CIECA (the International Commission for Driver Tastings) Expert Advisory Group (EAG) workshop on 18 June 2015 at the Headquarters of DGT in Madrid, Spain.
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Yesterday I was invited to an informal introductory meeting with the new Minister Andrew Jones MP, he wanted to hear views on road safety in general and the challenges and opportunities that we collectively face in this area.
This was the first of three meetings the minister is holding with road safety stakeholders, to ensure he has rapid access to a wide range of road safety perspectives. Each of these meetings is intended to cover the whole road safety agenda.
Amongst topics covered of particular interest to driver trainers were: compulsory theory training for L drivers; CPD for driving instructors; learner drivers on motorways with ADIs; learner drivers to record their progress; improvements to the practical driving test; compulsory practical training for L drivers; the use of telematics and GDLs.
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I was able to attend the IMTD June meeting a few days ago and as always it was great to meet up with old friends and colleagues.
The Driving Instructors Scottish Council (DISC) current chair of the National Associations Strategic Partnership (NASP) hosted a NASP meeting in Edinburgh yesterday (2.6.15)
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I was invited by Patrice Bessone, national president of the Conseil National des Professions de l’Automobile (CNPA) Education Routière – the National Council of Automobile Professions, Traffic Education Section to join him in a round table discussion at the CNPA National Congress held this year in Reims.
The May EFA Delegates meeting was held at the Hotel Zochova chata, Bratislava, Slovakia. And was hosted by Mgr. Jaroslav PREKOP – Chairman of the Slovak Chamber of Driving Schools who started the meeting by welcoming delegates to Slovakia.
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The recent CIECA Congress held in Berlin was titled “Personal resources for safe driving” and included a number of well known speakers.
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I was in Brussels yesterday, on behalf of the European Driving Schools Association (EFA) attending a very interesting Eco-driving Workshop. The event was part of an initiative titled “Joining forces to tackle the road transport CO2 challenge” organised by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) represents the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers.
ACEA states that “there has been significant progress made in bringing down CO2 emissions from cars, vans, trucks and buses thanks to ongoing innovation efforts by
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Last week I had the pleasure of a quick visit to Budapest in Hungary to help facilitate a meeting between the association for Hungarian driving instructors & schools and the Hungarian National Transport Authority.
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I thought at this General Election, rather than decide which party to vote for on the basis of my past voting loyalties or my belief in which party would best manage the economy for me and mine or even which one looked to me to be the best bet for the nation as a whole. I had decided that this time, I would vote for the party that offers the best deal on road safety – the party that cares most about death and serious injury on our roads particularly amongst new young drivers. The last reported figures showed that in the year ending September 2014 (latest available figures) there were 1,760 reported road fatalities, the KSIs were 24,360 and the total number of casualties 192,910.
