Almost every second candidate in driving schools fails the test in Germany. One in three does not pass the test in a vehicle. Now there will be new aids!
"Here, in the parking lot, you can see how the car reacts," says driving instructor Thomas, pointing to the large screens. "Here you change gears like in a car with automatic transmission." He gives these instructions to Maria, a student at the Flix driving school. In the driving simulator, Maria is driving the car in a parking lot. "Everything really moves as if you were outside. It feels like you are in a car," she says.
"I've already had a few real car rides." That's why I think the simulator is really good. "It's extra practice before you dare to drive on the highway," says the 18-year-old from Cologne. "Even after eight hours of driving, everything is new and exciting for me, I'm always nervous."
In Germany, even elderly drivers over 70 years old must be tested to see if they are still fit to drive.
School and fatigue
Thomas accompanies Marian on the simulator with humor and advice. The training here is a supplement to the lessons in driving on the road. The simulator, according to him, is really good. At his driving school, driving on a simulator is free. "This saves participants money, as it takes an average of 25 hours of driving. Skills and knowledge are tested even more here.
Thomas says many candidates are increasingly failing their tests. "Candidates spend the day at school until four or five in the afternoon and then come to driving lessons. Their heads are actually full of other things. They don't have the concentration to study. Then they need a lot of driving hours, or they fail the test."
There are many who fall several times.
According to data from the Technical Inspection Association (TÜV), the percentage of those who fail their theoretical or driving tests remains high. 45 percent fail their theoretical tests while 37 percent fail their driving tests. According to current statistics, it is not uncommon for candidates to take the driving test several times.
Richard Gebelt of the Association for Technical Supervision says: "If you fail the first exam, you usually have a hard time retaking the exam. Every time a candidate fails an exam, it increases the mental load and causes additional costs."
In order to reduce the percentage of exam repetitions, it is necessary, according to this Association, to create better conditions for obtaining a license, which would also include electronic verification of the candidate's level of readiness to take the exam.
This is already being implemented at the Flix driving school in Cologne, says driving instructor Thomas. An application states that you must have at least 70 percent correct answers in the test - only then can the candidate take the real tests./ DW (A2 Televizion)
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