No Drivers Test With
Automatics
Beginning today, the
road test portion of the
drivers exam cannot be
done with an automatic
vehicle. Drivers who
show up at the Dirección
de Educación Vial or any
of regional centres for
drivers test, in an
automatic vehicle will
be refused the test.
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
officials say that an
automatic vehicle does
not allow the examiner
to determine if the
driver can properly
handle a vehicle going
up and down hills. The
play between accelerator
and clutch is an
important part of
driving, according to
transport officials and
thus the reason for
eliminating all drivers
testing in automatic.
According to Rosaura
Montero, viceministra de
Transportes, the
decision will mean for
better drivers on the
roads. Montero said that
many who take and pass
the test on automatics
become a risk when they
begin to learn with a
stick shift.
MOPT data reveals that
between 30% and 35% of
drivers who take the
road test portion of the
drivers exam fail. |
