Driving Schools To Be
Regulated
Finally Costa Ricans
will have an opportunity
to learn to drive
properly with the
approval of the Comisión
Plena II del Congreso
approved the bill "Ley
de Regulación de las
Escuelas de Manejo" - a
law regulating driving
schools.
The bill was presented
by Guyón Massey of the
Partido Restauración
Nacional, that pretends
to obligate driving
schools to impart basic
and uniform courses on
the rules of the road,
driving skills and the
Ley de Tránsito (traffic
laws).
Under the proposal, the
Dirección General de
Educación Vial del
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT),
would have the legal
tools to regulate
driving schools and the
instructors.
Currently, anyone can
call themself a driving
instructor and operate a
driving school for the
preparation of driving
lessons.
The new proposal would
ensure that instructors
have at least a high
scholl diploma and have
five years driving
experience and a license
equal to or superior to
the type of instructions
being imparted.
Massey feels that
regulating driving
schools and instructors
is an extension of the
reforms to the Ley de
Tránsito recently passed
by legislators, that
introduces stiffer fines
and sanctions against
bad drivers.
Massey added that
instructions will have
to pass a course by the
Dirección General de
Educación Vial with at
least an 80% grade,
driving schools will be
required to have a
classroom equipped with
driving material
approved by the
Dirección, and texts and
written material to
include basic auto
mechanics and
understanding of a
vehicle's operation.
Driving schools, if the
law is approved, will
also be required to have
at least one registered
vehicle that has double
controls, vehicles used
in driving instructions
be fully identifiable
with signage and must be
insured.
In addition, driving
school directors must
hold a valid driving
license and at least
five years driving
experience, know how to
read and write, in
addition to having a
high school diploma.
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