20-26% of driving instructors fail driving test

aidan_walsh · 23-09-2009 7:33pm #1

Ooh, sensationalist titles...

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0923/driving.html

The Road Safety Authority has found one reason why so many people have been failing the driving test.

They found that many driving instructors did not know the theory or the practice of driving.

Noel Brett, CEO of the RSA, said 26% of driving instructors had failed the theory test, while 20% had failed the practical test.

Instructors had to undergo a test set by the RSA, as all instructors have to be registered by that body.

To illustrate the size of the problem with road safety, he said that since 1980 a total of 13,002 people had died on the roads.

He said this is four times the number killed in the Northern Ireland troubles.

He suggested that on present trends, 75 to 80 more people will die on the roads between now and the end of the year.

"Its all my instructors fault Guard, didn't know what the effing hell he was talking about."

Mmcd · 23-09-2009 7:54pm

aidan_walsh wrote: »

He said this is four times the number killed in the Northern Ireland troubles.

What does that really have to do about anything?
Its also 10% of the people killed in the tsunami or 4.63 times the amount of people killed in 9/11.........so what!

gurramok · 23-09-2009 8:40pm

So an unregulated driving instructor sector is being regulated and alot of cowboys are found, about bleein time!

If only it was started 60 yrs ago!

joey54 · 23-09-2009 10:12pm

I'm only surprised the percentage isn't higher!

javaboy · 23-09-2009 10:13pm

Moved from After Hours.

gurramok · 23-09-2009 10:16pm

Would anyone who has failed their test have any comeback to sue incompetent instructors about this?

Lawsuits anyone?

20-26% of driving instructors fail driving test

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