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In driver education, the difference between an instructor and an accompanying adult is not pedagogical: it is mechanical. The instructor has the brakes. The accompanying adult is left with hope. Column by Sérgio Guerreiro
The government insists the alternative tutor-based learning scheme guarantees 'all dimensions of road safety', but driving schools and the ACP do not share that view and have expressed concern about the measure.
The Automobile Club of Portugal (ACP) warned on Friday of the grave risks arising from the creation of a scheme to learn to drive with a tutor, approved on Thursday by the Government, arguing that it endangers road safety. By removing driving schools' exclusivity over practical instruction and transferring that responsibility to tutors ...
The new model for obtaining a driving licence is being strongly criticised by driving schools. They say it is essential that driving instruction is provided by someone properly trained, not by a tutor.
The president of ANIECA warns that road accident rates could increase in urban areas. António Reis is not opposed to accompanied driving, but objects to the model approved by the Government.
The National Association of Driving Schools (ANIECA) says the changes announced by the Government that simplify the tutor-led driving instruction regime are 'a serious step backwards for road safety and a direct attack on the quality of training for future drivers in Portugal'. At the press conference that followed the meeting ...
