Mandatory Training for Re-acquiring Driver's License After 3-Year Revocation; Pedestrian Rights Groups Question Effectiveness
Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is reforming driver's license management, requiring drivers whose licenses were revoked for over three years to undergo mandatory training before retaking the test. Pedestrian rights groups question the effectiveness of this measure if testing standards remain unchanged.
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(Central News Agency reporter Yu Xiaowen, Taipei, 7th) The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is promoting reforms in driver's license management, which include requiring drivers whose licenses have been revoked for more than three years to undergo mandatory driver training courses before being allowed to retake the test. In response, pedestrian rights groups believe that if the same or minimally improved testing and training standards are continued, the corrective effect remains questionable.
To improve Taiwan's traffic environment and shake off the notorious reputation of being a 'pedestrian hell,' the MOTC has recently implemented several driver's license management reform measures. Among them is the plan to require drivers whose licenses have been revoked for more than three years to complete mandatory driver training courses before they can re-apply for a license.
Today, the MOTC held a 'Meeting to Discuss Amendments to Three Regulations Involved in the System of Mandatory Driver Training for Re-acquiring Licenses After a 3-Year Revocation.' The 'Return Roads to People Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association' was not invited to participate in the meeting. In addition to expressing regret, they also issued a press release stating their opinions.
The behavior of drivers has a wide-ranging impact, and the Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association believes that pedestrians and road users' lives are the most severely affected. Changes in the testing and training system are crucial for every life on the road, yet this time, only driver training interest groups were invited, rejecting substantive on-site discussions with human-centered transportation groups.
The Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association stated that the current draft amendment will lower the standards for driving schools to apply for 'on-site testing,' which will make it easier for private driving schools to apply for on-site testing. This could lead to the testing model, which has long been criticized by the public, becoming even more rampant.
The Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association pointed out that for high-risk drivers retaking their licenses, this amendment does not show targeted corrective planning from the public sector. If the same or minimally improved testing and training standards are used, its corrective effect is inevitably questionable.
The Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association called on the MOTC and Minister of Transportation Chen Shih-kai to comprehensively review the systemic problems of the current licensing system and establish a road-use concept centered on the hierarchy of road users. (Editor: Chen Qingfang) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Yu Xiaowen, Taipei, 7th) The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is promoting reforms in driver's license management, which include requiring drivers whose licenses have been revoked for more than three years to undergo mandatory driver training courses before being allowed to retake the test. In response, pedestrian rights groups believe that if the same or minimally improved testing and training standards are continued, the corrective effect remains questionable.
To improve Taiwan's traffic environment and shake off the notorious reputation of being a 'pedestrian hell,' the MOTC has recently implemented several driver's license management reform measures. Among them is the plan to require drivers whose licenses have been revoked for more than three years to complete mandatory driver training courses before they can re-apply for a license.
Today, the MOTC held a 'Meeting to Discuss Amendments to Three Regulations Involved in the System of Mandatory Driver Training for Re-acquiring Licenses After a 3-Year Revocation.' The 'Return Roads to People Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association' was not invited to participate in the meeting. In addition to expressing regret, they also issued a press release stating their opinions.
The behavior of drivers has a wide-ranging impact, and the Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association believes that pedestrians and road users' lives are the most severely affected. Changes in the testing and training system are crucial for every life on the road, yet this time, only driver training interest groups were invited, rejecting substantive on-site discussions with human-centered transportation groups.
The Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association stated that the current draft amendment will lower the standards for driving schools to apply for 'on-site testing,' which will make it easier for private driving schools to apply for on-site testing. This could lead to the testing model, which has long been criticized by the public, becoming even more rampant.
The Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association pointed out that for high-risk drivers retaking their licenses, this amendment does not show targeted corrective planning from the public sector. If the same or minimally improved testing and training standards are used, its corrective effect is inevitably questionable.
The Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association called on the MOTC and Minister of Transportation Chen Shih-kai to comprehensively review the systemic problems of the current licensing system and establish a road-use concept centered on the hierarchy of road users. (Editor: Chen Qingfang) 1150507
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