The practical test for achieving driving license is getting strict with hard maneuvers in Brittan. The practical test has been changed to make it a more realistic assessment of learners’ driving ability.
From Today onwards the length of independent driving is being doubled to 20 minutes and candidates will have to follow directions. Rare maneuvers such as reversing around a corner are being replaced by more common scenarios like entering a parking bay. Learners will also have to answer a vehicle safety question while driving, for example telling the examiner how they would wash the windscreen using the car’s controls and wipers.
Department of Transport figures show that younger drivers are seven times more likely to be killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads compared with those over 25. It is believed that their lack of experience is an important factor.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) chief driving examiner, Lesley Young, said: ‘The new test will help prepare new drivers for driving on modern roads and support a reduction in the number of young people killed or seriously injured.’
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