In Russia, the practical part of the driver’s license exam will change. The new administrative regulations Ministry of Internal Affairs will enter into force on April 1, reports TASS citing a law enforcement source.
According to the agency’s source, the stage “playground” will be excluded from the practical part of the exam for future drivers of buses, cars and trucks. At the same time, the practical exam for the right to drive motorcycles, mopeds, ATVs and tricycles will remain in its current version: on sites closed from the movement of other vehicles and pedestrians.
It is also reported that a representative of a driving school and public associations, as well as other candidate drivers, may be in the car during the exam.
“The routes will be a list of roads and streets on which the practical exam will be held,” said the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the same time, routes with a predetermined sequence of turns and turns will be excluded from the exam. Thus, future drivers will no longer be coached for certain types of indoor exercise.
Changes will also affect the system for assessing the skills of candidate drivers. The draft administrative regulations indicate 19 gross mistakes, for the commission of one of which the exam should be terminated immediately. Among them are the unfastened seat belt and the use of a mobile phone. Penalty points will be awarded for less severe traffic violations. The exam will fail if the driver candidate scores five or more penalty points.
Earlier, in October, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia announced changes in the theoretical part of the exam for driver’s license. It was reported that from 2021 the theoretical part will be recorded on video cameras. The current regulations stipulate that the examiner’s workplace should “ensure the implementation of visual control over the actions of candidates for drivers.”