The National Automobile Union (NAS) has proposed allowing people to obtain driver's licenses without mandatory training at a driving school, according to the organization's president, Anton Shaparine. A letter with the proposal was sent to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
Shaparin expressed confidence that driver training "in normal form" is currently absent. According to him, only about 40% of driving school students pass the theoretical exam on the first try.
Accordingly, we can conclude that the driver training system in its normal form is simply absent. It is simply a system for collecting money and providing cars for exams, because the traffic police themselves do not have cars.
He also noted that allowing self-study could "destroy" the monopoly of driving schools on driver training. This will force them to work more efficiently.
The rules for issuing driver's licenses were changed in 2014. Then a decree was signed prohibiting self-study when taking the driver's license exam. Currently, only drivers who have been trained in driving schools can take the driving test.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that driver's licenses in Russia will become twice as expensive from September 1.
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