Abstract:

Traffic and traffic accidents are one of the most important problems of today’s developed countries. Drivers are, without a doubt, one of the most important factors of traffic accidents, which results in a substantial amount of casualties and property damage each year. In today’s democratic countries, drivers receive their trainings in private driving schools, which are audited by the government. The most important component of the driving schools are instructors, training processes and their curricula. However, the training of the instructors can vary by countries. This paper aims to summarize the training processes, curricula, and assessment methods of the schools (Fahrlehrerfachschulen) where instructors were trained. This paper is a result of investigation and research on the driving schools and driving instructor vocational schools (Fahrlehrerfachschulen), where instructors are trained, in different cities of Nordrhein-Westfalen State based on German traffic ordinance.

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