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23 januari 2012	How to take your driving licence and how to keep it.
	We hope that you will get a better knowledge about various risks in the traffic. This should help you become a safer driver and in this way contribute to a safer traffic society. The most common reason for accidents is that the driver overrates his own ability. The second most common reason is the driver lacks understanding for the fact that other road users might make misjudgments.

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Ernst Donlemar	Acquire the knowledge necessary to be able to foresee the consequences of other road users' misjudgments and thus get an understanding for how and when they may occur. You will also find valuable advice on how take to your driving license which might be very useful during your training period. You'll get advice on how to avoid having accidents. Various factors influence the education, i.e. earlier experiences of the various hazards that can appear in the traffic such as children rushing out in the road, wobbling cyclists and drunk drivers.
	Studying the pictures below you can improve your ability to foresee hazardous moments in the traffic.
Test your knowledge!	Here you will find descriptions of some risks that are present in common traffic situations.			Test your knowledge!
Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines	There are same details (one or several) in this picture sequence which can be of great help in order to discover a risk and which increase the likelihood of the danger occurring? You can discern this detail or details, if you look carefully at the pictures. We hope this will help create better knowledge of different risks that exist in various traffic situations and that this knowledge will contribute to an increased number of safe drivers which will lead to improved road safety in our society.			Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines
Risks when driving close to schools	Risks when passing a bus stop	Risks when driving in residential area	Risks when driving in roundabouts	Risks when driving in urban areas
Education	In Sweden you have several option to choose from when taking your driving licence.
	Below you can study the various options in more detail and get some valuable advice on the way to obtaining your driving licence.
At a driving school..	Education at a driving school
	If you choose a driving school you have the right to demand a professional driver education. At a driving school you should get comprehensive training both where theory and practice is concerned. After you have made your choice you visit the driving school and ask them to prepare an education plan for you, naturally in close consultation with you, so that your wishes can be included as far as possible. However, first you have take a test lesson so that the driving instructor can assess your knowledge and skills. The education program provided by the driving school of your choice should include all important steps so that you can feel safe and secure. Apart from training in urban and rural traffic you will receive training in EcoDriving. During the "dark" season you will practice "driving in darkness" learning about the special risks this entails. If you take your driving licence during the summer months you will probably have the opportunity to return to the driving shool after taking your licence so that you can practice this important step as well.
At a driving school combained with privite learner driving..	Education at a driving school combined with private learner driving You can also ask the driving school to prepare and education program that includes private repetitive training to a varying degree (adapted your needs). In this case it is important that your private instructor follows the education program you and the driving school have agreed on. In other words that you practice the elements at home which you have agreed with your driving instructor at a particular stage in the education.
Private learner driving only..	Private learner driving without going to a driving school This option entails that you yourself, together with your instructor, take care of the whole education process including booking your theoretical and practical driving test at the SRA,(Swedish Transport Administration). Experience shows that private learner drivers although they have passed the theoretical test have sufficient theoretical knowledge. Most probably this also means that they have a lower degree of risk awareness, which results in that they are less well equipped when it comes to handling hazardous situations in the traffic.
Some good advice..	Some good advice where private learner driving is concerned
	Where the two options "Education at a driving school combined with private learner driving" and " Private learner driving" are concerned you need to have a private instructor. If you choose private learner driving, your private instructor and yourself must attend an "instructors' course" (handledarkurs) at a driving school, educational association, private company or non-profit organisation. (Please note that not all driving schools provide this kind of course). During this course you will receive advice and tips on how to plan your training. Furthermore you will receive some advice on problems that might arise during training - for example how to handle conflicts.
Introductory course..	Introductory course for private learner driving instructors This compulsory introductory course for private instructors was introduced on 1st January 2006. The Swedish Road Administration stipulated the syllabus for the introductory course and is the authority which assesses who is qualified to hold the course. To be approved as private instructor for private learner driving your private instructor needs to attend the course together with you. It can be a course at a traffic school, educational association, private company or non-profit organisation under the supervision of the STA. One piece of good advice in this connection is to pay the fee without delay. This will speed up the processing of the application at the Country Administration. Find out what the postal giro account of your country administration is. A certificate is issued after the course which should be attached to the application for approval as private instructor which is sent to the county administration. A certificate is valid for five years and is only valid for the learner driver with whom the private instructor has attended the course.
Risk Education for passenger car and light truck..	Risk Education for passenger car and light truck is an extended compulsory theoretical risk education which came into force 2009-04-01. It's called risk education part 1. This part of the risk education aims to give you knowledge and understanding of how alcohol, drugs and fatigue, and other behaviors and factors may affect your driving ability.			documents on risk education for car drivers >>
The purpose of a risk education..	During training, you will participate in discussions about what the consequences might be, what increases the risks and how to avoid them. The earlier so-called skid-pan training is now called risk education part 2. The purpose of this element of risk education is that you should learn how for example to avoid getting into difficult situations and help you understand how for example speed affects your ability to cope with the difficulties that may arise.
Risk Education for motorcycles..	Risk Education for motorcycle for ratings of A1 light motorcycle and A - (light and heavy motorcycles). A heavy motorcycle came into force 2009-09-01. The training focuses on the special circumstances pertaining to motorcycle driving and is divided into two parts. Part 1 addresses the dangers of drinking alcohol, other drugs, fatigue and behavior that increase risk. Part 2 is a more practical education and specifically focuses on the significance of speed, safety and driving under specific conditions.			documents on risk education for motorcycles >>
Will we achieve the Zero-vision goal?	If we are to achieve zero-vision goals - "no deaths or serious injuries on the road" then the above steps go some of the way but unfortunately they are not sufficient. In order to reduce risk on our roads the driving training must be improved and requirements must be increased if we want to save lives. The qualitative education efforts and the compulsory aspects of driver training must also bereviewed.			more measures needed to reach the "target" >>
	How can you contribute to safer traffic society?
	In the document - "Swedish road safety and the traffic safe society, Investigation and analysis of possible measures" you will find a description of t possibilities there are to improve the driver education and reduce the traffic's influence on environment as well as how we can come closer to "Vision Zero".			the document Swedish road safety and the traffic safe society >>
	Finally - let us wish you the best of luck in your efforts to obtain a driving licence! Svensk Trafiksäkerhet Ernst Donlemar
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