28 september 2011
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Presentation and a description of different kinds of driving instruction.
Do you agree that it is not acceptable that any human being should be killed or injured
regulations due to fellow road-users’ lack of consideration or lack of willingness to
follow traffic or due to questionable decisions from our decision-makers.
In addition one has to make demands and actively work that all drivers getting both a
theoretical and practical driving instruction which enables them to handle the risk
situations that can arise in the more and more complex traffic.
This should lead to improved road safety. To claim that no in-depth theoretical knowledge
is needed to get a driving licence for the drivers cannot be justified. Insufficient
theoretic knowledge, for example not understanding the meaning of the answer to a theoretical
question, will in many cases lead to catastrophes for the people involved.
Discussions that make young people more conscious of their responsibility to the world around them need to be held continuously and need to direct the traffic safety work from the “cradle to the grave”.
A traffic culture can thus be created and be passed on to the next generation in a continuous life-long education process based on mutual respect, personal responsibility and judgement.
theoretical knowledge is needed >>
I have worked with driving tuition and road safety since 1978.
My objective has always been to push for continuous improvement. After all the fact
is that no matter how much we improve the permanent traffic environment there will
still be accidents if we do not have an awareness of the existing risks. Therefore
my main objective has been to provide driving tuition of high quality and to get an
understanding for the importance of a high risk awareness.
Fixed price
A perpetually recurring question during the first contact with my customers has been: ”How many driving lessons do I need to take?
This gave rise to the project "fixed price" in 1987
The idea was that the potential customers of the school should know exactly how
much they would pay for their driving instruction leading up to a driver's licence.
To be able to perform effective training both economically and educationally it
is essential that the training programme set up by the school is followed. set
goals can be achieved within a resonable time frame.
To avoid any misunderstandings between the school and the customer a written
agreement must be signed.
Driving range
learning
Already during my time as a trainee I got interested in driving instruction in groups so called driving range learning.
The basic steps in driving can thus be trained in a fenced in area - a driving
range approved by the Traffic Safety Authority (today the Swedish Road Administration.
In such a range the learner drivers can practice on their own according to given instructions.
Learner drivers who train the basic maneuver in such a way need considerably fewer
lessons out in the traffic as they already have learnt to handle the vehicle and are able
to concentrate on solving the risk situation that they are faced with in the traffic.
This type of training is still practiced but unfortunately mostly where motorcycle
instruction and driving instruction for heavy vehicles is concerned.
Driving instruction for passenger cars on a driving range, nowadays only exists
in a few places in Sweden.
Dual control
for a motorcycle
In 1984 I had a Yamaha XZ550 motorcycle fitted with an integrated braking system with dual control, an extra clutch as well as an emergency stop.
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Educationally this was a great success. By sitting on the same motorcycle it was easier
to assess the learner drivers ability to handle the motorcycle, his/her advance
perception as well as his/her risk awareness.
In August 1984 "Expressen" a Swedish daily newspaper wrote:
"The driving school "Framtiden" in Vällingby has taken a good
initiative. Their tuition on heavy motorcycle takes with instructor behind the
driver´s back.
The instructor Ernst Domcelius has together with Björn Anderberg design an
550 cc cardandriven Yamaha with dual control. The instructor has a brakepadel
within the rear footrest affecting both front- and rearbrake with a short delay
on the frontbrake. On the left hand is a handle and an extra clutch with the
emergency stop.
A big step towards better motorcycle training whish we hope will spread to other traffic schools.
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Generaldirektör Per Inge Eriksson, Trafiksäkerhetsverket "Dual controls
important for security".
At the beginning of spring each year I reunite with former pupils who have taken their motorcycle a driving license at our school. We make a motorcycle tour of about 20 Swedish miles, and during coffee stops we talk about what has happened since we last met. Some also take their friends with them.
You are also welcome to come along on the tour. Phone me on 070 - 600 52 12 for
further information or send me an E-mail at
info@trafiksakerhet.se
and I will contact you.
Svensk Trafiksäkerhet
Ernst Donlemar
