AN EVALUATION OF WAIVING THE DRIVING TEST FOR SELECTED GRADUATES OF DRIVER TRAINING

A PILOT STUDY WAS DONE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF WAIVING THE DRIVING TEST PORTION OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR SELECTED GRADUATES OF COURSES IN DRIVER TRAINING. IN THE FOUR DISTRICTS STUDIED, 73% OF ALL STUDENTS PASSED THE DRIVING TEST ON THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT. THE DRIVER TRAINING INSTRUCTORS WERE ASKED TO NOMINATE THE TOP 10% OF THEIR BEHIND-THE-WHEEL STUDENTS, ACCORDING TO THEIR ABILITY TO PASS THE DRIVING TEST. THIS TOP 10% HAD A PASS RATE OF 85% ON THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE DRIVING TEST. THIS PERCENTAGE WAS CONSIDERED TOO LOW TO PERMIT SUBSTITUTING THE DRIVER TRAINING INSTRUCTOR'S JUDGMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S DRIVING TEST. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rpt No Rr-35, 11 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Motor Vehicles

  P.O. Box 11828, 2415 1st Avenue
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95813
• Authors:
  • Harrington, D M
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver licensing; Driver performance; Driver training; Drivers; Personnel performance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221162
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 8 1971 12:00AM