UAE | Traffic and Transport
Solo driver training facility launched
Thanks to a new training facility, student drivers can now drive a real car and test their skills without the need to have an instructor in the vehicle
- By Rayeesa Absal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:00 February 4, 2012
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Well I think this is better for a new driver but one needs to have few lessons with instructor. I rember when I was learning driving, one instrustor was demanding and other two were very much cooperative.
Anonymous, Dubai , United Arab Emirates
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I think that's a cool idea to boost confidence in the new driver. I remember the time when I used to learn driving, the moment I stepped into the driving test area, my legs would want to retreat and run back home! I also found the difference in instructor's approach to teaching - when I found the one instructor very demanding, the other one was more relaxed which in turn also made me relaxed. Driving by one-self and knowing one's own mistakes is the best way to go ahead with confidence.
Agniyah Shaikh, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dubai: Thanks to a new training facility, student drivers can now drive a real car and test their skills without the need to have an instructor in the vehicle.
Launched by the Emirates Driving Institute (EDI) last week, the Solo Driver Training Facility allows drivers to take more responsibility and practice decision-making before they take the road test.
The facility comprises a realistic road system with junctions, signs, traffic lights, a roundabout and various types of parking areas in addition to road markings and signs meeting Roads and Transport Authority standards.
Student drivers are supervised from a control room by instructors who remain in two-way radio contact with them at all times. They can even stop the vehicle if necessary.
Safety standards
"To ensure both good learning coupled with a high level of student safety, the whole session is closely monitored and remotely managed by dedicated EDI staff at all times," Amer Ahmed Belhasa, EDI managing director said.
"The solo driver training facility allows learner drivers who are nearing road test readiness to experience driving a car on their own unaccompanied by an instructor," Robert Hodges, EDI Chief Operating Officer, said.
"Driving alone will help learners quickly become more aware of their personal responsibility."
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