Citation

Kiss DS. Transp. Res. Proc. 2016; 14: 3821-3828.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publications)

DOI

10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.467

PMID

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Abstract

It is a well-known problem that in every year there are 27000 deaths on the roads. The European Union has determined the target of the killed people of road accidents and it means 50% percentage decreasing until year of 2020. Until 2050 no one can die in road accident. (White Paper, 2011). Young people percentage in our society is about 10%, but the participation in fatal accident injuries is almost 27%. It is a significant difference, and we have to do against the problem. States of European Union has different kinds of driver education with diverse tools, methods and programs.

There is a matrix (dubbed Goals of Driver Education) which summarized essential elements and hierarchical levels of driver behavior to make driver education more effective (decreasing novice driver's accident risk). Driver education of some countries is based on this theory. In Hungary there were a lot of changes in driver education causes decreasing trend in the number of passed exams. To find an optimal solution to make our education more traffic safety-oriented I try to reflect on the main missing points, which we should implement to our driver education so novice drivers could be able to estimate their skills and to have a realistic self-assessment.

Language: en