Yang Drivers, Driving under destruction, 22,23 May Skopje Macedonia 2014
DRIVERS OBTAINING DRIVING LICENSE WITH THE AGE OF 16+
EXPERIENCES AND RESULTS IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Mile Dimitrovskia (CA), N. Angelovskia, Lj. Stavreskia, D. Dimitrovskib
aRepublic Council for Road Traffic Safety, Republic of Macedonia, Fac of. Mech.Eng.
mile.dimitrovski@rsbsp.org.mk
Republic of
Macedonia
Road traffic in the Capital of Macedonia - Skopje
Young DRIVER
• Council made a study of the advantages and
disadvantages of this legal decision that youngest at 16+
could obtain driving license.
• The complexity of the proposal force us to make a team
that study the decision from ethical, medical, security,
legal, economic, insurance and other aspects with
comparative analysis from countries all over the world
and a comparative analysis with the European Union
Countries. This team analyze all issues about obtaining
driving license with age of 16+
• Council carried out a survey with 30 questions and
surveyed 10,000 high school students. Answers to
questions were selected and analyzed and presented in
diagrams and tables. Council monitored the situation
and report on the number of applicants, the behavior of
young people with 16 + years and of their participation
in traffic accidents. This paper can serve as a good basis
for reducing the age limit for obtaining a driver's license
in other countries.
Ethical aspects
• The training it self for young drivers up to 16 years of
age can motivate the moral conscience for responsible
behavior.
• There is no justified ethics decision to train drivers at 16
or to wait until they are 18. There is arguments for boat
of them. The experiences of countries using the model,
show that training at 16 can encourage the autonomist
decision making and responsibilities in youngsters, their
ethical behavior, public behavior and life.
Medical aspects
• Despise this, adolescents are being disposed to taking
unnecessary risks and more accidents caused by
adolescents involve unnecessary risk.
• On international level, ones aged more than 18 have the
legal responsibilities and are considered adults. People
under this age are considered minors or kids. Despite
this, in many countries, the right to drive a motor
vehicle is given at different age.
Criminal Low aspects
• According to the Criminal law of Macedonia, senior
minor is a citizen that has 16 or more years of age, but
less that 18. Senior minor can be prosecuted and be
punished with instructional and educative measures or
even minor prison or alternative measures.
Q/A
• Question: Are you adult enough to drive
a motor vehicle on 16?
Answers 62% Yes, 37% No,
This distribution of answers shows great
potential of high school youth to increase
the illegal driving of motor vehicles,
filling capable to use the vehicle and not
be able to get the license.
• This distribution goes towards the
Regulation for gaining license at 16 years
of age.
EU Directions
• The directions of EU for gaining the license, can be easy
followed by allowing the exam at 16,5 or 16,75 years
and effectively gaining the license at 17.
(recommendation for member states up to 2016 which
is in the direction of acquiring license at lower age).
• This is comprehensive with the analysis of the RSBSP
that minors feel secure to drive at 17, but no so much at
16.
SWOT
Strengths
1. Meeting the requirements of teenagers to gain a legal
driving license
2. Higher quality of properness, trough a longer period of
studying.
3. Increasing the trust between children and parents
4. Increasing the responsibility of parents over their children
5. Better road traffic safety
6. Lower percent of un licensed driving
SWOT
Weakness
1.
2.
3.
4.
Higher pressure from children
Possibility of irresponsible behavior of younger drivers
Having no sign that the vehicle is used from minor
Pressure on test centers to rush trout the procedures
SWOT
Treats
1.Possible negative influence on traffic
2. Neglecting school obligations
3. Additional increase of social differences between scholars
4. Using the license for driving when it is not allowed (nights
and other…)
5. Insurance for material damages
6. Difficulties in penalties for minors
SWOT - АНАЛИЗА
strength
weakness
60%
40%
possibilities
treats
65%
35%
Right for training to use motor vehicle
Article 368-a
Senior minor has the right for a training to use a motor vehicle form B
category if next conditions are fulfilled:
1. Has 16 years of age
2. Has an identification card
3. Is physically and mentally fit and healthy to use a motor vehicle
4. Has finished middle school
5. Both parents have signet permition
6. Have excellent success and behavior in the last school year
7. The psychologist in the school has signed a permition
CONCLUSION
• To easy up the recognition of young drivers and provoke
attention, the Law should consider using fluorescent
sign on the vehicle for the first two years of driving
experience.
• Training for a youngest to use a motor vehicle should be
done with higher number of theoretical classes and
30% more practical training