Plans to make all motorists in Dubai take refresher driving courses after passing their test are being mooted by transport officials, it has been reported.
According to a report in the Khaleej Times proposals for a mandatory post-licence training programme have been sent to the Roads and Transport Authority for approval.
Ali Mohammed Abdullah Al Jassim, director of the drivers licensing department, told the paper the refresher lessons would help improve road safety in the emirate.
“All new drivers and commercial drivers will undergo post-licence awareness as a mandatory requirement. The programme may or may not be linked to black points depending on the outcome of the studies,” he said.
Lesson would be run through a new and Transport Authority Awareness Center that would be set up by the agency, he said.
Al Jassim said: “The focus of the awareness center would be on improving the skills of licensed drivers. The aim is brief periodic training that builds on the skills and experience new drivers and commercial drivers encounter.”
He said the initial driving test system would not change with the introduction of the refresher courses.
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