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6 out of 10 get driving licence without test in India: Study

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Six out of every 10 people with a driving licence in India never actually sat behind a wheel to get it, according to a sample survey done across 10 cities, including the five metros, which have the highest vehicle population.

Just 12% of drivers in Agra got their licences the honest way, with 88% of the respondents admitting they did not give a driving test. The same goes for 72% drivers in Jaipur and 64% in Guwahati. About 54% in Delhi and half of the respondents in Mumbai too gave this mandatory test a miss.

The survey, conducted by road safety advocacy groupSaveLIFE Foundation, comes at a time when the Rajya Sabha is set to discuss amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act, which have been passed by the Lok Sabha.

The amendments provide for an IT-based driving test of applicants and a heavy fine for the possession of fake or more than one licence.

"It was appalling to note that 59% respondents admittedly did not give a test to get a driving licence... The licencing system in India is corrupt and inefficient, while the mandatory driver training system is non-existent," says the report.

"There are 997 regional transport offices (RTOs) in the country issuing over 1.15 crore fresh or renewed driving licences every year. A rough calculation shows that, on an average, 40 licences are issued by each RTO on any working day and it can be as high as 130 licences per day in case of Delhi," the survey says, clearly hinting at the hold that touts still have over the system.

A Supreme Court-appointed panel in 2014 had urged the apex court to come out with a direction that every designated officer issue not more than 15-20 driving licences a day since it's humanly impossible to test the skill of 130-150 drivers daily.

It's not just the common citizen, even members of the Lok Sabha could be in the list of offenders. This was indicated when road transport minister Nitin Gadkari, while initiating the debate on the bill in April, asked how many MPs had appeared for a driving licence test, and barely a few hands went up.

The survey mentioned that in the absence of a mandatory driver training system, many in India drive without possessing the knowledge of certain key aspects of safe driving, like blind spots, safe distance, including the three-second rule, and thereby fundamentally putting lives at risk. The report said 80% of all road users feel unsafe and 82% of pedestrians feel the same while crossing a road or walking. In Kochi, 90% of respondents said they felt unsafe on the road.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/6-out-of-10-get-driving-licence-without-test-in-india-study/articleshow/59613994.cms
 
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Like Sasikala exploiting the Prison Authorities, the so called privileged class always try to exploit..

We have exploits EVERYWHERE.... REPEAT EVERYWHERE.....???
 
It is a open secret that anyone can get a license for a price.

One goes to the nearest driving school who will help anyone to get a driver license for any vehicle.

Most learn driving by just getting behind the wheel and driving.

After one or two minor accidents one perfects the art of driving.
 
My own experience in Gurgaon is that the authorities were very honest..Unless you pass the driving test they will not help you....No commissions accepted for this failure...
 
My own experience in Gurgaon is that the authorities were very honest..Unless you pass the driving test they will not help you....No commissions accepted for this failure...


I wish it was true for everyone. But I hear more harassment for an honest person. I understand that regular inspector will fail you and frustrate you every time until you get frustrated and use these back channels.

In my younger and foolish days, I too was an idealist. But now I have to accept the reality as sometimes I do not have the luxury of "TIME".
 
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I wish it was true for everyone. But I hear more harassment for an honest person. I understand that regular inspector will fail you and frustrate you every time until you get frustrated and use these back channels.

In my younger and foolish days, I too was an idealist. But now I have to accept the reality as sometimes I do not have the luxury of "TIME".

hi sir,

i was very idealist in my younger days in the army life....not anymore..reality is different...im more realisti than idealist...honest

person suffered more in india...just my experience...even i got heavy vehicle licence in delhi without much difficult...just using

army background...
 
these days it is not so easy.
atleast in Chennai.

You need to go there and do the test. Atleast from experience i can confirm.
 
Here..no such thing..no test no licence no matter whom.
You can not buy a licence at all.

The corruption exists during the test at times..that is if the driving school does not pay bribes then a driver who has passed too is failed repeatedly.

But one needs to sit for a test no matter what.....if one fails one can not get a licence at all despite a bribe but to get the passed acknowledged sometimes the driving schools pay bribes to the departments.
 
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