Ability to drive

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The technical term for Driving (also driving capability , drivability , driving ability , roadworthiness ) denotes the fitness for a safe movement in spatial dimensions. In linguistic usage, it relates on the one hand to the ability of people ( road users ), but on the other hand also to the properties of means of transport ( vehicles ).

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The basic term traffic generally refers to the process of moving people, vehicles, goods, messages and other moving objects. The compound “driving ability” labels the safety of these relocation processes and the suitability or ability to guarantee them. According to this complexity there is the term ability to drive in such diverse fields such as traffic education , the traffic psychology , the automotive engineering , the traffic law , the pharmacy or the counter medicines . They all combine the importance of suitability or the determination of suitability for safe driving. They differ in the reference plane.

Areas of application

Road users

In traffic life, the focus is on people. In order to be able to move safely and partner based in the common transport space with other road users, each person must develop a corresponding ability to drive with him, depending on the nature of its traffic participation a relevant knowledge and skills and a corresponding behavior readiness includes. Traffic enhancement plays a central role in traffic education, for example :

The ability to actively participate in traffic should be given as early as possible. The official learning process takes place in accordance with the development of the child and adolescent and their sensible participation in traffic, from training to become a competent pedestrian to becoming an independent cyclist and intelligent driver . In addition, the environmentally friendly use of public transport is very important. Realistic driving ability includes knowledge of the risk of accidents and how to deal with them: “ Examples of accidents show children the urgency of being able to drive drastically. To exclude them from the classroom would be to teach in a blind and unreal way. Almost every second school starter has already experienced at least one near-miss. “You can gain your own experience of this by playing traffic games in the protected area without injury.

However, merely promoting the ability to drive and merely offering it to be acquired is not sufficient to safeguard traffic flows and avoid accidents. In order to reduce traffic violations and irregularities in public spaces, traffic law therefore provides for voluntary and compulsory qualifications via examinations and licenses, with which the level of roadworthiness is determined. In addition, controls are provided, with which traffic offenders and traffic hooligans can be convicted and sanctioned if necessary: ​​“ Police officers are allowed to stop road users for traffic control, including checking their ability to drive and for traffic surveys. [...]. The road users have to follow the instructions of the police officers. "

Since the ability to drive can also be impaired by the influence of alcohol , drugs , medication , physical or mental illnesses, special medical-psychological examinations (MPU) and legal measures are provided in the event of abnormalities , which should ensure the roadworthiness.

vehicles

The term roadworthiness is used in the sense of "roadworthiness", "operational suitability" or "driving ability" also when using vehicles. It describes the technical condition of bicycles, motorcycles or automobiles whose usability and adequate safety for use in road traffic must be guaranteed:

" The aim of testing the technical roadworthiness of vehicles is to ensure that the vehicles are kept in a safe and environmentally acceptable condition during their use ."

When checking bicycles, for example, the police check that a protective helmet is worn, that the two cat eyes are fitted, that the front and rear lights as well as the brakes and steering are working. In the case of car and truck inspections, the focus of the inspection is on the lighting equipment, the brake systems, the tire condition, the loading conditions and damage or changes to the vehicle, which can impair road safety.

literature

  • Eugen Fritze (ed.): The expert assessment of the ability to drive . Jumper. Berlin-Heidelberg 1992.
  • Sabine Gutjahr: Getting your bike license safe: traffic education in interdisciplinary lessons . ACL-Verlag, Buxtehude 2011.
  • Zoran Lulic: Technical roadworthiness of commercial vehicles with the highest permitted total mass over 7500 kg. Results of technical roadside checks . Publisher 27th EVU Conference. Dubrovnik 2018.
  • Siegbert A. Warwitz: The learning fields of driving ability . In the S. Traffic education from the child. Perceiving - playing - thinking - acting. 6th edition, Schneider, Baltmannsweiler 2009, pp. 76-189. ISBN 978-3-8340-0563-2 .
  • Siegbert A. Warwitz: The development of traffic senses, traffic intelligence and traffic behavior in school beginners . The Karlsruhe model. In: magazine for traffic education. 4, 1986, pp. 93-98.
  • P. Wegener: The 'pedestrian diploma' method as a didactic concept to improve the roadworthiness of school beginners . Scientific state examination thesis. GHS Karlsruhe 2001.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Siegbert A. Warwitz: The learning fields of driving ability . In the S. Traffic education from the child. Perceiving - playing - thinking - acting. 6th edition, Schneider, Baltmannsweiler 2009, pp. 76-189.
  2. ^ Siegbert A. Warwitz: The 'Pedestrian Diploma' project. In: Siegbert A. Warwitz: Traffic education from the child. 6th edition. Baltmannsweiler 2009. pp. 221-251.
  3. ↑ P. Wegener: The 'pedestrian diploma' method as a didactic concept for improving the roadworthiness of school beginners . Scientific state examination thesis. GHS Karlsruhe 2001.
  4. ↑ Sabine Gutjahr: Safe for the bicycle license: Traffic education in interdisciplinary lessons . ACL-Verlag, Buxtehude 2011.
  5. ^ Siegbert A. Warwitz: Forms of Realization of the Karlsruhe Model . In the S. Traffic education from the child. Perceiving - playing - thinking - acting. 6th edition, Schneider, Baltmannsweiler 2009, p. 223.
  6. ↑ § 36 Paragraph 5 StVO
  7. ↑ Driving
  8. ↑ Driving & Medicines
  9. ↑ Eugen Fritze (ed.): The expert assessment of the ability to drive . Jumper. Berlin-Heidelberg 1992.
  10. ↑ Zoran Lulic: Technical roadworthiness of commercial vehicles with the highest permitted total mass over 7500 kg. Results of technical roadside checks . Publisher 27th EVU Conference. Dubrovnik 2018.
  11. ↑ Fitness to drive bicycles