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Summarised 2011 data of State Enterprise Regitra revealed that the total number of beginner drivers was lower in Lithuania last year as compared to 2010, and women accounted for more than a half of the beginner drivers.
Last year, Regitra issued 43,329 beginner’s driving licences to Lithuanian residents (22,202 to female drivers and 21,127 to male drivers), as compared to 43,804 driving licences issued in 2010 (of which female driving licence holders amounted to 21,717 and male – to 22,087). As for driving licence holders above 30, the number of women was almost triple that of men.
Safer and more responsible driving of beginner drivers increasingly adds to the improvement of traffic safety situation in the country. According to the statistical data of the Lithuanian Road Police, drivers with less than two years of driving experience have been recently reported to cause fewer traffic incidents and commit fewer violations of the rules of the road.
Summarised results of driving tests taken at Regitra in 2011 suggest that future drivers have recently demonstrating better preparedness for the examinations, too.
Last year, 39.4% of examinees for category B driving licences passed the driving test at the first attempt on vehicles with manual transmission; for vehicles with automatic transmission this percentage was 50.6% (in 2010, 37.5% and 48.7% respectively). Theory test results were more successful, too (73.8% in 2011, as compared to 73.7% in 2010).
“Examination results directly depend on person’s efforts to learn the theory of safe traffic and practical driving skills. Young drivers have been recently spending more time for learning theoretical topics and sharpening their driving skills by practicing both with driving instructors and family members. Driving lessons with a family member enables a young driver to gain more experience and save money. It is obvious that a course delivered by a driving school is not enough for safe and independent driving”, says Mr. Saulius Šuminas, Deputy Director General of Regitra.
According to the State Road Transport Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and Communication, there are 1,728 driving instructors giving lessons for road motor vehicles on 1 January 2012. Taking into account driving instructors’ requests and seeking for even better driver training results, Regitra is ready to publish statistic information on driving examination results of candidate drivers by driving instructor. This information will be made public only with the consent of the instructor.