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intensification of the "idiot test" controversial

For years the so-called "idiots test" at traffic experts disputed. A tightening in their view would make no contribution to road safety.

A tightening of the so-called "Tests idiots" is controversial in traffic experts. The President of the German Traffic Court Day, Kay participants spoke of a very "difficult area". Fundamental criticism of the medical-psychological assessment (MPA), he refused: it is beyond dispute that this is an important contribution to road safety bar.

Ramsauer: More openness in MPU
Federal Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer announced a reform of the MPU. The time is ripe for greater openness and transparency, he told the Bild newspaper said. As part of the investigation expert opinions should be clearly understandable, called Ramsauer, "We must give people the feeling that is judged in the interest of road safety and are not taken in private decisions alone." What is important at a new regulation is proportional means, and should be examined in each case.

participants said in Goslar, where on Thursday the 48th Traffic Court should be opened: "If one creates the possibility to act against arbitrariness, one has already been much achieved. "One way might be to use more care to filter out bad appraisers. The demand that the investigation on tape or video record, he judged skeptical. It is of course a way to demonstrate arbitrariness, a judge but also recognize when a person was performing poorly. He positively evaluated proposals, mandatory offer preparatory courses prior to MPU. About 100,000 people would have to undergo a year of a MCU, there would 51 percent of it right away, fell by 33 percent.

drivers have 2.85 times higher accident risk
The Auto Club Europa (ACE) said: "We want to MPU continue as confidence-building organization and not as a kind of police interrogation, which are demanded confessions from subjects." ; The German Bar Association demanded that those affected would be possible to appeal against the order of a MPU. "The scandal is that you are against decisions of the 'idiot test' can not defend themselves," said the lawyer Christian Janeczek traffic. Would need to the auditor can be reviewed. These tape recordings of the investigation should be made.

"Currently, the MPU for the layman an impenetrable mythical gambling," said Janeczek. Theme in addition to the MCU will be in Goslar, the high accident involvement of young drivers. Both lawyers and welcomed the ACE model "Accompanied driving from 17. Participants said, go there in Goslar the effectiveness of existing measures. More people were now as the alcohol ban for new drivers to be very effective method proven, would be accepted by the young people too.

The accident risk of 18 - to 25-year-old was 2.85 times higher than for other drivers, said participants. Were especially critical of the first 10,000 kilometers, or the first six to twelve months after receiving the license. Other topics of the day in traffic court Goslar, attended by about 1,000 traffic experts, in addition to the MPU and the risk of accidents as young drivers also include passenger rights and owner liability. apn /