Driving school car nerves: residents in Stopenberg raise the alarm!

Driving school car nerves: residents in Stopenberg raise the alarm!

In Essen-Stoppenberg, the patience of the residents is at the end: The district is increasingly perceived as a traffic training area, in particular the residents of the side streets Helfenbergweg and Honigmannstrasse. They feel the constant presence of driving school cars as a real harassment. According to residents, the constantly driving vehicles led to the uncertainty of children who used to play carefree in the streets. Driving instructor Norbert Losacker confirms that there are now danger braking in the area, which was previously considered as a play street. According to derwesten.de there are also reports that a examiner has discovered the district for driving school trips, which has led to a significant increase in driving school trips.

Despite discussions with the citizens' office, which were initiated by the residents, an improvement in the situation has been left out to date. Many residents are dissatisfied and want active measures to contain the driving school cars in the affected streets. It becomes clear that it is not just a question of convenience, but about the security of all road users, especially the children.

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These measures should not only strengthen trust between students, teachers and parents, but also increase traffic safety. The responsibility of the driving instructors is assessed as essential in order to offer future drivers a comprehensive preparation for real traffic situations. Such a code of conduct is necessary to increase the skills of the driving instructors and to ensure an objective assessment of the learner drivers. In addition, personal information from the learner drivers must be treated confidentially in order to avoid possible conflicts of interest.

The challenges of driving school training

Current developments show that it is time to make changes in the area of ​​learner training. A study shows that in the period of 2020 young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 are the most endangered age group in road traffic. This group accounts for about 12 percent of the killed and 15.4 percent of all injuries, although it only represents 7.5 percent of the total population. A total of 318 young road users died in 2024, which underlines the urgency of a comprehensive reform of the learner training course, as [bmv.de] (https://www.bmv.de/shahareddocs/de/stv/strassenverkehr/novell-fahrschueler training.html).

The Federal Ministry of Transport is therefore aiming for a novella of the learner training training, which includes new competence standards and teaching frames. These should offer teachers more freedom in teaching and at the same time promote digital media integration. There will also be an obligation to carry out learning status controls in order to get the falling existence rates under control in theoretical lessons. The reform is intended to close the gap between beginners and experienced drivers.