Teach a basic understanding of breaking down on the driving test curriculum

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

It is scary how many people have no basic knowledge of what to do when breaking down.

With the addition of smart motorways, breaking down in a motor vehicle can mean life or death, not just for the casualty vehicle.

Teach new drivers, both practically and theory the basic safety procedures.

With deaths rising of vehicles on hard shoulders or smart motorways, a basic understanding of what to do when you break down in your motor vehicle should be mandatory.

So many people are uneducated and putting both their own lives and other road users lives in danger.

Instead of the very few questions asked on the multiple choice theory, which have little chance of actually showing, there should be a separate category on breakdowns and RTCs including various locations, and a practical exam.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

The Government's syllabus and national standard for learning to drive a car both cover what to do if your vehicle breaks down: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-driving-and-riding-standards

How individual driving instructors cover this in lessons is a matter for each instructor, not the Government or House of Commons.

Timeline

24 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
31 Dec 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 31 Dec 2020

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