Automatic cars for driving tests soon
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Compiled by LEE YEN MUN, ALLISON LAI and A. RAMAN
THE plan to allow the use of cars with automatic transmission for driving tests will be implemented this year.Sin Chew Daily quoted Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha as saying that studies on the plan by several relevant agencies had been completed.
Kong said the current provisions under the Road Transport Act 1987 and the Motor Vehicle Regulations (Driving Licence) 1992 needed to be amended to facilitate the implementation.
Under the plan, a new class of driving licence specifically for drivers of cars with automatic transmission would be introduced, and those holding that type of licence will not allowed to drive manual cars.
Those taking the class D test could still drive cars of both types of transmission.
Thus, he said, there was no need to amend the entire Act but just to include the provisions regarding the use of automatic transmission car, he said, adding that the market would determine the fees charged by driving
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Stimulation driving
We'll be expecting more cars on the road and more misfortune to happen... Well, a lot of new drivers tend to mix up the brake and fuel paddles.
ReplyDeleteHmm, fingers crossed....
ReplyDelete@yvonne -one of the affect. the other thing just came to my mind, what if they go for a job interview and their job require them to drive the company's car? and they will go like err boss your car auto one ah?
ReplyDelete@hayley- why fingers crossed?