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Driver pretesting system in Zimbabwe: An analysis of impacts and perceptions
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management | Vol 3, No 1 | a54 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jtscm.v3i1.54
| © 2009 Tatenda Mbara
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 15 November 2009 | Published: 15 November 2009
Submitted: 15 November 2009 | Published: 15 November 2009
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Tatenda Mbara, Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaFull Text:
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In pursuance of the need to curb corruption in the learner driver testing process as well as enhancing road safety by improving driving skills, the Minister of Transport and Communications in Zimbabwe announced, on 7 July 2007, a new and unique drivertesting procedure which was implemented with effect from 1 September 2007. The new system involved the introduction of a pretesting agent acting between driving schools and the driver competence-testing department. A wholly Government-owned company was given the responsibility to pretest all learner drivers before they proceeded to the final competence test. The objective of this paper is to assess the impacts of driver pretesting on pass rates as well as ascertaining stakeholder and public views and perceptions on corruption, the necessity for driver pretesting and the lessons learnt.
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