NU12 #9 – Psychological Test for Drivers
Submitted by Ermel Retuta
MBA – MM, SPENTREP
With the recent road accidents that involve the death of innocent passengers, I'm wondering why is it easy to get a professional driver's license in our country knowing that if the line of work would entail the safety of the passengers, the qualification and requirement should go beyond just knowing how to drive and read the traffic signs.
Whenever these accidents happen, government's actions circle around suspension of franchise that normally targeted the business operations. Criminal or administrative charges normally follow against the driver.
We can't put all the blame to the drivers alone for they lack the necessary educations for them to act as a professional and a disciplined driver. Some of them did not even finished high school and some din't even had the chance to go to school at all. What are we expecting then?
I suggest that we uplift the way we treat and look at driving as a profession. They should be given a psychological assessment and training and this should involve their capacity to handle responsibility and accountability knowing that lives are at stake as they performed their jobs.
Those who won't be able to pass won't be given a professional driver's license regardless of their skill in driving.
In this way, we're making it harder for those who are psychologically incompetent of being a professional driver and at the same time assure the riding public that they are safe whenever they ride a public transportation.
While accidents can't be controlled, we can minimize the reason that it is caused by reckless driving as handled by an incompetent driver. <we abandon standards pag may lagayan> 3
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