Last Monday, February 23, the police officers of the Zagreb Police Department carried out an extensive operation to monitor the vehicles of driving schools and driving instructors. This preventive-repressive activity had the primary goal of raising the level of safety in road traffic by ensuring the highest standards in the training of new driver candidates.
The action was carried out in the area of the Zagreb Police Department, and the police checked in detail the possession of the prescribed and properly completed documentation, the marking and equipment of the candidate training vehicle, the correctness of the device and the correctness of the vehicle. The focus is on the responsible performance of professional work, in order to ensure that the process of education of future road users runs in accordance with legal norms.
Not very encouraging results
During the supervision of a total of 54 driving school vehicles, police officers found a total of 19 violations. Data analysis shows worrying data – almost a third of the inspected instructors worked contrary to the regulations. Most of the recorded irregularities related to improperly completed documentation, while in one case the technical malfunction of the vehicle used for the training was also determined.
Sanctions and irregularities covered different levels of responsibility within the driving school system. Violations were registered with 17 driving instructors, one professional leader, one legal entity and one responsible person in a legal entity.
The Zagreb Police Department says that such actions are only part of wider efforts aimed at increasing road safety. The supervision of persons involved in the education of future drivers, as well as the control of the technical conditions of vehicles, will continue to be carried out.