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08/04/2015
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The National Traffic Council (Contran) returned to require the use of electronic simulator towards the driver training courses throughout Brazil. To meet the resolution, the driving schools will have to acquire the equipment, which costs on average R$ 40,000, until December 31 this year.
Driving simulator will require average investment of R$ 40,000 to the owners of autoescola (EBC Archive)
The mandatory simulator had been previously required by the body, but was extended due to difficulties in answering demands of manufacturers and adaptations in companies accredited by the State Departments of Transit (Detrans). If the decision is maintained until the end of the year, students should replace five hours of driving lessons in traffic simulation equipment.
In Campos, the driving schools await new decision to suspend or extend, once again, the obligation. Besides questioning the high investment that must be made when purchasing the simulator, companies also put into question the effectiveness of the equipment.
Entrepreneur criticizes Resolution
The businessman Marco Antonio Gomes Gonçalves, owner of Auto School in Guarus, criticized the decision and said he believes it may be suspended. "Last time we got a favorable decision to driving schools. This time should be the same. This is a requirement that has no place. It's a high investment remaining to be done at this point that the whole country goes through a fierce financial crisis, "he said.
He also assessed that the practical lessons with instructor and in traffic, are much more profitable. Marco added that the equipment the student behaves in a carefree way, precisely because he knows that fact does not run risks. "We have prepared the instructor to take the student to the actual traffic. It's a waste to put a qualified person to accompany the student driving in a videogame. In fact that's how I see the simulator as a game, "he criticized.
Marco recalled that about 15 years Contran made a similar requirement. The driving schools bought the simulators and six months later the decision was suspended. "We run the risk of this situation is repeated. What do we do with the simulator in such a case? We will take a videogame R$ 40,000 home for the children play? "He quipped.
Source: The Daily
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