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O o 6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Or. A Thursday, May , 1960 j Future Russian Drivers Receive j 'School Training j (Editor1! note: The following ar ticle appeared In a recent Issue of "Safety Hducatlon" magazine. The author, Hoth llunhar, Is the edu- 'cation writer for the ChlraifO Sun Tlmrl. It li reprinted here because of the Interesting comparison It offers on driver education In this i country and Russia.) I By RUTH DUNBAR It's a paradox that in Rus- ' sla, where owning a car Is a luxury beyond the dreams of the average citizen, schools are teaching driver training and there Is no controversy , about it. I But in America, where nearly every family has at j least one car, many still que j tion whether driver training : belongs in the curriculum. The U.S. Commorce depart- j ment reported that as of last January, there were 500,000 I passenger cars in the Soviet Union, compared with nearly 57 million in the United States. In other words, we v,,i mnro th.-m 100 times as many. The streets of Moscow j are wide - empty. I Rooms Well Equipped ! But in the schools of Mos-1 cow, and in other cities as well, we saw children study ing driver training In rooms that were better equipped than most other rooms in school. Usually there was a cutaway model of a car where students could see the function of all parts. Other rooms had only the front half of a car. There were spare engine parts which were passed around the class room. In addition, there were illuminated traffic signs and teaching posters. When we visited Russia a year ago not all schools had driver training. It is part of the new "polytechnic" or vo cational program that Is being Introduced In all schools as rapidly as possible. In a rural area we visited they were teaching how to drive a tract or rather than a car. Stiff Training Course Driver training is a two- tatt.rVtt 'in thp year tuuiac, ,,u6. - . ninth nnrl tenth tirades. It meets either three or four hours a week. In tne lenm grade, students get 10 to 15 hours of on-the-road training. At the end of the course they may take the examination' for a driver's license. However, the principal of one school told us thnt only about 50 t of those who com plete the course can pass the stiff exam. The In-Service Institute for Training Teachers In Moscow also had a driver training room, where teachers could brush up on their knowledge. The director explained that the purpose of teaching driver training is not primarily to train drivers, but to give stu dents an understanding of the automobile engine, which is basic to many other engines. Students Learn Mechanics In the course, students nave to learn not only how to drive, but they must master the theory of how the engine works. (Teachers described this and other polytechnic courses as "science In action," ne "nnnlled Dhvsics.") And they must learn how to repair the car if anything goes wrong. We were told that to get a driver's license in Rus sia, you must pass three tests -theory, repairing the engine, and on-the-ronrt driving. Material siinnlied by the Russian embassy shows that Russia also has many driver training establishments out side the schools. Before tak ing a course either to qualify as an "amateur driver" (pri vate car) or a "professional," one must pass a medical exam ination where hearing, sight and condition of the nervous system are checked. Trained Behind Wheel The training In these spec ialized courses seem to be much the same as the course in the public schools, except that trainees get more train ing behind the wheel. Ama teurs get ZS nours, wncreas j c 4t. fx,, ta imifMlnnnl PPts H D 50-hour course. There is no question that Russia trains drivers far more thoroughly than America does. 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