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Study on the Traffic Safety Effects of Driving Test Improvement

운전면허시험 강화에 따른 교통안전 효과 분석 연구

  • Lee, Chang Min (Highway Patrol of Traffic Bureau, Korean National Police Agency) ;
  • Lee, Choul Ki (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Ajou University) ;
  • Lee, Sang Soo (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Ajou University) ;
  • Yun, Ilsoo (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Ajou University)
  • 이창민 (경찰청 교통국 고속도로순찰대) ;
  • 이철기 (아주대학교 교통시스템공학과) ;
  • 이상수 (아주대학교 교통시스템공학과) ;
  • 윤일수 (아주대학교 교통시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2020.07.23
  • Accepted : 2020.08.31
  • Published : 2020.10.31
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Abstract

After the driver test was simplified in 2011, there were criticisms of its inadequate level of safety standards. A new and improved test was adopted in December 2016. This study investigated the impact of the changes to the test on safety, and analyzed traffic safety statistics and sensory evaluations to determine the effect of the improved driving license test. The analysis concluded that the current test has a proper discrimination and that fairness has increased considerably. The analysis also identified measures that, once adopted, will improve the conduct of driver tests. In the future, it will be necessary to conduct more in-depth studies and to review cases of advanced countries.

2011년 운전면허시험 간소화 제도가 도입된 이후 변별력이 없어 교통안전에 미흡하다는 부정적인 견해가 많았다. 이에 2016년 12월 22일부터 개선된 운전면허시험이 도입되었고 현재까지 운영되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 개선된 운전면허시험이 도입된 이후 어떤 효과가 있었으며 무엇이 유효했는지 살펴보고자 교통안전 통계자료 분석, 체감도 조사를 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 현재 시험이 적정한 변별력을 갖췄다고 보여 지며, 과거보다 공정성 체감은 상당 수준 올라온 것으로 인식된다. 실효성 부문에서는 아직까지 운전자의 눈높이를 만족하지 못한 것으로 사료되며, 향후에는 보다 심도 있는 연구와 교통선진국 사례를 검토할 필요가 있다.

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