The European Mobility Week 2024 The European Mobility Week is the European Commission’s flagship awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility. It encourages behavioural change in favour of active mobility, public transport and other clean, intelligent transport solutions. The main event takes place from 16-22 September each year, culminating in the popular Car-Free Day. Local authorities…
Moto instructor training in Portugal ANIECA held the traditional event commemorating driving school day on 29.06.2024, which this year had the theme “Does it make sense to drive a motorcycle without receiving training?”. This event had the following main objectives: – Highlight that the self-reporting system in force is contributing to an increase in motorcyclist…
EFA and ERC started with the first BLS training session for Driving Instructors in Milano At the end of June, the first CPR training course for driving instructors was held in Milan, Italy. Organized by the Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC), a member of the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), the course lasted five hours and certified…
EFA Delegate Meeting in Helsinki On May 15th, the EFA Delegate Meeting was held in Helsinki, organized by “Suomen Autokoululiitto”, the Finnish association of driving schools. The meeting was attended by several international guests who had the opportunity to present the latest innovations in the field of road safety, to support quality training. The morning…
FitDrive in Ireland The event organized by EPDA on behalf of the FitDrive project was held in Dublin on 16th and 17th April. Some preliminary results of the project were presented. The event alongside the Transport Research Arena (TRA) was very successful. Among the high-level speakers we highlight Ewa Ptaszyńska, deputy head of the road…
EFA wins the CIECA Award with BLS Project The project “Learn to Drive Learn CPR” has been awarded! EFA European Driving Schools Association and ERC European Resuscitation Council are thrilled to announce they received the best road safety project award at the CIECA 2024 Conference in Dubai! This award is a huge honour and a…
MEPs back updates to EU rules on driving licences to improve road safety Mobile driving licences, self-assessment of fitness to drive and better awareness of pedestrians are some of the changes to EU driving licence rules by MEPs on Wednesday. Parliament backs reforming the EU’s driving licence rules to make sure they contribute to road…
New report from the European Road Safety Observatory: focus on distraction and fatigue Driver distraction is a significant risk factor in traffic. Research has shown that car drivers are engaged in distracting activities for about half of all driving time. Common sources of driver distraction include using a mobile phone or other device, adjusting in-vehicle…
EFA at IRTE EFA has been invited to chair the 7th session in to the Launching Event and Working Session of the Global Road Safety Initiative, organized by the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) in partnership with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, and in association with the United Nations…
EFA Event at EP on 15th Nov The EFA event on the new driving license directive took place in Brussels on 15 November in the European Parliament. Great success, with the large participation of national driving school associations and European institutions. The MEP Marco Campomenosi opened the day’s proceedings, followed by the Head of Office…
The Future Of Drivers Education Event The Future of Driver Education conference took place on Friday 20th October at O2 Univers in Prague. A decidedly large participation, with more than 600 members glued to their seats for the whole day (from 9am to 5pm). Attention to what happens on Czech roads is a collective interest…
Road Safety exhibition during the 87th TIF 2023 Road Safety Institute (RSI) “Panos Mylonas” was present and actively participated in the 87th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) held on September 9-17 2023. RSI had an information station on road safety hosted in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Visitors had the opportunity…
During the EFA Extraordinary Virtual Meeting in early July, the EFA Board officially presented the Position Paper on the new Driving Licence Directive. The draft of the document was presented to the members in February 2023. After the modifications requested by some members, the document was finally approved during the extraordinary general assembly of EFA.…
This year the ETSC Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Conference took place in Brussels on 20 June from 13.00-17.00. During the event, ETSC presented the findings of the PIN Annual Report looking at progress in reducing road deaths and serious injuries across all PIN countries. The conference was also the moment that the PIN Award…
On 3rd May the event organized by MEP Marco Campomenosi and EFA was held at the European Parliament in Brussels to learn the point of view of driving schools in relation to the proposal for the Driving License Directive presented on 1st March by the European Commission. “IV Driving License Directive and TRAINING” was the…
EFA is pleased to announce the next international event at the European Parliament on 3rd May 2023.The event will be aimed at EFA associates and MEPs.
The European Commission presented proposals to modernise driving licence rules, including the introduction of a digital driving licence valid throughout the EU, and new provisions to facilitate the enforcement of traffic rules across borders. The new rules will improve safety for all road users, and will help the EU achieve its Vision Zero – having…
The 1st and 2nd February in Rome was held the Fourth Consortium Meeting of FitDrive. The participants presented the progress of the work and the first results obtained. The final objectives of the project are to create monitoring devices for overall FITness of DRIVErs FitDrive and improving road safety by effectively monitoring working patterns and…
In December 2022, the scientific article was published which compares face-to-face training with online training. “Neurophysiological Evaluation of Students’ Experience during Remote and Face-to-Face Lessons: A Case Study at Driving School“. The experiments were carried out in the driving school, during the theory lessons. Interesting results were obtained by the working group. Dekra Road Safety…
The EU Road Safety Results Conference has been the opportunity to engage with EU Member State authorities and all stakeholders on the progress being made with implementing the Safe System approach. More than 340 participants attended either in person or online. EFA actively participated in the session ‘YOUNG PEOPLE AND ROAD SAFETY’ where it explained…
The Mobility Education Summit (MES) was held in Abu Dhabi on 14, 15 and 16 November. Three days of very intense work, aimed at the mobility of the near future, focusing on the role of driving schools sector. The Emirates Driving Company (EDC) hosted the event at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Halls for the first…
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Abu Dhabi, UAE. Last chance to register for the Mobility Education Summit 2022 taking place in November, hosted by Emirates Driving Company in partnership with the European Driving Schools Association and Abu Dhabi Police. The Summit aims to accelerate the development of sophisticated and sustainable training techniques and promote…
The 25th anniversary of the Estonian Driving School Association EAKL was held on 2nd and 3rd September. The event was characterized by the participation of a large number of experts: owners of driving schools and Estonian driving teachers. The focus of the event was technology: the right behavior in increasingly technological traffic, which passes…
EFA and ERC won the special edition of the Global Road Safety Film Festival, held at the Palais des Nations at the UN (Geneva). With the video project on Basic Life Support “Learn to drive. Learn CPR” the cooperation between EFA and ERC (European Resuscitation Council) has given its first important results. Mr. Picardi says:…
Congrats to Antonio Pinto Reis! Mr. Reis became the President of the Board of ANIECA. The EFA Board congratulates the newly elected president and thanks the outgoing president Fernando Santos for the support he has given to the European association in recent decades. Below is a brief statement from the newly elected president: “As…
EFA welcomes four new Associate Members. Three new countries joined the European federation of Driving Schools! Ukraine with its national driving school association, Romania with the Faculty of Transport of Bucharest’s University and Bulgaria with the European Center of Transport Policies. The fourth new associate member is EDISER, a French company that deals with…
On June 22nd, EFA and ERC presented their BLS project to the European Parliament. Great success of the initiative. Guests of the event organized by the EFA partners, SD4MED, Secretary General Dr Manuel Picardi had the opportunity to officially present the video of the song on Basic Life Support. Dr Picardi states: “In about…
Cardiac arrest is a major health problem in Europe and around the world. Every year over 400,000 people in Europe and 60,000 in Italy are affected by cardiac arrest. In 70% of cases, cardiac arrest is seen by laypeople who could start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if they knew how to do it. The immediate initiation…
The two-day course for motorcycle driving instructors of the Czech Republic “LET’S LEARN TO SURVIVE” ended on 26 and 27 May. Great turnout and a lot of interest from the participants. The Czech Republic is experiencing a moment of great change and thanks to the foresight of the Ministry of Transport, important innovations are…
We are pleased to share with you the report of the first CCAM Multi-Clusters Meeting, which took place on 31 March 2022 in Brussels. This meeting was an important opportunity for members to actively engage in the 7 CCAM Clusters’ work and reflections. The Clusters’ contributions to Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24 were further…
EFA shows European news at UNECE!! During the work of WP1 at UNECE, in the driving licenses section, EFA presented the Evaluation Report of Directive 2006/126 recently published by the European Commission to non-EU countries. EFA was asked to explain what is happening in Europe, regarding the upcoming changes to the Driving License Directive…
EFA met with DG Move experts in the first meeting to discuss changes to the driving licence directive. EFA officially presented its latest publications to DG Move in collaboration with the University of Valencia on the different training systems in Europe and on the new training models that want to create a smarter way…
BrainSigns Study: Prof. Fabio Babiloni’s interview BrainSigns is a spin-off company of the Sapienza University of Rome. The company, starting from a solid scientific knowledge in the analysis of signals produced by the functioning of the brain, has developed innovative applications in different fields: Neuromarketing, evaluation of the impact of the Human Factor in operational…
EFA training in Qatar Periodic training of driving instructors in Qatar was successfully completed. At the end of November the EFA trainers, in collaboration with CEPA and GDC, completed the two weeks of periodic training for the driving instructors of the two largest driving schools in Qatar. Several exercises proposed: theory, practice and hazard perception…
EFA meets Abu Dhabi Police and EDC EFA meets Abu Dhabi Police and Emirates Driving Company (EDC). An EFA delegation visits the EDC premises and plans the next event for the end of February 2022. Pandemic permitting the European federation should organize the next meeting in Abu Dhabi. During their stay in the UAE the…
EFA goes to DG Move EFA’s Board went to DG Move to meet M.me Claire Depré. The Head of Unit of C.2 Department hosted a very interesting and fruitful meeting. EFA’s Board presented some of the last documents prepared by the association on how to increase road safety respecting the green deal. The Board presented…
A new star is born! On September 16th the EFA Board travelled to Brussels to set up the new Belgian EFA. The President of the German EFA Enrique Lorca, the Vice President Stefan Ebner and the Secretary General Manuel Picardi signed the new statute of AIBSL, the European Federation of Driving Schools, in the office…
New FEVR’s President EFA congratulates the new President of the European Federation of Road Victims (FEVR), Filippo Randi. EFA and FEVR have been collaborating together for several years to reduce road accidents and to achieve greater driving awareness. This collaboration will continue over the next few years. EFA also thanks Jeannot Mersch,…
CNPA GA The 57th Congress of the CNPA, the French association of driving schools, was held in Lille at the beginning of July. The Congress object was “the driving school is making its revolution” because the pandemic and the many confinements to which have been faced by professionals, have led driving schools to speed up…
Le 57ème Congrès du CNPA Education et Sécurité Routières, l’association française des auto-écoles, s’est tenu à Lille début juillet. Cet évènement était très attendu par les professionnels qui ont eu plaisir à se retrouver, après avoir été privé de congrès en 2020. Ce congrès avait pour thème “l’auto-école fait sa révolution” car la pandémie et…
AV-Poland Event EFA presents the activities carried out for the Simusafe Project, funded by the European Commission, at the AV-POLAND event. The event was very successful, over 1,300 views in two languages. The Motor Transport Institute (ITS) invites you to watch the event on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAHf4I_PlU0 EFA Virtual Delegate Meeting The six-monthly EFA Delegate Meeting…
ITF Motorcyclists Event Save the date: 9th-23rd June 2021. Motorcyclists Safety Workshop: Riding in a Safe System. The International Transport Forum, the Swedish Transport Administration, VTI, the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM), and the motorcycle manufacturers associations (IMMA and ACEM) are organising the event on motorcyclists ’safety. EFA will take the floor to the event on…
Low-speed roads save lives and are the heart of any community. Speed limits of 30 km/h where people and mixed traffic create healthy and green roads, in other words roads for life». This slogan accompanies the United Nations World Road Safety Week from 17 to 22 May. The # Love30 campaign is aimed at policy…
FITDRIVE PROJECT With great pleasure EFA announces that the FitDrive project has been awarded! The project coordinated by ITCL has obtained the European funding necessary to be developed. EFA is excited to start working with new European partners. A sincere thanks goes to all the stakeholders who supported the project with their interest (LoI). More…
UNECE EFA Following the restrictions imposed by Covid19 on March 8th EFA participated remotely in the WP1 meeting of the UNECE. EFA announced the forthcoming release of its latest publications, explained the criticalities of the European driving licence system and introduced its driving training concept through the “EFA Training Matrix”. EFA celebrated World Women’s Day…
Matthew Baldwin, EU Road Safety Coordinator, addressed the TRAN Committee to give an update of the major steps forward in road safety at EU level. The focus was on the Stockholm Declaration on Road Safety and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy at EU level, confirming all aspects of the EU Road Safety Policy Framework…
The Association of Driving Schools of the Czech Republic has elected a new BOARD for 2021-2026 On January 28, 2021, the General Meeting of the Association of Driving Schools of the Czech Republic was held via an online video conference. The Association of Driving Schools is the largest association representing driving schools in the Czech…
FESVIAL and the Universitat de València have carried out different research and awareness-raising actions on the importance of vision in road safety with the aim of reducing accidents in Spain and in the rest of the world caused by poor visual health. The National Confederation of Driving Schools (CNAE) has actively participated in its dissemination and…
SAUDI – Recruitment EFA joins GDC for the driving instructor recruitment campaign in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. GDC is collaborating with CEPA Emea and EYWA who is the founder of the project to train thousands of new driving instructors. There is currently a great need and opportunity for female instructors who speak English or…
JellyLearn is pleased to announce its partnership with Deep River Development to produce 12 one minute CGI hazard perception clips covering a wide range of weather conditions and vulnerable road user scenarios for their theory test software. The videos are identical in quality as those produced for the DVSA live test in the UK which…
MEP Mario Furore invites EFA to make its voice heard MEP Mario Furore, member of the TRAN Parliamentary Commission, with a short message to EFA renews his commitment to defend professional training in driving schools, also through the EFA training matrix. EFA new partner Jellylearn “We are proud and excited to be joining the EFA…
EFA Online Delegate Meeting Dr. Stefan Ebner (WKO – Austria) The first online EFA Delegate Meeting took place on November 26th. During the works important decisions were taken for the future of the association. The EFA Board is strengthened with the inauguration of the new Vice President Dr. Stefan Ebner (WKO – Austria). EFA announces…
DG Move organised the annual “High Level Group on Road Safety” On October 1st EFA was invited to participate in the High Level Group on Road Safety. At the end of the event, the participants were able to speak. EFA presented its training model and shown its video on the role of training. See the…
With Enrique Lorca, EFA President, we talk about the difficult situation of driving exams in Spain and how technology is changing mobility. The lockdown measures introduced to avoid the spread of COVID-19 have generated economic problems across Europe. Driving Schools have now re-opened, but they are still experiencing difficult trading conditions due to the delays…
EFA President Interview With Enrique Lorca, EFA President, we talk about the difficult situation of driving exams in Spain and how technology is changing mobility. EFA at Geneva for UNECE At the 81st Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (WP.1) in Geneva, EFA denounced the need to adapt driving training to the current technology of…
After the Lockdown, recorded driving exams, regular training of driving instructors and new technologies. A brief conversation with Neeme Kulmallik, the President of the Estonian driving school association. Is the reopening of driving schools in Estonia going well? Did you accumulate many exam tests during the lockdown? When do you think you can return to…
We meet Michael Bennett of JellyLearn, one of the leading Hazard Perception companies in Europe. Mr. Bennett, can you describe what JellyLearn’s activities and commitment are for increasing road safety? Jellylearn was formed in 2014 following the award of the DVSA contract in the UK to develop 130 one minute Hazard Perception (HP) clips which…
Mr. Ondrej Horazny, EFA delegate member from Czech Republic, shows to our European colleagues how is going the driving school business after the lockdown and new projects. How is the reopening of driving schools working after the lockdown in the Czech Republic? Driving schools were closed in the Czech Republic from 15 March 2020 until…
Mr. Raul Viladrich describes the dramatic reduction in driving licence exams in some areas of Spain, in the post lockdown period due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus. How the reopening of driving schools is working after the lockdown in Spain? The driving schools re opened in stage 2 from 25th of May. Both…
Raul Vilidrich’s interview Mr. Raul Viladrich describes the dramatic reduction in driving licence exams in some areas of Spain, in the post lockdown period due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Ondrej Horazny’s interview Mr. Ondrej Horazny, EFA delegate member from Czech Republic, shows to our European colleagues how is going the driving school…
Interview of Mrs. Vassiliki Danelli-Mylona, President of Road Safety Institute called R.S.I. “Panos Mylonas”. Today we meet Mrs. Vassiliki Danelli-Mylona, President of Road Safety Institute called R.S.I. “Panos Mylonas”, one of the most active NGOs in the field of road safety in Europe. Can you describe what road safety fields your association embraces? On May…
EFA continues its journey through European countries to understand how the driving school business is taking place after the lockdown. An interview with Mr. Frank Hoornenborg, the Dutch EFA delegate of the Bovag association. How the reopening of driving schools is working after the lockdown in Netherlands? In the Netherlands, the tests were out for…
Mr. Kurt Bartels, EFA delegate of BVF german association shows us some interesting news. In some European countries with the B licence you can drive 125cc motorcycles on the national territory, without taking a specific exam. In Italy you just need a B licence, in Spain you can do it after 3 years of experience,…
Marco Campomenosi is a member of the Transport Commission (TRAN) of the European Parliament as well as Head of the Lega Delegation in Brussels. For several years, he has been involved in the transport sector, both nationally and internationally. He enthusiastically joined UNASCA in several battles as well. Let us meet him closely. Honourable, can…
MEP – Marco Campomenosi’s Interview EFA meets MEP Marco Campomenosi. Member of the Tran Commission, expert in the world of transport, among the proponents of the Regulation on the extension of the validity of driving licences due to the lockdown. R.S.I. – Mrs. Donelli-Mylona’s Interview Panos Mylonas R.S.I. is one of the most important European…
SINA is an Italian corporation operating in the international world of infrastructure for over fifty years. For several years he has been designing and disseminating road safety campaigns to raise awareness of the risks of unaware driving. We met the scientific coordinator, dr. Roberto Arditi MSE. Mr. Arditi, please introduce us to the world of…
Video conference of Ministers of Education on June 23th Ministers responsible for education exchanged views on the lessons learnt from the crisis as a basis for future informed decisions. They were also invited to discuss possible innovations in education and training. Many ministers emphasised that distance learning can never replace face-to-face interactive and socially intensive…
Norway reopen Norway was among the first countries to reopen driving schools after a long break due to Covid-19. Hereby a brief interview to Mr. Per Ove Sercan Husevik, the Board Leader of ATL (Norwegian driving schools association). Austria reopen Austria was among the first countries to reopen driving schools after a long break due…
Minimum safety measures proposed by EFA to restart driving school activities in Europe. The minimum safety measures to follow for training and for driving licence exams in Europe are indicated. Thanks to CIECA and traffic psychologist Paolo Perego for their efforts in collecting information and creating the document.
“We are very satisfied with the approval of the change” – communicates the EFA Board which had committed itself in this topic, to facilitate the work of European driving schools. “We are very satisfied with the approval of the change” EFA “With the adjustment of the displacement to 250cc (from 400cc), the concept of a…
Extension of validity for expired driving documents EFA (with CIECA support) has collected information on the extension of validity for some driving documents: driving licence, CPC (code 95), medical check, driving license renewal, driving instructor certificate, periodic technical inspection of vehicles and ADR certificate. Expectation and concerns of connected and automated driving (attached) New report…
Actual Driving SChools situation through Europe due to Coronavirus spread Austrian Driving Teachers Day and Federal Examiners Day 2020 is the largest driving licence event The driving teachers and the examiners day has become a platform for international dialogue in recent years. Driving schools Associations from Estonia, Germany, Moldova, Russia, Spain and Peru have taken…
EFA believes that driver training should always be carried out in driving schools. European driving schools are ready to face the technological challenges of new vehicles. Today, 90% of people go to driving schools only to obtain a driving licence and not to learn to drive safely. We have to change this attitude. EFA is…
Enrique Lorca has been elected as new CNAE President In the elections held in Madrid, Enrique Lorca won against José Miguel Báez, who has been the head of the National Driving School Confederation for the past 30 years. Enrique Lorca Sánchez is the current president of the Regional Driving School Association of Murcia (ARAMUR), and…
FEVR MoU EFA Finally the Memorandum of Understanding between FEVR and EFA was signed. EFA is very proud to start this new challenge and collaboration with the European Road Victims Association. Together to improve road safety and spread a safer and more conscious driving style for all road users. 0by30 In CitieS CIECA ETG: EFA…
Automated driving: driving school becomes superfluous? Bern In Bern a seminar was organized by UPI: “Automated driving: driving school becomes superfluous?” Even in Switzerland, road safety experts agree that the safety benefits will increase significantly when the percentage of automatic vehicles in circulation will be higher. Until then there will be a transition phase characterized…
EFA visits JRC headquarter in Ispra (VA) At September 24th EFA, the CTL (Center for Transport and Logistics), BrianSign (cognitive neuroscience) and Sacred Heart University of Milan visited the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, in Ispra. A special thanks to Biagio Ciuffo and Monica Grosso, the JRC officials who were very willing to…
EFA accepted to be part of the Advisory Board of the Swiss ViDriS Project on driving training with the latest technology simulators. V i D r i S Virtual Driving School
From July 26th to 28th in Germany, there was the General Assembly of FEVR, the European Federation of Road Victims. EFA is very proud to have participated. The two Associations set up a new collaboration and will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding. FEVR General Assembly full day programme: See here.
A Spanish delegation met with the managers of the DG Move, Driving license area. As you know, DG MOVE intends to modify the annex of Directive 2006/126 CE on motorcycles for obtaining the A2 driving license, lowering the range from 400cc to 250cc. It will remain the minimum engine power of 20 kW. The first…
EFA has been invited by DG Move as expert in the field of training. EFA Secretary General will participate an the 8th morning session on the subject of “Automation: legislative implications for professional road transport”.https://www.digitaltransport.eu/2019 Invitation to the Digital Transport Days – Helsinki
We are in contact with the national and european institutions to understand how best to deal with the issue (cancel the Code with a short examination or just doing training). We’ve created a working group in this topic. We will update you when we obtain more information.
https://youtu.be/Z9XUA159V7w Watch the video broadcast during the congress of the CNPA Education and Road Safety held in Nantes from 7 to 9 June 2019.
The road mobility environment is continuously evolving and vehicle types are beginning to change as a result of increasing levels of automation: at the present vehicle SAE2 are already circulating and the SAE3 ones are close to be deployed; their interaction with conventional vehicles and other road users, particularly the vulnerable ones are an increasing…
The European Commission will carry out an evaluation of Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licenses. EFA will contribute with a document in order to improve road safety and the driving school sector.
On 17 May 2018, the European Commission published an official statement to manage existing and imminent technology in motor vehicles. With the document “On the road to mobility: the strategy for the mobility of the future”. The intention was announced to establish a large platform that can bring together all the public and private stakeholders, to coordinate road tests and pre-deployment of autonomous vehicles, for a connected and automated mobility (CAM).
We had a meeting with a notary in Brussels, in order to find out more about the next actions to move EFA headquarters to Brussels.
