自動車じどうしゃ 普通ふつう免許めんきょの技能ぎのう教習きょうしゅう 原則げんそく「オートマチック車しゃ」に

In response to the decrease in people driving manual cars, starting from April 1, even those who wish to obtain a manual car license will, in principle, receive skills training in automatic cars when acquiring a regular drivers license at driving schools.

When obtaining a new regular drivers license at a driving school that allows you to operate a manual car requiring gear and clutch operation, skill training using a manual car was previously conducted for more than 34 hours on the course and on the road at the driving school.

<br><br>However, according to the National Police Agency, among the over 1.16 million people who obtained a regular drivers license the year before last, approximately 68% obtained a license limited to automatic cars, and the number of people driving manual cars is decreasing. Consequently, the number of manual cars on the market is also decreasing, making it difficult to secure cars for driving lessons.

<br><br>In response to this situation, the enforcement regulations of the Road Traffic Act have been amended, and starting from the 1st, driving skills training will be conducted with automatic vehicles as a general rule, even for those who wish to obtain a license to drive manual vehicles.

<br><br>The driving lessons and completion tests up to the provisional license, as well as the on-road driving lessons, are all conducted with automatic cars. Actually driving a manual car is limited to the four-hour driving lessons where you learn how to operate the clutch and gears, and the part concerning clutch and gear operation in the graduation test.

<br><br>In a manual car, driving is not done on the road, and all courses within the driving school are used.

<br><br>Similarly, the training for licenses to drive taxis and hire cars will also be conducted using automatic cars.

<br><br>Additionally, for large and medium-sized vehicles, driving instruction is set to be revised in conjunction with the introduction of a license limited to automatic vehicles to be implemented gradually over the next two years.