How do you digitise a driving exam? With a digital car?

Be practical bwana!

But I agree with you, DLs be declared redundant.

Change the training and exam system...take it away from the police and give it to "serious" driving schools... likes of AA etc

Prepare curriculum of skills that must be mastered before issuance of CoP. Include basic health check-up especially sight [this should actually be done annually before renewal]

Remove KRA from the system - they add no value whatsoever - just collecting cash for God knows what!!!

One word for that: Australia!! Huko, the driving test is divided into 4 parts. There's the written part where you sit for a classroom-style exam. Then there's an oral exam where you're asked questions and expected to think on your feet and answer them. Then there's the computer-simulated part of the test, akin to playing a video game. Only after you've passed all those three do you then go for the practical road-test. Na hapa pia mambo ni moto, with stuff like you should not park within 300mm of the kerb, you should drive within 10% of the speed limit, etc.

Should you pass all this you're issued with a provisional driving license valid for 3yrs during which time you're expected to earn points and/or hours that will then qualify you to get the full license. In short, you earn the license (in much the same way as a pilot) and getting the full license isn't automatic. If one fails any part of the test, you repeat it. Of course, there's a minimum no. of contact hours one is expected to have prior to attempting the test.

@Rankaz, such a lengthy testing process would likely increase corruption, simply because people would be willing to pay a premium just to get the licence. You know how it is with we Kenyans when something is hard to get.

I'd rather follow the South African system which involves a learner's theory test and a practical driving test.

Passing the learner's test allows you to have an 'L' on your car and one can only drive when accompanied by a licenced driver. Never alone. An eye test is also conducted at this stage.

The learner's licence is valid for two years and allows you attend driving school for practical instruction. These practical classes include defensive driving, parking reversing and parking manouvres etc, just like we have in Kenya.

When the driving school feels you're ready to take the test, they will give you clearance to book the test. This booking has to be done by the individual, in person, at a testing centre which is separate from the traffic police dept.

The driving test itself is quite challenging, and involves urban and freeway (highway) driving among other components. The examiner also has a marking sheet to try and make the evaluation as objective as possible.

South African drivers are not perfect, but by and large they follow traffic rules and drive sensibly. I think that is something that the Kenya driving system can aim to achieve.

But we seem to agree on one thing regardless: traffic police should have nothing to do with driving tests.

My bible tells me, at one point Jesus asked anyone who was sinless to be the first to cast a stone at the adulterous woman, no one did :)

the world is one rotten place, more like Babylon, ama Sodom and Gomorrah...

Nothing is free in this world apart from the air u breath