Throughout his life, the human being must cross a series of stages which will build him according to successes and failures. Among these, we find the CEB, CE1D, CESS or university exams. For some, it will be marriage, and for others divorce.
And for many, the theory test of the driver’s license is a key step in life. It is the first step towards independence in terms of mobility, compared to parents or friends who transport them so far.
A sort of rite of passage that often takes place several times: in response to a question from Walloon MP Caroline Cassart, the Minister of Road Safety communicated the success figures for theoretical exams in Wallonia. And these are hardly complimentary: of the 163,316 exams taken in 2021, only 65.1% resulted in the candidate failing. A figure up from 2020 (63.1% failures) but down from 2019 (65.8%). “Despite the strict confinement linked to the Covid-19 crisis for several weeks, the overall number of theoretical exams presented reached 111,000 in 2020, which can be qualified as normal attendance, confides Minister Valérie De Bue. An increase in the pass rate in 2020 appears to be partially explained by better candidate preparation during lockdown.”
The figures are relatively better on the Brussels side, with a success rate of 41% in 2021 compared to 36% in 2020 and 32% in 2019.
May these candidates be reassured: experienced drivers wouldn’t do much better. During a test carried out by us with around thirty experienced motorists, all the candidates made at least 10 faults. And only one made no serious mistake but he would fail the exam with his 12 single faults. Finally, our candidates had committed an average of 17.5 ordinary faults and two serious faults.