Illustration Song Xi
I got a new car, but I didn’t dare to rush on the road; I passed the driver’s license test, but I haven’t touched the car for many years … … In order not to be a "road killer", more and more novice drivers choose to go online to make an appointment with a car to familiarize themselves with driving skills quickly and enrich their practical experience. However, many people encounter the problem of sitting on the ground and starting at a price during the sparring process, and find that the guidance content is not professional, and the whole industry even has problems such as lack of standards and supervision.
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Fifty or sixty to more than one hundred per hour.
With a driver’s license, you can take orders as a sparring partner.
Seeing that the index of winning the lottery is about to expire, Xue Lin recently decided to formally join the car owners. "The reason why I didn’t buy it was actually because I didn’t dare to drive. I was afraid that it would be difficult to pick up the car and go home." Although it has been five years since I got my driver’s license, Xue Lin knows that she is still a novice with zero experience. "I was still in college when I took my driver’s license test, and I haven’t driven it since. I completely forgot how to drive the manual gear, even if it is an automatic gear. It really makes me nervous on the road. What’s more, those who learned in the driving school were all exam-oriented, and most of them relied on rote memorization and recording points. The actual road conditions were more complicated than that. "
Open a classified information network and enter the keyword "sparring". Xue Lin quickly found a large number of related businesses. "There is a special sparring company, saying that it can provide a variety of sparring cars, charging by the model. The 10-hour class package is the most common, ranging from 50 to 60 yuan per hour on average, and it is also allowed to bring your own car. In the past, you can add money to install a secondary brake." According to the introduction on the webpage, Xue Lin found that the sparring contents of various companies are similar. "Generally, dozens of items will be listed, including basic rearview mirror adjustment and dashboard introduction, as well as various road driving characteristics such as overpass and roundabout, skills of meeting cars, merging lines and parking methods, etc., and some specially provide zero-based classes for timid women’s quick training, or develop humanized sparring courses for middle-aged and elderly people and those with driving psychological obstacles."
Who will be the sparring partner? It is also a concern of Xue Lin. "Some are retired driving school coaches, and some are veterans, but most of them have no special qualifications or documents. At most, they have some sparring experience." In browsing and comparing, Xue Lin also found that sparring doesn’t seem to be a barrier to entry. "Some of them are purely personal, just send a mosaic driver’s license and say ‘ I have plenty of time, low fees and skillful driving skills ’ You can hang out the title of sparring and take orders independently. "
Through consulting customer service, Xue Lin learned that different companies have great differences in terms of agreements. "Some will sign written agreements in advance to stipulate the charging standards and accident responsibilities, but the specific terms of the agreements have always been drawn up by the companies themselves, and some are only verbal promises. According to the actual situation, there is no basis for this."
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Temporary fare increase for sparring partners
If you don’t accept it, you will be fined.
After weighing it again and again, Xue Lin booked a 10-hour LaVida automatic sparring project in 700 yuan. "According to the customer service, the sparring staff will come to pick it up, and the company will take insurance in the process. I just need to bring my driver’s license here."
After getting on the bus according to the agreed time, the sparring partner asked Xue Lin to get familiar with the car condition briefly, and then motioned to drive away. "Just how far away, let me stop at the roadside. I thought it was for guidance, but I didn’t expect to actually take out a price list." Xue Lin took a closer look and saw that the price above was much more expensive than what I saw on the Internet before. "Like the one I chose, it directly became 1200 yuan." In the face of Xue Lin’s doubts, the sparring staff calmly explained, "That is the basic price online. No matter what you teach, just step on the brakes when necessary. If you want to learn skills, you have to follow the list now. " Xue Lin was so angry that he immediately called the customer service. "I called five or six times, but no one answered, which made me have no way to complain."
In fact, Xue Lin’s experience is not a case. In the recent sparring, Wang Miao also experienced a half-way fare increase. "Before leaving, the other party was quite professional, reminding me to adjust my seat and mirror and explain what details I should pay attention to on the road." However, after half an hour, Wang Miao found that the attitude of the sparring partner began to change. "The other party complained that my level was too poor, and I needed to add 500 yuan and upgrade to a VIP class package.
Afterwards, Wang Miao found a sparring company to reflect the situation. "The other party was not surprised at all. He directly told me that if I didn’t want to upgrade, I could choose a refund, but I needed to deduct 50% of the liquidated damages, which was equivalent to being taken away from 300 yuan once."
The sparring partner took a general sentence.
The secondary brake is connected by a steel wire.
In contrast, Chen Min was glad that she was not caught in a price dispute, but the guidance of the sparring partner failed to satisfy her. "At the beginning, the customer service gave me a training outline, with more than 30 items of content, large and small. I felt that I should teach it very carefully, but I didn’t follow that at all." After hitting the road, Chen Min found that the sparring partner only took a word in general and lacked maneuverability. "For example, he only said that he would adjust the rearview mirror to his comfortable angle, but how can it be comfortable?" He can’t say clearly. When merging, he asked me to pay attention to the cars coming from behind, but when is the best time to cut over? I still don’t understand, and I feel that I am fooling around. " After returning home, Chen Min searched some teaching videos on the Internet, only to know that there was a lot of stress in it. "There is no free tutorial for sparring with money."
What makes Chen Min even more uneasy is that although the car used for sparring has a secondary brake, it looks unreliable at all. "I have carefully observed that the so-called secondary brake is not fixed on the ground like a coach car in a driving school, but the brake in the main driver’s seat is tied with a steel wire, and a pedal is also placed in the co-pilot’s seat. Even if the two sides are connected by a steel wire, the pedal in the co-pilot’s seat is not really fixed on the floor." After searching for this simple version of the secondary brake on the Internet, Chen Min was even more worried. "It is said that this kind of secondary brake is still risky. If something is blocked under the secondary brake, the brake in the main driver’s seat will also be affected. That would be terrible. A device like this should still have a professional risk assessment. "
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There is no legal provision for sparring.
It is still difficult for drivers to be excused from accidents.
"For motor vehicle driver training, the state has special management regulations, including what conditions coaches should have, what documents they hold, etc. Teaching vehicles should meet the requirements of relevant national technical standards, and they should be equipped with auxiliary rearview mirrors, auxiliary brake pedals, fire extinguishers and other safety protection devices. Once an accident occurs, the coaches will also bear the responsibility, but the situation of sparring is completely different." Zhang Jinpeng, director of the Traffic Management and Transportation Law Committee of the Beijing Lawyers Association, said that at present, the state has not issued relevant laws or management regulations for car sparring, so there is no unified standard for reference. "From the sparring personnel, how long is the driving experience or what training is qualified? For sparring vehicles, is it legal and feasible to install the auxiliary brake pedal privately? From the content of sparring, who is in charge of how to deal with emergencies? From the perspective of sparring institutions, does the actual business conform to the scope of industrial and commercial registration? All these questions need to be answered. For this reason, the whole sparring industry is in a state of chaos. "
Under the chaos, how to deal with potential risks and disputes? Although many sparring companies claim to have full insurance, Fan Li, director of the Automobile Drivers Working Committee of China Road Transport Association, said that this does not mean that drivers can be exempted. "Unlike driving schools, although some people sit in the co-pilot position during sparring, even the auxiliary brake pedal will be installed, the driver already holds a driver’s license. Once a major accident occurs, causing personal injury, the driver must bear the responsibility. As for how to determine the responsibility of sparring personnel, it needs to be carried out by the public security department or the court according to the agreement between the two parties.
"Even if you really need to find a sparring partner, it is best to choose a qualified formal institution." Zhang Jinxi said, "Some driving schools can consider providing this service. After all, coaches have certain guarantees in professionalism, and there are also coaches that have been professionally modified and meet relevant technical standards, which are more reliable in safety. However, in terms of price and flexibility, it is necessary to continuously optimize and improve through market competition. "
In Fan Li’s view, the emergence of sparring chaos largely reflects the shortcomings of motor vehicle driver training and examination. "It stands to reason that if you have a driver’s license, you should have the ability to drive a motor vehicle on the road independently, and sparring does not need to exist in large numbers. But the reality is that many driving schools are opportunistic, which makes it difficult for students to learn the real skills, and the examination items are not scientific. Many people will get the certificate but can’t drive. This is the crux that needs to be resolved urgently. " (Reporter Zong Yuanyuan)