“Driving schools for persons with disabilities”: five service centers received cars equipped with manual control
Five service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Ukraine received new cars equipped with manual control. On them, persons with disabilities will pass practical exams for obtaining a driver's license. These cars were sent to service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kiev, Kamenets-Podilskyi, Dnipro, Lviv and Odessa.
The Hyundai i30 is one of five cars that have been purchased. Each car is equipped with additional levers that allow you to control the accelerator and brakes with the right or left hand. Also, additional equipment allows you to press the accelerator pedal with your left foot, control the steering wheel using a special holder, as well as control light indicators, headlights and other devices using a special joystick on the steering wheel.
The first to pass the exam on a new car was Antonina Tsurkan, a graduate of the driving school for people with disabilities in Lviv region. The woman comes from the city of Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region. Due to a full-scale invasion, she had to leave her home and seek shelter in a safer place.
She dreamed of learning how to drive a car and get a driver's license for a long time. So when I saw information about the project “Driving schools for people with disabilities”, I immediately went to study.
The woman successfully passed the theoretical exam in October last year, and now, after successfully passing the practical exam, Antonina received a driver's license.
“Driving schools for persons with disabilities” is the flagship project of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, which is implemented on the initiative of the First Lady of Ukraine Elena Zelenskaya “Without Barriers”.
“Driving schools for persons with disabilities” is a project about social adaptation to public life and equal opportunities for all persons with disabilities, seeks to master driving skills and obtain a driver's license.
Such driving schools operate and welcome those who wish in five regions of Ukraine - in Kiev, Lviv, Khmelnytsky, Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Main service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
