Irish Driving Instructors Association

EFA held it's 13th Congress in Budapest on 9 and 10 October 2009

Chairperson Cathy Bacon (2nd Vice President of EFA) attended on behalf of the IDIA and Ireland

Hungarian State Secretary Dr. Lajos Csepi opened the Congress.

A very comprehensive and interesting programme followed.

Among the Speakers were:

Reinhard Meyer, Vice President CIECA (Germany)

• Spoke on: Developments within driver training and driver testing in Europe with regard to driver assistance systems.

George Galli-Atkinson, BSC LLB (United Kingdom).

• Spoke on: Lost life, broken families, regret is not enough.The effect a road death has on families.

Dr. Gregor Bartl, Project Manager – EU Project HERMES (Austria).

• Spoke on: Coaching.

Rita Pfeiffer, Project Manager – EU Project Module Close To (Austria).

• Spoke on: Peer training.

Norbert Hausherr, President, Austrian Driving School Association,

Prof. Dr. Nils Petter Gregersen, Road Safety Director (Sweden).

Michael Bahr, BASt (Germany)

• Spoke on: Accompanied Driving in Various Member Countries.

Stefan Keller, AUDI AG, Head of Product Marketing Equipment Electronic Engines.

• Spoke on: Driver Assistance Systems -.Advantages and objectives under technological aspects.

Han Rietman, CIECA. (Netherlands)

• Spoke on: Driver Assistance Systems in the view of testing organisations