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NEWS 5 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 30 SEPTEMBER 2018 APPLICATIONS OPEN FURTHER INFORMATION /MCASTmt career.guidance@mcast.edu.mt 2398 7135 / 2398 7136 / 2398 7310 /MCASTmt VISIT HTTP://MCAST.EDU.MT/152 FOR OUR ONLINE PROSPECTUS MCAST will be opening a Third and final call for applications for full- time courses between the 1st and 3rd October 2018. Applications will be received for all surnames on any of these days between 08:30 and 12:00 noon. Further Information All applicants must fill in the official Application Form and submit it together with: • Original ID Card • Original Certificates/result slips (and photocopies) • School Leaving Certificate/SSC&P as applicable (and photocopy) Applicants aged 15 years on application date, must be accompanied by one of their parents/guardians (the latter are kindly asked to present their ID Card). Applicants aged 16 and over may ask another person to present their application on their behalf. This trusted representative is to present the following documents when submitting the application form: • Application Form duly filled in and signed by the applicant • Original ID Card/Passport of both applicant and trusted representative • Trusted Representation Consent Form (which can be downloaded from www.mcast.edu.mt/ consent) duly filled in and signed by the applicant • All originals and copies of Qualifications Certificates required for entry into the chosen course Gozo residents may submit their application at the MCAST Gozo Campus, Gh – ajnsielem. However, since this is the final call, Gozitans who wish to apply for a course offered only in Malta should preferably apply at the Students' House, Paola Campus Malta as to avoid unnecessary delays. Applicants who would have already submitted an application in previous calls (over the past three months) are kindly asked to bring with them and present the yellow receipt of the Form A they would have already filed in and submitted, as well as the light blue receipt of the GDPR form. Applications without all the necessary documents cannot be accepted. Applicants applying under the Maturity Clause must also present their Europass CV, an Employment History Record for any work experience claimed, together with a motivation letter. JAMES DEBONO CAN you actually measure motoring etiquette? Well, it seems two scientists have actually carried out a study to measure driving cour- tesy on the road. And the results suggest that it is drivers of luxury cars, and those behind the wheels of vans and work cars, who are the least courteous on the road. Tell us something we don't know… The study by IT special- ist Edward Attard Montalto and paediatrician Simon At- tard Montalto, published on the scientific online journal Xjenza, found that male driv- ers aged over 40 and driving medium-sized, family saloon cars were the most courteous drivers on Malta's roads. In the study, courtesy was ac- tually measured scientifically by assessing driver behaviour in granting the right of way to another car onto a main road leading to a congested rounda- bout, whereby 'courteous pas- sage' was the only reasonable means of access for the second car. This car was constantly used in the 88-day study –an 18-year-old Opel Corsa – which approached the same junction from the same sec- ondary road between 7:15 am and 7:45 am on school days be- tween autumn 2014 and spring 2014. Once the study car was posi- tioned at the appropriate junc- tion in front of the queue, all cars that drove past refusing access as well as the first car that allowed access were re- corded discretely using a mo- bile phone camera. The videos were deleted after the data was analysed. The data collected resulted in 141 refusals and only 44 cour- teous passes. Weather conditions and the presence of co-passengers had no bearing on road courtesy. Up to 89 male drivers in all car groups refused access, whilst 24 afforded courteous passage, compared with 53 refusals and 19 'passes' by female drivers. This suggests that males were slightly more courteous. But the major factor influenc- ing drivers' behaviour was the type of car. From a total of 48 driving medium-sized saloons, cour- tesy was accorded by 18 drivers compared with 30 who did not. On the other hand, only four from 36 driving luxury or work vehicles gave pass. Age did not emerge as a ma- jor factor in determining cour- tesy. However, if the driver's age was combined with both gender and car type, male driv- ers aged above 40 years driving medium-sized cars were signif- icantly more courteous than all other groups. Indeed, 10 males from a total of 24 aged over 40 and driving medium-sized cars showed courtesy. jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt Road hogs drive luxury cars (science says…) A study on road courtesy suggests the good guys on the road are men, over 40, driving medium- sized cars Over the course of 88 days, the same car approached the same junction from the same secondary road between 7:15am and 7:45am: a mobile phone camera discretely recorded how motorists behaved The major factor influencing drivers' behaviour was the type of car. From a total of 48 driving medium-sized saloons, courtesy was accorded by 18 drivers compared with 30 who did not. On the other hand, only four from 36 driving luxury or work vehicles gave pass.