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I’m sat on the Eurostar as I type this coming back from a long weekend in Paris. I’ve been before, but this time spent a bit more time on the roads. 1. I compl
by PaulRobinson 7y ago
I’m sat on the Eurostar as I type this coming back from a long weekend in Paris. I’ve been before, but this time spent a bit more time on the roads.
1. I completely believe that the French think that somebody should be able to drive without any training
2. This is not a compliment, and something really needs to be done to manage drivers and traffic better in France.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoAn old boss of mine told me the French drive like Italians but without the skill. It’s interesting to compare their accident rates with the UK, a similarly sized and developed country.
- thatfrenchguy 7y agoYou technically need a BSR, which you usually do in middle school, so it’s not “without training”. Getting a driving license in France is actually hard, requires 20h of lessons, and has a 50% failure rate. If you compare that to a driving test in the US which is super easy and impossible to fail.
- PhantomGremlin 7y agoGetting a driving license in France is actually hard, requires 20h of lessons, and has a 50% failure rate. If you compare that to a driving test in the US which is super easy and impossible to fail. This varies by state, and by age, because Federalism. E.g. in Oregon teenagers need 100 hours of supervised driving (e.g. with a parent) behind the wheel, or 50 hours supervised driving plus an approved drivers education course. That course has 30 hours of classroom instruction and 5 hours of driving instruction with a professional.