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

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. 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.