The country where I learned to drive (30 years ago now, but the process is still the same) has a very different system from the one common in the UK or US. You

The country where I learned to drive (30 years ago now, but the process is still the same) has a very different system from the one common in the UK or US. You don't get a provisional driver license, and you are only allowed to drive once you pass the driving test. The actual driving school consists of separate theory and practice courses, and you have to pass the test of the former before even starting the latter. The first few hours of practical driving can happen in a simulator, for the schools that can afford one; but most commonly they happen on specially designed training tracks - essentially empty parking lots with drawn ilnes to represent streets and intersections. You only get to drive in actual traffic once you have some experience in a safe environment.