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My understanding in the US is that in many states the process to get a driving license is barely more than "Can you show me your car" "Yes, it's that one" "O

by ta1243 4y ago

My understanding in the US is that in many states the process to get a driving license is barely more than "Can you show me your car" "Yes, it's that one" "OK, here's your license"

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madsbuch 4y ago
This is not the case in Europe. In Denmark you need to pass both a theoretical and practical test (With a large percentage of people failing). In Denmark a driver license set you back roughly 2000 EUR and requires you to take 29x45min theory lessons and 24x45min on roads with a certified teacher.
- wil421 4y ago
  I don’t think it’s the case in my state either. Beside having a permit for 1 year and one day you have to take a test as well as the following: >You must complete an approved driver education course with a certified private or public driver training school using one of the following methods. Approved classes are also offered online. You must also complete each item in the method you choose. Method 1 30 hours of classroom instruction 6 hours behind the wheel training at the certified school 40 hours of supervised driving with a parent or guardian (6 hours of the 40 hours must be at night) Method 2 30 hours of classroom instruction at the certified school 40 hours parent-taught behind-the-wheel training. Parent/Teen Driving Guide (includes 40 hours of supervised driving with parent or guardian) Method 3 30 hours of online instruction with a certified virtual program 6 hours behind the wheel training at a certified school 40 hours of supervised driving with a parent or guardian (6 hours of the 40 hours must be at night) Method 4 30 hours of online instruction with a certified virtual program 40 hours of parent-taught behind-the-wheel training. After you do the above you need to take a driving test. You need to be able to parallel park, reverse park, and do a variety of things while driving around. Not sure where European readers could be located, but snow driving is not taught in my state. We get snow every couple years at most and it rarely sticks to roads.
llampx 4y ago
It really depends. I had to have a real driving test with surface streets, highway driving, as well as parallel and reverse 90 degree parking. In Minnesota. Where I was just exchanging my license for a US/Minnesotan one.
danielrpa 4y ago
Has this person ever lived in the US? I had to take a pretty demanding law test with a 90% passing grade, a parking test and a street driving test when I got my US driving license.
- nivenkos 4y ago
  It depends massively on the state no? CA was pretty tough, they even fail you for driving too slow.
  - calpaterson 4y ago
    You can be failed for driving too slow in the UK as well. "Undue hesitance".
- sanitycheck 4y ago
  Here's a relevant article by someone who experienced getting an American license and a British license: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/02/uk-driving-law-versus-us https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/02/uk-dri... (Not sure how accurate that is, as with all things on the internet.)
smcl 4y ago
I can only speak of what I've heard from people I know, but I've not heard anything like this in the USA, though it is a little odd to think of people as young as 14 driving around. A few friends from remote countryside had relatively easy driving tests, but the easiest-sounding test was my friend from Mumbai (he'd always refer to it as "Bombay" and I never figured out if that was his preference or if he was trying to accommodate us). He said his driving test boiled down to driving round a block and not hitting anything or doing something particularly stupid.
- ta1243 4y ago
  > driving round a block and not hitting anything To be honest I'd struggle to do that in most Indian cities, and I've got 25 years experience of not hitting anything in the UK.

by ta1243 4y ago

My understanding in the US is that in many states the process to get a driving license is barely more than "Can you show me your car" "Yes, it's that one" "OK, here's your license"

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madsbuch 4y ago

This is not the case in Europe. In Denmark you need to pass both a theoretical and practical test (With a large percentage of people failing). In Denmark a driver license set you back roughly 2000 EUR and requires you to take 29x45min theory lessons and 24x45min on roads with a certified teacher.

wil421 4y ago
I don’t think it’s the case in my state either. Beside having a permit for 1 year and one day you have to take a test as well as the following: >You must complete an approved driver education course with a certified private or public driver training school using one of the following methods. Approved classes are also offered online. You must also complete each item in the method you choose. Method 1 30 hours of classroom instruction 6 hours behind the wheel training at the certified school 40 hours of supervised driving with a parent or guardian (6 hours of the 40 hours must be at night) Method 2 30 hours of classroom instruction at the certified school 40 hours parent-taught behind-the-wheel training. Parent/Teen Driving Guide (includes 40 hours of supervised driving with parent or guardian) Method 3 30 hours of online instruction with a certified virtual program 6 hours behind the wheel training at a certified school 40 hours of supervised driving with a parent or guardian (6 hours of the 40 hours must be at night) Method 4 30 hours of online instruction with a certified virtual program 40 hours of parent-taught behind-the-wheel training. After you do the above you need to take a driving test. You need to be able to parallel park, reverse park, and do a variety of things while driving around. Not sure where European readers could be located, but snow driving is not taught in my state. We get snow every couple years at most and it rarely sticks to roads.

llampx 4y ago

It really depends. I had to have a real driving test with surface streets, highway driving, as well as parallel and reverse 90 degree parking. In Minnesota. Where I was just exchanging my license for a US/Minnesotan one.

danielrpa 4y ago

Has this person ever lived in the US? I had to take a pretty demanding law test with a 90% passing grade, a parking test and a street driving test when I got my US driving license.

nivenkos 4y ago
It depends massively on the state no? CA was pretty tough, they even fail you for driving too slow.
- calpaterson 4y ago
  You can be failed for driving too slow in the UK as well. "Undue hesitance".
sanitycheck 4y ago
Here's a relevant article by someone who experienced getting an American license and a British license: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/02/uk-driving-law-versus-us https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/02/uk-dri... (Not sure how accurate that is, as with all things on the internet.)

smcl 4y ago

I can only speak of what I've heard from people I know, but I've not heard anything like this in the USA, though it is a little odd to think of people as young as 14 driving around. A few friends from remote countryside had relatively easy driving tests, but the easiest-sounding test was my friend from Mumbai (he'd always refer to it as "Bombay" and I never figured out if that was his preference or if he was trying to accommodate us). He said his driving test boiled down to driving round a block and not hitting anything or doing something particularly stupid.

ta1243 4y ago
> driving round a block and not hitting anything To be honest I'd struggle to do that in most Indian cities, and I've got 25 years experience of not hitting anything in the UK.