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> So I doesn't seem like the more difficult testing actually helps much. Brazil has a higher rate than the US, but you wouldn’t be able to tell based on the te
by cblum 3y ago
> So I doesn't seem like the more difficult testing actually helps much.
Brazil has a higher rate than the US, but you wouldn’t be able to tell based on the testing there. Mine was:
- Backup parking
- Parallel parking
- Drive around the city with an examiner for a few minutes
Any mistakes in the first two and you’re disqualified. You have to get them right the first time with no corrections (or at least that was the case back in 2007 or so).
For the driving part, you can make two small mistakes. Any critical mistakes immediately disqualify you.
In comparison, in my WA test when I moved here I botched parallel parking 3 times until I got it right. Then I indavertently speeded and also didn’t fully stop at a stop sign (either of which would’ve been a disqualifying mistake in Brazil IIRC). Still got my license.
Nevertheless, I find it MUCH safer to drive in the US (WA in particular, the only place where I’ve ever seen folks consistently driving at or below the speed limit). Brazilian drivers are crazy aggressive and in a lot of places traffic rules are treated as mere suggestions.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoI only had one driving test when I was 15 in Mississippi. Drive around the court house block, no parallel parking. I moved to Washington the next year and only had to take the written test, and I’ve seen to be able to miss driver tests ever since even though my license has lapsed twice, the last time for 7 years. I’m now back in Washington (Seattle), and I’m shocked at how often people run stop signs here.
- ars 3y agoAnd despite the easy testing I suspect you have not had any major traffic incidents. That seems to be the way it goes in the US. Running stop signs is not a sign of a bad driver, most stop signs in the US are not necessary (and really should be yield signs, except that's not legal to do that for no good reason).
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoRunning a stop sign is a sign of a bad driver when I'm walking into the crosswalk assuming they'll just stop.