Driver Education in Countries. - Page 2

donau · 07-25-2006, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Osnabrueck

Forgive me for the confusion. I was exaggerating when I said 2,000 hours of driving school.

I don't believe there's an actual limit of hours that are required to get your licence in Germany. In fact, I believe you can go straight to the TUV for your test if you so please, but you'll also have a snoball's chance in hell of passing the practical exam.

Thing is - there's some sort of Fahrschule / TUV racket where the instructors are ovbiously chummy with the testers and people get squeezed for every penny they have. When I got to Germany I was already an experienced driver with no need of anything beyond a few pointers, but I still got stuck doing hours and hours of driving instruction leading up to my tests.

The first time you take your test you're bound to fail if you don't perform like an absolute robot. To this day, I'm convinced that I got failed for no reason whatsoever. 200 Euro down the drain.

The upside of Germany's nutball process is that people are paranoid of losing their licence, so folks think twice about driving drunk or recklessly. The other upside is that once you have the thing, you're set for life.

Thanks

Chircho · 07-26-2006, 12:40 AM

Wow guys! All of your civilized countries have very strict driver education programs and requirements for getting a license... hahaha.... In Mexico you get a full license at age 16 (although it's called a permit but the only difference is that you need to get a new one every year or so). You don't really need a license though; you can drive around without one and the worst that can happen is that you'll get a $5 fine hahaha! Ohhh and you could probably get away for even less if the cop is thirsty and wants a Coke or something lol! Well, I got my license when I turned 16 and all I had to do was a really obvious written test (ex: What do you do if there is a pedestrian crossing the street? a) stop and let him by b) run over him c) run over her hahahah guess which one is the right answer? After the written test I had to do an actual driving test but I didn't because I became friends with the guy that was doing testing and he passed me automatically LOL!!! I hope this is helpful to your project and it gives you an idea of how the traffic system works in Mexico hahaha....
Ohh... P.S. I've been driving without a license for the past month bec. my wallet got stolen and I haven't had one single problem with the police!

MikeJ · 07-26-2006, 01:44 AM

Driving without licence = 20 of our world-famous income-based "day tickets". That'll be €120 if you have no income, €580 if you earn €2k a month, €1,700 if you earn €5k a month and so on.

Yaz · 07-26-2006, 10:19 PM

In New York State, you can get your license at 16, but I think it's restricted.

Anyway, in order to get your license, you need to get a what's called a learner permit. You've got to pass a written test, multiple choice questions (16 out of 20 questions I think). The permit let's you drive a car with a person with a driver's license riding along with you.
But to get your driver's license, you've gotta attend a boring five-hour class, at the end of the class, you get a certificate that you need when you go take your road test afterwards. The actual road test takes around 10 to 15 minutes.

To lean more, check this link: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

07-26-2006, 12:40 AM	#12
Chircho Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Driver Education in Countries. Wow guys! All of your civilized countries have very strict driver education programs and requirements for getting a license... hahaha.... In Mexico you get a full license at age 16 (although it's called a permit but the only difference is that you need to get a new one every year or so). You don't really need a license though; you can drive around without one and the worst that can happen is that you'll get a $5 fine hahaha! Ohhh and you could probably get away for even less if the cop is thirsty and wants a Coke or something lol! Well, I got my license when I turned 16 and all I had to do was a really obvious written test (ex: What do you do if there is a pedestrian crossing the street? a) stop and let him by b) run over him c) run over her hahahah guess which one is the right answer? After the written test I had to do an actual driving test but I didn't because I became friends with the guy that was doing testing and he passed me automatically LOL!!! I hope this is helpful to your project and it gives you an idea of how the traffic system works in Mexico hahaha.... Ohh... P.S. I've been driving without a license for the past month bec. my wallet got stolen and I haven't had one single problem with the police!

07-26-2006, 01:44 AM	#13
MikeJ Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oulu, Finland - 65° N Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 104 Thanked 415 Times in 272 Posts	Re: Driver Education in Countries. Driving without licence = 20 of our world-famous income-based "day tickets". That'll be €120 if you have no income, €580 if you earn €2k a month, €1,700 if you earn €5k a month and so on.

07-26-2006, 10:19 PM	#14
Yaz Advocate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 815 Thanks: 394 Thanked 70 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Driver Education in Countries. In New York State, you can get your license at 16, but I think it's restricted. Anyway, in order to get your license, you need to get a what's called a learner permit. You've got to pass a written test, multiple choice questions (16 out of 20 questions I think). The permit let's you drive a car with a person with a driver's license riding along with you. But to get your driver's license, you've gotta attend a boring five-hour class, at the end of the class, you get a certificate that you need when you go take your road test afterwards. The actual road test takes around 10 to 15 minutes. To lean more, check this link: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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