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Originally Posted by ElectricStorm I REALLY (!!!) don't understand why some countries let parents teach their childeren to drive. It's not potty training. There are special people trained to do it in my country and even then it takes you some time (well one longer than the other) to get it. It's not just driving a car, but there are a lot of rules involved in it and I think leaving that to parents isn't smart at all. Indeed, if the parent has a bad habbit he passes it on to his kid. How wonderful. |
Agreed. But our rules are a lot more strict than they are in the US. And a lot more sophisticated too. Like the rule that everything from the right goes first. They don't have that in the US. Also, most everybody there drives an automatic. Driving age there is 16 instead of 18, etc.
Also, American driver's licenses aren't valid here. If you have an American driver's license, you are not allowed to drive a vehicle here. But vice versa, we can go there, rent a big Dodge and drive off to wherever we want.
Facts say traffic in the US is a disaster. They would have far less accidents if they applied our rules there too. But such doesn't really fit there, because the distances are far greater than they are here, and OV, as much as we say ours sucks, they hardly have it. So in order for teenagers to get around, they need to be able to drive at a younger age and the training plus the tests need to be much less difficult.
So as strange as it sounds, safety goes second place in this particular situation. It's probably the only situation of all situations where I understand WHY safety goes second place. lol