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Originally Posted by Stinger 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 |
Are you serious?! Well how are they handle the 'drivers from right' then? I forgot about the us license not being valid here, but it's a good thing we have that rule. Btw, a friend of mine who went to the usa a couple of times said that the max speed there on highways (even in places where there is like only a dessert or whatever) is only 80km/h. If that's true then that's a pretty lame thing. I mean, why drive 80 when you can drive 120. Especially with the distances they have there.
It's all just so different. We have our bikes to go around when we are teenagers. And besides that we have the bus, subway, train. But some countries are just so many times bigger it's hard to imagen how big if you have never been there.