Drivers Ed - Page 2 - Eternal Allegiance

CrAZyBeAuTiFuL4 · 07-17-2006, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Swany

Yes, Emma. It's Driver's Education. Teaches you the rules of the road... properly. So mom and dad can't pass their bad habits along to you.

Oh bad habits are still passed on...believe me.

As for parents teaching their children to drive...it's a combination of both here. You have to take Drivers Ed but you also have to log so many hours with your parent and/or another adult. My cousin turned 16 this past December and he took Drivers Ed his fall semester at school. But before that he had to log 50 or 60 hours of driving time with adults...and the hours were divided up into sections like "so many hours for highway, rain, night driving, etc..."

For my Drivers Ed we had to take the class and then we also had a "simulator" that we had to do so many hours on. it was basically like a huge video game...only you didn't really control the car, there was just a movie playing and you had to drive a long with it in this little makeshift "car" that recorded speeds and stopping and turns and everything. And then here, everyone takes the written test at the DMV but not everyone is subjected to the actual driving test. Thank God I didn't have to do that...I think my nerves would have gotten the best of me!

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 07-17-2006, 10:20 AM

I think thats a good system. Sounds interesting.

ElectronicWorm · 07-17-2006, 01:01 PM

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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.

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 07-17-2006, 01:05 PM

over here you can drive with an international drivers licence. So that works well. Plus when tourists come here, they will need a car to get around. Noone drives on a bike here, you would be involved in an accident too quick. my dad would never let me have a bike.

ElectronicWorm · 07-17-2006, 01:09 PM

Holland is like this ____________ so easy for the bike, plus the whole country is bike orientated in a way of special roads, trafficlights ect ect. Everybody knows there are bikes in traffic so you have an extra eye open for them all the time (not on the highway of course).

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 07-17-2006, 01:12 PM

I have seen pictures of how it works in places like Amsterdam and its amazing to me. Here its heavy traffic and with a lot of cars. Bikes really arent catered for too much. I dont drive and I dont really need to at this point. I live close to town and I use buses and trams mostly so it works for me

ElectronicWorm · 07-17-2006, 01:16 PM

Yea we have all special things for the bike

I wouldn't really ride a bike in a foreign country that easy actually. I went to England and my friend was riding a bike there, but the situations where pretty different then in Holland. She was wearing a helmet there for safety when in Holland noone wears one.

ManSlippers · 07-17-2006, 01:37 PM

Wow, I feel so left out. We weren't required in the state of Georgia to take Driver's Ed. I had no problem passing the test, though, at the DMV, but I would have been more sure of myself had I had the opportunity to take the class. Hell, I don't even think we had a Driver's Ed class PERIOD. Oh well, that explains why we're all slightly road retarded - BUT, not moreso than those from Alabama!! Sometimes I wonder if they even have to take a test at the DMV to get a liscence...

Nanny · 07-17-2006, 03:32 PM

Here in Alberta they have some new laws in place for driving, so I may not know them 100%. But basically at 14 a person is able to take their written Learner's Test (Operator Class 7) which allows them to drive a vehicle under the supervision of an adult driver. (A Class 7 is required before Driver's Ed is completed) Once they turn 16, they are eligible to take their Driver's Road Test (Operator Class 5 GDL - Graduated Drivers License) which allows them to drive a vehicle without the supervision of an adult, however there are restrictions. (ie. Maximum of 4 people in the vehicle, can't drive between the hours of 00:00 and 05:00, etc.). At the end of a one year period, they can go back and take another road test to get their proper Class 5 Driver's license.

Driver's Ed is available but not mandatory. However, there are benefits to completing the course including discounted car insurance (substantial discounts, as well. A friend of mine saved nearly $700/year). Also, once the driver has turned 25 (or a specified amount of time if License is obtained after a certain age) insurance rates drop again.

I think it's a fairly good system we have in place.

ManSlippers · 07-17-2006, 03:43 PM

Damn. Canadians are always thinking. Maybe I should move. lol.