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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jul 23, 2008 4:55 pm) When you take the test, presumably most people in America do so in an automatic. Do you still have the right to drive manual cars if that is the case ? Here, if you pass a test on an automatic (which must be quite rare - probably more likely to be elderly people) then your licence is only valid for automatics, and you have to take a whole new test for a manual transmission licence. Once you pass your test here, however, it is valid until you are 70, so a kid of 17 won't need another licence until 2061. When someone turns 70 they have to apply for a new licence every 3 years, but only have to answer a short medical questionnaire. (I think if someone gets banned for a serious offence like dangerous driving, the court can impose a re-test on the offender, at the end of the ban period...) |
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Replying to: magnette (Jul 24, 2008 6:14 am) It's not amazing, it's scary! What's worse, in Texas, at least, a 15 year old can drive if he gets a 'hardship license', which isn't hard to do. Like giving a drunk a live hand grenade, IMHO...as for transmissions, as far as I know in the US a license is a license, no limitations regarding transmissions. You do have to get a separate motorcycle license/endorsement. |
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Replying to: magnette (Jul 24, 2008 6:14 am) Still there's no reason why a 16 year old cannot be taught to be a very good driver from the get-go. |
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| with that funky sort of multi-tone, multi-stripe paint job that you never see anymore, and it was a fenderside to boot. | |
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Replying to: magnette (Jul 24, 2008 6:14 am) What could be really amazing is that in nearly all situations one cannot legally purchase alcohol in the US until the age of 21, and in some areas cannot even legally consume it until that age. That's more wild than driving at 16, IMHO.
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 24, 2008 8:29 am) |
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I saw a pretty nicely kept Gen II (1982-'89) Scirocco yesterday, dark grey metallic.
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Replying to: andys120 (Jul 24, 2008 11:38 am)
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Replying to: texases (Jul 24, 2008 11:47 am) Rust to rust... 
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