^*AlphA*^ wrote:
SenorToenails wrote:
Major.League.Infidel wrote:
Not entirely. You have to have some sort of Driver's Education (Either from Classes in a school - about 30 hours total, or online) which then lets you take a test to get your Permit, which let's you drive as long as you have a licensed Adult over the age of 25 in the front seat. However, you must first take 6 hours of behind the wheel training with a certified instructor. Your permit is good for 6 Months, during which you must acquire 50 hours of behind the wheel time, with 10 being at night. Once you have done this, you go to the DMV, where you take a 20 minute cruise with an Official, who grades you. If you don't make too many mistakes, you pass and get your license. However, for the first 12 months (if you're under 18) you can't drive between 2300 - 0500, and you can't drive with anyone under the age of 25 in your car. But you can drive Solo.
Grand Total? You can get away with it for about $150-$175 if you take your Driver's Ed online. If you go to a school, it can move it up to about $300 Total.
Wow. That's seems needlessly restrictive. I had to take a short multiple choice test to get my permit, and it cost me like $40. Then, I got to take a ~$30 6-hour sit down course where we watched videos on how to not get into an accident. Then I took my road test. Badda-bing. License. Of course, I was over 18 at the time so I didn't have to deal with the junior class license restrictions.
took me 22 lessons of 2 hours with manual, 1 multiple choice test (which you need 44/50 correct) then I needed to drive with a guy from the CBR (driving institute) in a 30km/h zone/50km/h zone/speedway/3 ways of parking/backwards turn/90 degrees turn, and I needed to tell him stuff about the car.
total cost around 1400 euros, just to get that damn thing.
and the teacher I had (25 euros an hour) was cheap, they can cost you up to 50 an hour.
(the amount of lessons isn't really up to me).
and yes I drive manual in a car and for work in a manual Mercedes van.
LOLOLOL.
16th birthday: go to the RTA, do a multiple choice exam (about 30 questions, really easy, but must get about 28 right). Pay $10 for them to print you a learners permit.
Go learn to drive however you want, with parents or pro instructors (most with parents = free).
17th birthday: go to RTA, do a 20 min drivers test, pass pay $25 for them to print a provisional licence (you are restricted to 100kmh and have less points).
18th birthday: go to RTA, get them to print full licence for $10.
TOTAL cost: $45
TOTAL time: 2 years
Well that was a couple of years ago, now they require you to do a minimum of 50 hours driving and there are 2 stages of provisional licence, but the costs have hardly risen.
