The Sheffa wrote:
Automatic is for people who can't drive and need a computer to tell them when to change gears.
Wrong. Compare the roads in Canada and France, as I've done over the course of over a decade. I can tell you that most NA drivers would be either in an at-fault or stalled ('cos most cars are manual there) within the first few minutes. ever heard of a roundabout? If you are, you're lucky. They put one in Ottawa a few years ago, utter disaster. Even now people have a lot of trouble with right-of-way. Moreover, roads on this side of the pond aren't straight, ever. As M. ekstizzle said, they aren't made for cars, only adapted to them. Thus, no straight lines, and usually a hell of a lot of cobblestones (Paris ftw.). And show me where in NA you can find this:phishman420 wrote:
How the fuck can driving be any harder over there? DRIVING = DRIVINGMekstizzle wrote:
Driving around here in Euroland is much harder than in the US, there's probably much more rules/regulations over here, not to mention the road/geographical layout itself is much more complex. Again, the licensing system is also harder. Finland is where it's at its extreme, if anyone saw that Top Gear episode, basically if you want a license in Finland you have to be a decent rally race driver, that's the level of skill required due to conditions/roadsNot that it's hard, but I'll say it cos you're from North America. I hope you guys at least know how to drive Manual/Stick, otherwise just lol.Winston_Churchill wrote:
Same for you Hurricane, you better be learning Manual, no point learning in Automatic, don't need 60 hours plus 30 for that. More like......1.
That's just dumb, Mek.
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Accidentally the whole back seat while you're at it.FFLink13 wrote:
My girlfriend's mother said I could in her car
i really wish I lived in Texas.MadKatter wrote:
In texas, learners permit at 15. someone over 21 in car.
16, provisional. no more than 1 other non family member, no driving past midnight.
16 and 6 mo, no restrictions.
Dont need driving school/hours/bullshit. Take written test at for permit, get parent to sign off hours later.
http://vadriveredu.org/login/index.php tbhHurricane2k9 wrote:
In Maryland, you can get a learner's permit at 15 years and 9 months. You have to take a short theory test (it's fucking easy, just get 17 out of 20 questions right) and then you get your permit in the mail a couple of days later. This permit lets you drive legally with an adult in the front passenger seat who is at least 21 and has had his license for 3 years or more.Mekstizzle wrote:
I'd imagine getting a license is much easier in the USA than here, how do you guys even learn/have tests anyway?
After 60 hours of driving (10 of them at night), and 30 hours of driving school you can take the restricted license test at age 16 and 3 months. This involves both a theory test and a driving test on a closed course with cones lulz. If you pass you get a restricted license. I think a year after you get upgraded to your full license.
What's fucking stupid is that I've been driving constantly since September, and I just realized I need these 30 hours of driving school. Even though I already know how to fucking drive. I really wish I was 18 because then I think you only have to take 10 hours of driving school (which are all about drunk driving and such).
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Yeah, it's pretty much the same down here in New South Wales.KuSTaV wrote:
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one at a time here in QLD too. afaik in QLD green P's dont have the same turbo restrictions red P's do... but i could be wrong i just heard it on the grapevinemcminty wrote:
Yeah, it's pretty much the same down here in New South Wales.KuSTaV wrote:
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Oh, by the way.. I have done a LOT of driving between 11pm-5a :p Although that would be less if I could take more than one passenger at a time. Only 7 weeks till I can get my Green P's. 7 weeks to that stupid rule is lifted...
EDIT: Oh wait, you said a direct family member between 11-5. ROFL, I can drive my friends around.. only one at a time tho.
Cant get anything over 200kW on your P1'sLittle BaBy JESUS wrote:
one at a time here in QLD too. afaik in QLD green P's dont have the same turbo restrictions red P's do... but i could be wrong i just heard it on the grapevinemcminty wrote:
Yeah, it's pretty much the same down here in New South Wales.KuSTaV wrote:
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Oh, by the way.. I have done a LOT of driving between 11pm-5a :p Although that would be less if I could take more than one passenger at a time. Only 7 weeks till I can get my Green P's. 7 weeks to that stupid rule is lifted...
EDIT: Oh wait, you said a direct family member between 11-5. ROFL, I can drive my friends around.. only one at a time tho.
in nsw i think its 120 now with 20 at nightKuSTaV wrote:
And now they're talking about making it 250 hours experience for learners. I barely (cough) managed to get 100. Its fucking rediculous.
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That's a dumb response. Driving in easy conditions is easy, driving in difficult conditions is difficult.phishman420 wrote:
How the fuck can driving be any harder over there? DRIVING = DRIVINGMekstizzle wrote:
Driving around here in Euroland is much harder than in the US, there's probably much more rules/regulations over here, not to mention the road/geographical layout itself is much more complex. Again, the licensing system is also harder. Finland is where it's at its extreme, if anyone saw that Top Gear episode, basically if you want a license in Finland you have to be a decent rally race driver, that's the level of skill required due to conditions/roadsNot that it's hard, but I'll say it cos you're from North America. I hope you guys at least know how to drive Manual/Stick, otherwise just lol.Winston_Churchill wrote:
Same for you Hurricane, you better be learning Manual, no point learning in Automatic, don't need 60 hours plus 30 for that. More like......1.
That's just dumb, Mek.
I turn 23 in a month. He's 23 and pays $800/month for it with the loan payment and insurance. That's not including the price of premium gas.Home wrote:
How the hell does your friend have a Z06, I thought you were like 20phishman420 wrote:
I drive my friend's Z06
Locoloki wrote:
phishman420 wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Driving isn't hard
What model did you have?Snake wrote:
I did it in my Escort
God no. Learning high speed 'handling' is the last thing you need at this point.what i would recommend if you want some practice in handling etc. is to get a ps2 and Gran Turismo (3 or 4) and use that for learning handling, cornering etc.
^ Is why no-one in Australia knows how to drive, and Australia has double the accident rate of most European countries. Blind leading the blind.Kustav wrote:
In AUS in the state of ye sunnyshines (QLD), you can get your learners when you're 16. This means that you must have a person that has had an open licence for a year supervising, only direct family members between 11pm and 5am (who drives around then anyway?), must show big fat yellow L plates, get 100 hours of driving (at least 10 hours night time driving too) and all this shit. To get that its a theory test. Simple, really.
Then at 17 or whenever you've had Ls for a year you can go for P1s. You can drive by yourself, but you follow same rules bar the 100 hours and supervisor and instead put red P plates on the car.
Holy christ.....The#1Spot wrote:
Then driving test in a parking lot at the dmv to get license.
Damn straight!Dilbert_X wrote:
Driving instruction should be done by driving instructors, not some 21 year old who never had lessons either.
Ah, it was an old hatchback, nothing like yourshawaythelads wrote:
What model did you have?Snake wrote:
I did it in my Escort
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Well, that depends. Driving different cars feels different, due to the layout. For instance, some pedals are close together, height of the seat, responsiveness of the gearstick, height of the car...etc.FFLink13 wrote:
I wish my dad would let me practise in his car, but "It's not good to learn in". He drives a Ford Explorer XLT. Yeah, it's a bit big, but it can't make things worse for me, can it?
