Goose said: (quoted from post at 20:30:43 04/16/08) I once commented in print that the public schools' Driver Ed didn't teach students to drive, it taught them how to pass the license exam.
Our daughter once spent time in Germany as an exchange student. The male head of her host family happened to be a professional driving instructor.
To get a driver's license in Germany, one first has to successfully complete a driving course taught by a licensed professional driving instructor at a cost the equivalent of $1500 to $2000.
Think how many lives would be saved here in the States if we had the same in effect. And think how short the career would be of any politician who tried to promote it.
I've been in Germany the last 18 years, overall, drivers are safer (German drivers) There are still some flaming idiots though. Not a lot of tailgating trucks though unless it's a 2 lane road (they can only drive 80 kmh) but they'll sure tailgate each other. I drive 50 miles one way to work driving 100+mph and still have people blowing by me like nothing or, if I am in the passing lane, barreling right up on my a$$. Weather conditions don't seem to phase them. At those speeds, there aren't many traffic injuries. I've seen plenty of cars being pulled out from under trucks.
Driver's license are expensive and not easy to get here, but when you get it, your ready and capable of handling any situation. Whether you apply the knowledge is up to you. The out of country drivers are something to look out for.
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