01-17-2026, 08:34 AM
(01-17-2026, 08:01 AM)benji wrote: To be fair, in the US a driving test consists of proving you didn't crash for 15 minutes or so. As I understand it the UK one is a giant checklist of stuff. I don't think you even have to get all TEN of the multiple choice driving law questions right in Michigan.
Yeah, it’s pretty involved. You have to pass a multiple choice theory test on the rules, basic car maintenance, etc. Then there’s a hazard perception test.
Then the actual test is driving around on the public roads for half an hour with an instructor, performing various manoeuvres, where a single notable error (anything beyond going slightly too fast or too slow, or not visibly checking mirrors every few seconds) is a failure.
I have an American friend who got his licence by showing that he knew how to put the car in forward and reverse, and then a lap of some traffic cones in an empty car park

I’m not surprised the Resettis struggle with it so much
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