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Post by rodge on Sept 21, 2017 17:11:48 GMT
After learning to drive on a tractor when I was 10, and then learning to drive a car as a 13 year old, today 30 years later I did my California driving test.
It was ridiculously easy and the only thingI needed to be aware of was looking over my shoulder more when I reverse.
I spent the entire 15 minutes chatting with the tester about when she lived in Kent!
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Post by LandieMark on Sept 21, 2017 17:27:50 GMT
Congratulations! I hate looking over my shoulder when reversing - I nearly always use mirrors.
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Post by Boxer6 on Sept 21, 2017 19:23:29 GMT
Congratulations! I hate looking over my shoulder when reversing - I nearly always use mirrors. Likewise, to the point I've never looked over my shoulder to reverse since I passed my test in 1980! * Other than to check for erratic pedestrians, I should add. |
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Post by rodge on Sept 23, 2017 0:51:14 GMT
Thanks! I’ve a piece of paper that says I can drive now.
The surreal bit is they they asked me who had accompanied me in the car and I said nobody did as I’ve a full Irish driving licence.
Strange thing is I only got the licence to have local ID. It’s amazing how many times Americans struggle to understand a date of birth that’s day- month- year and when it’s explained, they say it’s weird...
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Post by Boxer6 on Sept 23, 2017 11:02:31 GMT
Thanks! I’ve a piece of paper that says I can drive now. The surreal bit is they they asked me who had accompanied me in the car and I said nobody did as I’ve a full Irish driving licence. Strange thing is I only got the licence to have local ID. It’s amazing how many times Americans struggle to understand a date of birth that’s day- month- year and when it’s explained, they say it’s weird... Congratulations Rodge - missed saying so first time round! As with many other things, isn't Month-Day-Year something only the yanks do? Weird indeed .. .. .. |
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Post by johnc on Sept 23, 2017 12:03:21 GMT
As with many other things, isn't Month-Day-Year something only the yanks do? Weird indeed .. .. .. Yes but for so many in USA, the world revolves around them.
And congratulations Rodge.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Oct 3, 2017 8:08:59 GMT
Congratulations. A whole 15 minute driving test??
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Post by rodge on Oct 4, 2017 1:49:06 GMT
Congratulations. A whole 15 minute driving test?? Yes, I also know someone who failed the test twice before getting her licence. I went in the car with her once and was terrified. Never again.. The actual licence arrived last week and has a lot more security measures on it than a European licence. I also realised I’ve been driving longer than my tester has been alive, since I first drove tractors as a 10 year old and then the family Mini when I was 13. |
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Post by grampa on Oct 4, 2017 14:58:14 GMT
Does that allow you to drive a manual as well as an automatic? Presumably most Americans take the test in an auto - and are they then legally able to be unleashed on a manual? - from the times you see them drive a manual it seems there is something in the American genes that prevents them driving a manual well?
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Post by rodge on Oct 11, 2017 19:22:21 GMT
It allows me to drive anything that’s under 26,000lb gvw and has no more than 2 axles.
It also covers auto and manual vehicles, which explains a lot.
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