| Where I live now, getting a licence is pretty hard. You take a theory exam (which you actually do have to study a bit for) on the rules of driving. This gets you a learning permission, that allows you to drive but only with a fully licences driver in the car supervising. You then have to take a minimum of 12 driving lessons with an approved instructor, recorded in a log book, before you can take the driving practical exam. You then take the driving practical exam, which involves driving in the approved fashion around a public area. This has a surprisingly high failure rate - "wrong hand position" on wheel, not looking around enough, looking around too much, etc all will get you a fail. Assuming you pass, you are then a "novice" driver (have to display "N" plates) for two years and pay an incredibly high insurance premium. Despite all this "barriers to entry", most people here are terrible drivers lol |