19 Jul 2017, 2:52 pm
KiannaKitter wrote:
It is only in the US you can get a friend or parent to teach you. That is very illegal here. You have to pay for a pro drive instructor and as another one from Denmark pointed out earlier, that is expensive. A license here costs at least 10,000 DKK and most likely it will climb to 15,000 DKK with extra lessons or even more. That is about 2,300 USD.
On top of that cars are expensive too and very hard to afford if you don't have a high paying job or save for years. That is why I am doubting getting it in the first place because I am pretty poor and I probably won't be able to afford a car anyway. Luckily my parents are loaded and they got my sister a car, so I am thinking maybe they would buy me one too. Otherwise there is always the option of borrowing other people's cars, but its not as paractical as having your own and in any case it all depends on whether or not I can pass.
I have mirror movements in my hands so everything my right does, the left copies....its not very practical with a steering wheel. Imagine if I go to change the radio while driving and my right hand goes right and then suddenly the left one on the wheel does the same and the whole car swerves to the side.
On top of that cars are expensive too and very hard to afford if you don't have a high paying job or save for years. That is why I am doubting getting it in the first place because I am pretty poor and I probably won't be able to afford a car anyway. Luckily my parents are loaded and they got my sister a car, so I am thinking maybe they would buy me one too. Otherwise there is always the option of borrowing other people's cars, but its not as paractical as having your own and in any case it all depends on whether or not I can pass.
I have mirror movements in my hands so everything my right does, the left copies....its not very practical with a steering wheel. Imagine if I go to change the radio while driving and my right hand goes right and then suddenly the left one on the wheel does the same and the whole car swerves to the side.
I'm betting that most of this is a non issue because public transport is good in Denmark. Am I right?
19 Jul 2017, 2:58 pm
KiannaKitter wrote:
It is only in the US you can get a friend or parent to teach you. That is very illegal here. You have to pay for a pro drive instructor and as another one from Denmark pointed out earlier, that is expensive. A license here costs at least 10,000 DKK and most likely it will climb to 15,000 DKK with extra lessons or even more. That is about 2,300 USD.
On top of that cars are expensive too and very hard to afford if you don't have a high paying job or save for years. That is why I am doubting getting it in the first place because I am pretty poor and I probably won't be able to afford a car anyway. Luckily my parents are loaded and they got my sister a car, so I am thinking maybe they would buy me one too. Otherwise there is always the option of borrowing other people's cars, but its not as paractical as having your own and in any case it all depends on whether or not I can pass.
I have mirror movements in my hands so everything my right does, the left copies....its not very practical with a steering wheel. Imagine if I go to change the radio while driving and my right hand goes right and then suddenly the left one on the wheel does the same and the whole car swerves to the side.
On top of that cars are expensive too and very hard to afford if you don't have a high paying job or save for years. That is why I am doubting getting it in the first place because I am pretty poor and I probably won't be able to afford a car anyway. Luckily my parents are loaded and they got my sister a car, so I am thinking maybe they would buy me one too. Otherwise there is always the option of borrowing other people's cars, but its not as paractical as having your own and in any case it all depends on whether or not I can pass.
I have mirror movements in my hands so everything my right does, the left copies....its not very practical with a steering wheel. Imagine if I go to change the radio while driving and my right hand goes right and then suddenly the left one on the wheel does the same and the whole car swerves to the side.
Also sounds to me like liberal fascism at work in your country. Its ILLEGAL to have a friend teach you to drive? That's insane. And 2300 USD??? I paid 8 USD to have mine renewed last November. You have to come back every 4 years just for the vision test. My hypothesis is that they are just trying to keep cars off the roads by making it way to difficult to learn to drive. And how about buying a used car? My first was bought for 400USD. Wasn't in the best shape, but it got from point A to point B just fine.
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19 Jul 2017, 3:15 pm
drwho222 wrote:
KiannaKitter wrote:
Um...that really depends of what countries you compare it to But the short answer is nope. There is always something up with it. They don't run on time, they have a lot of cancelled trains or way too crowded trains, the electronic system fails and the whole thing comes to a screeching halt for hours. Been there, done that.
Of course, if you are in the capital or the bigger cities you are more likely to have a nice ride, but if you are in the rural areas you are lucky if the bus even runs once an hour and after 9 pm. I would like to live out in the middle of nowhere with loads of nature around me, but I can't do that because I would literally be stuck without being able to get anywhere. So I am forced into the cities in a way.
Of course, if you are in the capital or the bigger cities you are more likely to have a nice ride, but if you are in the rural areas you are lucky if the bus even runs once an hour and after 9 pm. I would like to live out in the middle of nowhere with loads of nature around me, but I can't do that because I would literally be stuck without being able to get anywhere. So I am forced into the cities in a way.
That sounds like what we have in the US. Public transport is very good in the city of Chicago. Its terrible in the suburbs and almost non existent in rural areas. But we also have WAY WAY more rural land than you do. A car of your own would be required in those areas even if they did have public transport.
True. You are WAYYYYYYY bigger than little us. Here it takes about 5-6 hours to drive from one end of the country to the other. When I was on a roadtrip vacation in the US we could drive through the desert for DAYS and never see a living soul really. It was quite intriquing, yet disturbing and would be absolutely terrifying if your car broke down.
19 Jul 2017, 3:20 pm
KiannaKitter wrote:
drwho222 wrote:
KiannaKitter wrote:
Um...that really depends of what countries you compare it to But the short answer is nope. There is always something up with it. They don't run on time, they have a lot of cancelled trains or way too crowded trains, the electronic system fails and the whole thing comes to a screeching halt for hours. Been there, done that.
Of course, if you are in the capital or the bigger cities you are more likely to have a nice ride, but if you are in the rural areas you are lucky if the bus even runs once an hour and after 9 pm. I would like to live out in the middle of nowhere with loads of nature around me, but I can't do that because I would literally be stuck without being able to get anywhere. So I am forced into the cities in a way.
Of course, if you are in the capital or the bigger cities you are more likely to have a nice ride, but if you are in the rural areas you are lucky if the bus even runs once an hour and after 9 pm. I would like to live out in the middle of nowhere with loads of nature around me, but I can't do that because I would literally be stuck without being able to get anywhere. So I am forced into the cities in a way.
That sounds like what we have in the US. Public transport is very good in the city of Chicago. Its terrible in the suburbs and almost non existent in rural areas. But we also have WAY WAY more rural land than you do. A car of your own would be required in those areas even if they did have public transport.
True. You are WAYYYYYYY bigger than little us. Here it takes about 5-6 hours to drive from one end of the country to the other. When I was on a roadtrip vacation in the US we could drive through the desert for DAYS and never see a living soul really. It was quite intriquing, yet disturbing and would be absolutely terrifying if your car broke down.
Most of those areas in the Western USA were settled in the mid to late 19th century by people in wagons who came from East of the Mississippi River. Think about that.
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19 Jul 2017, 3:24 pm
drwho222 wrote:
KiannaKitter wrote:
drwho222 wrote:
KiannaKitter wrote:
Um...that really depends of what countries you compare it to But the short answer is nope. There is always something up with it. They don't run on time, they have a lot of cancelled trains or way too crowded trains, the electronic system fails and the whole thing comes to a screeching halt for hours. Been there, done that.
Of course, if you are in the capital or the bigger cities you are more likely to have a nice ride, but if you are in the rural areas you are lucky if the bus even runs once an hour and after 9 pm. I would like to live out in the middle of nowhere with loads of nature around me, but I can't do that because I would literally be stuck without being able to get anywhere. So I am forced into the cities in a way.
Of course, if you are in the capital or the bigger cities you are more likely to have a nice ride, but if you are in the rural areas you are lucky if the bus even runs once an hour and after 9 pm. I would like to live out in the middle of nowhere with loads of nature around me, but I can't do that because I would literally be stuck without being able to get anywhere. So I am forced into the cities in a way.
That sounds like what we have in the US. Public transport is very good in the city of Chicago. Its terrible in the suburbs and almost non existent in rural areas. But we also have WAY WAY more rural land than you do. A car of your own would be required in those areas even if they did have public transport.
True. You are WAYYYYYYY bigger than little us. Here it takes about 5-6 hours to drive from one end of the country to the other. When I was on a roadtrip vacation in the US we could drive through the desert for DAYS and never see a living soul really. It was quite intriquing, yet disturbing and would be absolutely terrifying if your car broke down.
Most of those areas in the Western USA were settled in the mid to late 19th century by people in wagons who came from East of the Mississippi River. Think about that.
I'd rather not because it blows my mind. Them using wagons in that weather and no AC for such long distances. Dear God, we almost died when we took that drive. It was 50C in the shade, our bread was toasting itself in the sun and the cheese was melting. My dad was scared to turn the car off for too long because we would be screwed if it got overheated and broke down. You gotta remember, temps here rarely get about 20C, our official summer days are 25C (which we have only had 7 of this year so far) and when it gets about 30C we call it a heat wave and the Danes start to slowly whine, melt and die, lol. We are so not used to high temps. It's rather pathetic actually
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