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04 Aug 2008, 8:51 am

Danielismyname wrote:

I doubt I'll ever get one.

Same here. In fact I'd be legally prohibited from getting one anyway.

My brother got his late -- age 25. (In California he could have got his permit at 15 and license at 16 I think.)

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04 Aug 2008, 9:32 am

soljaboi51 wrote:

Yeah but for driving the united states is the best country to be in, no doubt

Well I'd like to know your reasons as why you think that is. I can think of a few countries I would rather be driving or riding than the USA.

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The provisional period used to be 12 months in Australia (well it was when I got my licence back in 1999) but due to the unproportionally high rate of accidents amongst inexperienced drivers, the different states decided to toughen the laws and increase the restrictions for another 2 years. In my opinion it is just politicians that are just too afraid to tackle the real problem which is lack of skill and mandatory professional driver training is the (rather expensive) solution.

Victoria has always been tougher and we started our three year provisional known as probationary in Vic licencing in 1990 and for under 21s it is now 4 years (3 if over 21) so like the USa it does vary from state to state as does the driving age.

Yeah I know that Victoria has those red light and speed cameras at intersections (with no warning signs) that we don't have here in NSW. I would get into a lot of trouble in Vic.

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04 Aug 2008, 2:13 pm

The United States has the youngest driving age in the world

Obtaining a license is very easy, even for an aspie

All you have to do in Washington is have a permit for six months, log 50 practice hours, take 30 hours of classroom eductation and take a 25 question test, 20 must be answered correctly

You only have one level of provisional license

You dont have to display L or P plates

No speed limit restriction on new drivers

no restrictions on high powered cars

you may tow a trailer right away

no prohibition on freeway driving

The United States has among the lowest crash rates in the world

Drivers are actually considerate, which they are not in europe

You only need to spend a year on restricted license or wait till age 18 for full license

The drive test is usually only 10 to 15 minutes

Some states automatically issue an unrestricted license (south dakota has no provisional level and it is 14 to get a license)

Now how can i be wrong

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04 Aug 2008, 2:17 pm

I am a 25 year old Aspie and I still don't have my driver's license. Dawn

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04 Aug 2008, 3:09 pm

I was 18, the first chance you can get one.

I couldn't wait to get my driver's license because I dearly wanted to get away from my psycho mother and see the world (well, the rest of the town...) for myself. I just wanted to be somewhere she was not.I remember being so nervous at my exam that I could barely even write my signature on the license. I wish I had that old card. My signature looked like chicken scratch!

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04 Aug 2008, 5:34 pm

I got mine when I was 18 years and 5 months. I got it on my second attempt. On the first attempt I failed because I nearly ran over a pedestrian.
I took me a very very very long time to learn but at least today I have an excellent driving record.

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06 Aug 2008, 1:08 am

what country do you live in

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06 Aug 2008, 2:54 am

soljaboi51 wrote:

Well I would consider the ease of obtaining a drivers licence a disadvantage. Your life is at the mercy of other drivers and I would rather be surrounded by skillful drivers who worked for their licence rather than people who obtained their licence from the back of a cereal box.

And how do you know that drivers in Europe aren't considerate? Do you have any data to back that statement with?

I'd love to drive on the Autobahn in Germany someday. Or just in Western Europe in general, the roads are well maintained unlike the roads in Australia which are bumpy and in need of repair.

Another great road I heard that's nice is Deals Gap which is at the border of North Carolina and Tennessee

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06 Aug 2008, 3:55 pm

North Carolina and Tennessee are among the poorest places in the country. It is easier to get a license there than in Washington.

I was in France for two weeks and the drivers rarely stopped for pedestrians, even when they had right of way. They drove way above the limit, honked their horns for fun and swerved onto sidewalks.

My grandma is from Germany and she said that drivers behave just as poorly there as I described in France.

But I still question why the United States has the youngest driving age. You can get a licence in most states before you can even start learing in Australia and you can get a full license at the same age as when an Australian can even get a provisional license. and most countries make you wait until age 18 to even start taking lessons.

I know many non-americans think the United States has too young a driving age and some of it is true. Lots of 16 yearolds get in a car with their friends and crash the car due to speeding, drugs, and alcohol. But I am 16 and drive alone all the time and driving is quite easy for me. I also follow my passenger and curfew restrictions. Next month i can have friends and in march i will have a full license, which is way sooner any of you Australians can get one cuz i will only be 17 years and 4 months.

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06 Aug 2008, 5:10 pm

Add me to the Aspies licensed to drive!

I just passed my behind-the-wheel test today and now have my license.

That was one of the biggest setbacks of my life, and now it's gone!

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06 Aug 2008, 6:13 pm

How was it a setback on your life and how old were you when you started driving?

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06 Aug 2008, 6:37 pm

Most people I knew got their license around 16. I just got it at 22. So for an extra six years, I could not be independent. I was simply afraid to drive.

I started practicing driving around 17, and then went a long time without ever getting behind the wheel. I only just recently bought a car and forced myself to do it. And now I like it even.

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06 Aug 2008, 6:51 pm

So did you just still live with your parents for another six years.

At least you dont have to follow the restrictions I do cuz you are over 18.

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06 Aug 2008, 7:39 pm

Yep, I also spent my first year at college in the dorms, and had to bum rides and ride the bus. The nearest decent food off campus was a mile walk each way. Toward the end of the school year, I decided I'm not going to live like that anymore (it wasn't so much living as it was trying to survive, physically and mentally). So I forced myself to drive, and I'm sharing a house off campus with two friends in the coming year.

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06 Aug 2008, 8:02 pm

if you're 22, shouldnt you have finished college already?

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07 Aug 2008, 12:48 am

Thank you very much for bringing that to my attention. Are you serious, or are you just having juvenile fun on a board full of misfits?

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