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Gigs
Apr 12, 2009 12:43:35 GMT -5
Post by gray on Apr 12, 2009 12:43:35 GMT -5
One month already??
Well, at least I can drive theoretically... passed my theory with no mistakes.
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Gigs
Apr 14, 2009 13:20:49 GMT -5
Post by Lucy on Apr 14, 2009 13:20:49 GMT -5
Best of luck next time, Gray  and for you too Flakie  Drive license is so expensive here. I'm 25 and I haven't got it yet, although I have a car! Terrible...  |
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Gigs
Apr 14, 2009 14:18:32 GMT -5
Post by devlin on Apr 14, 2009 14:18:32 GMT -5
OMG! You have to PAY to get your license there? I had no idea! I feel bad telling you that it's totally free here! I guess that is one way to encourage everyone to use public transportation. We are so spoiled here in America.
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Gigs
Apr 15, 2009 1:53:44 GMT -5
Post by gray on Apr 15, 2009 1:53:44 GMT -5
And it's expensive... at least if you have to take extra lessons and fail your test...
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Gigs
Apr 15, 2009 8:59:06 GMT -5
Post by devlin on Apr 15, 2009 8:59:06 GMT -5
Here,....at least in the smaller towns, Drivers Education is part of the high school curriculum. And you can also get a 'Drivers Permit', which means that you can still drive as long as you have a licensed driver in the car with you. That way, you can perfect your skills before taking the test (I live in a farming area). Of course the laws vary slightly from state to state, but that is how it is here in Missouri. If you don't pass, you can just go to the next county over and take it again. When I moved to Nevada, I had to re-take the test just to renew my license and it was a much longer test!
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Gigs
Apr 15, 2009 10:19:13 GMT -5
Post by kerpea30 on Apr 15, 2009 10:19:13 GMT -5
I know when we lived in Japan they had to pay somewhere around $2,000 to get their license. Of course, devlin is right about how it works here in the States...in the majority of the states you can start drivers education at 15 and get your license at 16. I also grew up in a rural area and actually started driving at 14 (though it was illegal)... The cost here is about $20 for the license and the training is free...now I too understand why public transportation is so popular overseas...WOW! |
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Gigs
Apr 15, 2009 13:29:47 GMT -5
Post by Lucy on Apr 15, 2009 13:29:47 GMT -5
And it's expensive... at least if you have to take extra lessons and fail your test... So true. Here in Spain drive license costs between 300 and 1000 euros, it depends how many tests you fail  On the top of that, the price is increasing year after year... |
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Gigs
Apr 15, 2009 18:40:33 GMT -5
Post by littlesnowflake on Apr 15, 2009 18:40:33 GMT -5
And it's expensive... at least if you have to take extra lessons and fail your test... So true. Here in Spain drive license costs between 300 and 1000 euros, it depends how many tests you fail On the top of that, the price is increasing year after year... ;D ;D It costs between 1200 and 2000 Euros here ;D I should probably consider finishing it in Spain now... |
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Gigs
Apr 16, 2009 10:03:56 GMT -5
Post by Lucy on Apr 16, 2009 10:03:56 GMT -5
OMFG!!  |
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Gigs
Apr 17, 2009 7:43:19 GMT -5
Post by devlin on Apr 17, 2009 7:43:19 GMT -5
That's what I was just thinking Lucy!!! Perhaps they are thinking that, by the time someone can save up that much money, they would be a more mature driver. Although , in my way of thinking, it's like penalizing someone for being poor. You know, like making it so expensive that only the wealthy can afford it!! Very uncool, but I suppose there is more than one way of rationalizing it!
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Gigs
Apr 17, 2009 8:24:39 GMT -5
Post by Lucy on Apr 17, 2009 8:24:39 GMT -5
It could be... Never thought about that, but it could be true what you said, Devlin. Anyway, all I know is that I prefer saving money for (John) gigs instead of driving license for the car I already have, am I silly?  |
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Gigs
Apr 17, 2009 9:02:36 GMT -5
Post by devlin on Apr 17, 2009 9:02:36 GMT -5
No...No...Sounds like you have your priorities straight!! Karma to you for that!! Besides , public transportation is safer and better for the environment!! I know lots of people who exist quite happily without ever getting thier license. Especially in large cities, it's never necessary to have one.
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Gigs
Apr 17, 2009 11:50:16 GMT -5
Post by gray on Apr 17, 2009 11:50:16 GMT -5
But it is necessary if you live in a boring villlage.... *hint hint*
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Gigs
Apr 17, 2009 12:28:50 GMT -5
Post by devlin on Apr 17, 2009 12:28:50 GMT -5
gray: Yeah....I know what you mean......I live in a boring ( eehm...I mean peaceful..) little village, and it is a 30 minute drive just to get to the grocery store!!! If I forget to buy something, then it just has to wait until I go again next week!!Lol!!!
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Gigs
Apr 18, 2009 3:22:07 GMT -5
Post by gray on Apr 18, 2009 3:22:07 GMT -5
Do you have terrible neighbors as well? I mean, it would be okay if the neighbors were actually kind, but most of them here are... well... strange people.
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and for you too Flakie 
On the top of that, the price is increasing year after year...
