[Bob Hancock]

Originally Posted by signit98

Ah yes, the good old American system of "buying" a driver license without proper training... after all, if you can park and run red lights and stop signs that should be good enough, right?

It's a states rights issue....long standing since the founding of the republic for this and many issues. In Georgia I got a pretty hefty insurance discount for my daughter when she went through the public school drivers training. It wasn't as vigorous as the one in Germany, but it kept her out of trouble and saved me money and maybe pain. That said....we generally don't drive as well as those in Germany especially when it comes to lane usage, a thing I had frustration over after three years at Bitburg.