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Originally Posted by Addick
Most drivers in Northern North America lack the knowledge and skill to drive an automobile and it is a largely due to the poor driver education systems and the low testing standards. The driver education system leaves a lot to be desired, they don't properly educate the driver nor do they teach them basic skills. Point and case in the fact that probably less than 5% of the licensed population know how to navigate a roundabout, or traffic circle, and worse yet less than 1% know that there is a difference between a them! My dad learnt how to drive in England and when he did his road test in Calgary he only drove a block before the examiner told him that he clearly knew how to drive and to head back to the parking lot as he had passed the exam. Students over here need more hours in class actually learning how to drive, and in the car learning basic and advanced skills. I'd say students need at least 50 hours split between in-class and in-car training. Yeah it would be a pain in the ass and an expensive one at that but it would help save lives and increase the efficiency of our roads. |
I agree. I live in Austin, Tx which has had a population and growth boom much like Calgary and the people here just don't know how to drive. People here think that New Yorkers are bad drivers. It's far from the truth it's just they get up there and don't know what they are doing and they think everyone else is the problem. New York (at least the city and Long Island) has a tiered licensing system based on age and has much more rigorous tests than here and driving up there is like being in heaven compared to this crap. Oh and the one day every two years we get ice theres about 5000 accidents because people are morons.