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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

if only automatic transmissions made people know and obey traffic laws, not run red lights or drive drunk

but my point was about the weakly enforced education component and how relatively easy it is to get a license in the US

so even if he struggled the fact he was required to show minimum competence instead of simply processed through is my point

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the UK, you need to show quite a bit of competence to pass. One of the hardest tests in the world.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

yep but we Americans get mad when told we are not exceptional and our drivers are under trained