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[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It all depends upon state. I think the learners permit requires another licensed, adult driver to be in the vehicle and has other restrictions.

That said, I'm with you. I originally learned to drive in rural Ohio. I moved to Japan and finally decided to get my license. Since my Ohio license expired, I had to start from zero. I spent two weeks knocking it out at a training camp (there's a restriction on the number of hours of practical training per day, so there was a fair amount of free time). First, had to pass some basic checks. They did start practical on the first or second day on their closed course. There's a mid-point test that one must pass before being able to go out on the roads. There's a number of hours more of this and then two final tests (course and driving).

I got my mid-sized motorcycle license this year and that was also a number of hours (I want to say 17 altogether since I had a regular car license), though exclusively on the closed course.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my opinion, licensed adult is not the same as professional instructor. I also got my motorcycle license last year and the amount of knowledge and skill my instructor taught me was huge. It shouldn't be a surprise since professionals will always be better at their profession than regulars but still it came as surprise.

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my opinion, licensed adult is not the same as professional instructor

Oh, definitely. I just added that in case anyone reading thought it meant they could just start driving on their own or something.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago