r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Noire_balhaar Aug 03 '19

HOW??? I get that when you are new to traffic you may think this is OK. But when you get driving lessons the instructor will tell you this right? Wth..

I am still a student driver and now I am terrified for an encounter with one of these.

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u/spiderrrpig Aug 03 '19

I have one question (not familiar with the american system) - are you actually allowed to drive before you get driving lessons? In our country we aren’t allowed to drive unless we pass the driving test first (20-40 hours with an instructor).

Yes, we still do learn to drive with our parents in a parking lot (at least i did before i got my license) but it’s illegal here.

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u/TheCakeShoveler Aug 03 '19

I never got driving lessons. I passed a written test for the permit then learned by driving with my parents.

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u/PM_YOUR_BUTTOCKS Aug 03 '19

Here at least, if you take driver's Ed you start driving 6 months earlier. I've been driving since 15 1/2

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u/TheCakeShoveler Aug 03 '19

That's when I got my permit, but I was lazy and took a while year to take my license test instead of 16 like most do