China’s $4k electric cars tap huge market Tesla can’t reach

Re:China’s $4k electric cars tap huge market Tesla can’t reach by cmckn on Saturday March 13, 2021 @09:00AM (#26446606)

Driving school wasn’t required, though you can take a “driver’s ed” class in high school to skip the exams at the DMV (you take them as part of the class). The exams are free (IIRC), you just have to pay to get the license when you pass. You only have to pass a written exam to get your “permit” (limited license). You need a certain amount of hours of driving to get a full license; but these aren’t really tracked. You just need a guardian (if you’re under 18) or a license holder to sign an affidavit saying you drove the hours. I definitely hadn’t actually driven the number of required hours when I turned 16 and my mom signed off on it.

It varies widely by state, of course; I started driving in Alabama when I was 15. I just recently had to pay WA to transfer my license from Colorado, I guess that was just administrative fees.

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Re:China’s $4k electric cars tap huge market Tesla can’t reach by nicoburns on Saturday March 13, 2021 @01:36PM (#26448766)

> Driving school wasn’t required

I think the difference might be in the difficulty of the test. Here in the UK driving lessons aren't required, but most people wouldn't pass the test without them (and most drivers wouldn't pass the test now if they had to sit it again).

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Re:China’s $4k electric cars tap huge market Tesla can’t reach by seniorivn on Saturday March 13, 2021 @03:11PM (#26449563)

which basically means those tests are not required to be sufficient at safe driving, since most drivers drive safely(enough) without being able to pass those tests.

Additionally, i would love to compare car accidents stats for countries with strict rules/very liberal rules and no rules at all(like most third world countries with high level of corruption)

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Re:China’s $4k electric cars tap huge market Tesla can’t reach by nicbou on Saturday March 13, 2021 @11:05PM (#26452714)

Last time I checked, the US was quite far behind Germany in terms of road safety. Having driven in both (and far more dangerous ones), I'd say that there's a noticeable, but not outrageous difference. It largely depends on the state though.

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