Absolutely. And if we conducted driving tests like we conduct technical interviews, it would be something like:

- Please sketch out a diagram of a typical family sedan, be sure to mark and explain all major components.

- Do you drive stick? No? Well, please draw out the full mechanical diagram of a manual transmission.

- You are going down the street and an old lady steps suddenly off the sidewalk. Please sketch on this whiteboard what you would do.

- Please play 5 rounds of Need For Speed: Underground. You are required to come in 2nd or 1st in all rounds.

etc, etc. It definitely won't entail actual driving.

Since a driving test involves driving, and I've never once encountered a technical interview that involved any reasonable facsimile of an actual technical work environment... No, absolutely not.

My best technical interview was a take-home programming assignment. I could ask questions by email. After a week, I would present my work to the other programmers and they'd ask questions about why I did something a certain way.

Best interview process ever, and that company had excellent programmers and the lowest employee turnover I've ever seen.

Please name and shame!

In a driving test, you still get to actually drive. A driving theory exam is a better comparison.