We'd probably have less kids getting killed in car accidents if we had that kind of training requirements and costs!
Joy
**************************************************************** Joy Hecht now living in a real house in northern Virginia and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years lugging Joy and her stuff around... For musings about life and the vanadventures: http://www.joyhecht.net ****************************************************************
:::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf :::Of Florian Speier :::Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 3:24 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: teenagers and vanagons ::: :::On 10/11/06, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: :::> :::> Want to tell the list how much money it costs to get a driver license :::in :::> Germany? Lessons and license cost :::> :::> :::I did not want to advocate the german licencing system. and thinking :::about :::it, i guess it makes sense to learn on automatic first. :::but, if you want to know, i got my licence in 1998 for about 1100USD, or :::2000 deutsche mark. this included thirty hours of driving with a teacher :::who :::has a second set of pedals. of these three are on the autobahn, five :::highway, two at night and the rest in town. Additionally roughly twenty :::hours of theory, which includes driving rules, suggestion and basic :::mechanics. failing a driving test costs you roughly 300usd. :::the cost is considered by most parents as part of the educatioal costs of :::a :::child. (unfortunately, we do not have tuition fees at university) ::: :::flo |
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