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Re: Huh, maybe I was wrongly assuming everywhere was like here. Floffe Send a noteboard - 15/03/2010 10:51:52 PM
In the UK, there's only one age for driving: 17. That's when you can start learning, and then you can take the test whenever you're ready.

My dad says he knew a guy who passed his test on his 17th birthday – his father owned large fields in which he learned to drive before he was allowed on the road. That would be more difficult nowadays as you now have to pass a theory test before you can take your practical test, but in theory I don't think anything stops you booking a theory test on the morning of your 17th birthday and a practical test in the afternoon...

Here they've recently changed it so that both tests are in one day, when I got mine I had to do the theoretical first and only then could I schedule the practical (they kept it that way to keep down the number of people who'd booked both and then failed the theory part).
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New Orleans hotelier offers to host prom cancelled in Mississippi Ghavrel - 14/03/2010 01:29:40 AM 533 Views
*NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/03/2010 01:52:22 AM 58 Views
That's awesome of that guy. *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/03/2010 01:56:51 AM 60 Views
Sort of seems opportunistic really Isaac - 14/03/2010 02:00:54 AM 213 Views
even if it was, it's still all sorts of heartwarming LadyLorraine - 14/03/2010 02:45:12 AM 188 Views
Yeah, I suppose so Isaac - 14/03/2010 02:52:55 AM 185 Views
Given the nature of the people involved, I highly doubt they're willing to go to NOLA. Ghavrel - 14/03/2010 03:31:33 AM 205 Views
Re: Given the nature of the people involved, I highly doubt they're willing to go to NOLA. Isaac - 14/03/2010 04:13:18 AM 195 Views
i couldn't tell *NM* LadyLorraine - 14/03/2010 04:22:38 AM 58 Views
It's lovely that Ben enabled the strike-through tag here *NM* Floffe - 14/03/2010 11:29:35 AM 58 Views
Yes, I just wish we could link Isaac - 14/03/2010 12:32:51 PM 192 Views
Aren't high-school graduands generally 18? Tim - 14/03/2010 10:34:20 AM 210 Views
Prom is in early April - so statistically, only about 25% of students will have turned 18... Legolas - 14/03/2010 03:40:26 PM 172 Views
That's probably off by a good deal, closer to 50% Isaac - 14/03/2010 04:48:07 PM 192 Views
Ah, yes, that would make a difference. Legolas - 14/03/2010 04:56:19 PM 187 Views
School years by birth year? That's far too logical and orderly for an English-speaking country! Tim - 14/03/2010 11:10:27 PM 179 Views
It's pretty arbitrary, but you have to consider the ramifications at the college level Isaac - 15/03/2010 12:05:28 AM 183 Views
What are the "noticeable difficulties" with having 17-year-olds on campus? Tim - 15/03/2010 08:19:24 AM 173 Views
Mostly, I can only think of problems relating to sex. LadyLorraine - 15/03/2010 12:38:06 PM 157 Views
What on earth have students' sex lives got to do with the college? Tim - 15/03/2010 12:52:03 PM 172 Views
I was just suggesting it as a possible reason, there's no need to get persnickity. LadyLorraine - 15/03/2010 05:45:43 PM 157 Views
I didn't mean to be persnickety. I was just trying to understand. Tim - 15/03/2010 08:39:20 PM 159 Views
Well, they aren't legal adults... Legolas - 15/03/2010 01:05:33 PM 165 Views
Because it means you can't pass your test until long after you've started your "independent" life. Tim - 15/03/2010 08:44:33 PM 196 Views
Depends on the country, I would imagine. Legolas - 15/03/2010 08:53:40 PM 160 Views
Ah, good to know. Not quite as nuts as I thought then, at least in Belgium . *NM* Tim - 15/03/2010 10:42:51 PM 59 Views
All countries I'm aware of have "driving age" mean the age you can take the test Floffe - 15/03/2010 10:24:16 PM 174 Views
Huh, maybe I was wrongly assuming everywhere was like here. Tim - 15/03/2010 10:33:50 PM 210 Views
in the states LadyLorraine - 15/03/2010 10:44:11 PM 164 Views
Yeah, I think a lot of states do the same. Tim - 15/03/2010 11:38:04 PM 146 Views
there are a LOT more automatics over here. LadyLorraine - 16/03/2010 01:22:26 AM 148 Views
Re: Huh, maybe I was wrongly assuming everywhere was like here. Floffe - 15/03/2010 10:51:52 PM 158 Views
Here they recently changed the system too, so I'm not sure on the details, but... Legolas - 15/03/2010 10:55:13 PM 151 Views
That's another sensible thing. Tim - 16/03/2010 08:47:09 AM 145 Views
All of that goes out the window with preschool, though. LadyLorraine - 15/03/2010 02:16:42 AM 166 Views
Same - 2.5, actually. *NM* Legolas - 15/03/2010 12:31:42 PM 56 Views
It is birth year in the largest school district in the US - NYC. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 07:49:43 PM 162 Views
Nice promotion stunt. Legolas - 14/03/2010 03:44:20 PM 192 Views
i'd still be interested to know how much of it is her LadyLorraine - 14/03/2010 06:46:43 PM 171 Views
Good. snoopcester - 15/03/2010 10:55:53 AM 167 Views
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