Queen of the Kawaii Jedi Care Bears~
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- Seen Feb 4, 2007
no!~ ;x; Rainbows are kawaii and joyful and hopeful~! Little ribbons of happiness in the sky!
Or, I just don't see it when one appears >_>
It's so much more difficult and expensive over here. You are told to have at least 40 hours worth of lessons, at the price of about $40 per hour. Then you have to pass two theory tests. One is answering 35 questions on stuff like road signs, speed limits, safety issues etc, and another one called the Hazard Perception test, where you watch video clips of a car driving and you have to click the mouse immediately when you see a potential hazard. And you lose points for every second or two you waste before clicking it.Sometimes I think Georgia is far too lax on their driving laws. To get your permit you got to answer 40 questions and that's it. Once you pass you get your permit and you can drive anywhere as long as someone over 21 (with a license) is in the front seat with you. You don't have to take Drivers Ed (well, I think they are changing that soon), and all that stuff.
40 hours is the minimum requirement, I think. That's the general assumption of how long it'd take you to learn everything that needs to be covered, providing you pick up everything almost immediately. A lot of people probably have to double that.Only 40 hours? We have to do 50 (and I think that's been at least doubled recently). Well, at least we don't have to pay for every lesson, since anyone with a full driver's licence can teach you.
And then we have the P's test, and like yours if we stuff up hard we instantly phail.
And there's still more tests after that ._.
Queen of the Kawaii Jedi Care Bears~: Nah, my name is that of a character from Ichigo 100%. Heh, another Rockman series, is it any good?
Hmm, why take a motorcycle test? Like, I know it's your choice and all, but you can't go driving around with your mates and that, so it ain't as fun.I think driving over here is similar to driving in England, although it's more expensive. I know classes for a practical test are around £30-40 per hour, which is ridiculous. I'm not sure about the motorbike test I'll be taking. I know it's practically the same as a car test, except that you obviously don't drive around with an intructor, it's done by going around cones and stuff until you're comfortable with it. I guess that's going to be quite expensive too; I'll be taking the theory test just before my birthday, and take the practical kinda one a week after like my friend is doing in March.
Eh, a lot of people just make up hours by the end of it anyway XD;;;40 hours is the minimum requirement, I think. That's the general assumption of how long it'd take you to learn everything that needs to be covered, providing you pick up everything almost immediately. A lot of people probably have to double that.
And there was talk a few months ago of making new drivers have to spend a whole year taking lessons, in a bid to cut down on road accidents with new drivers. That could be a good idea, but there's no way I'm paying $40 an hour for an entire year. Besides that, they never mentioned how regularly lessons have to be taken in that year.
Because at the moment I'm fed up of relying on either the bus or someone to take me somewhere. If I want to quickly see my friend it's at least a 45 minute walk, which would take over half the time if I had a motorbike. I I don't have a motorbike I'd have to cycle which would also take a good 25 minutes, or ask my mum to take me when I know she's got far better things to do. Besides, getting to school in September I won't have to get that dreadful bus, I can get their independently as they allow room for students to park their motorbikes. Hopefully I'll get a car when I'm 17, but in the mean time I wouldn't mind a motorbike.Hmm, why take a motorcycle test? Like, I know it's your choice and all, but you can't go driving around with your mates and that, so it ain't as fun.
Oh yeah, and it's more dangerous XD;;;;
I've always wanted a motorbike. I wouldn't use it much..I'd be too scared. XD But it'd be cool to just drive around locally, like going up to the town centre which is about four miles away and on a fairly straight route. It easily beats walking or catching the bus, and it'd be more thrilling than driving a car (if I could).
But I've seen people doing 90+m/ph on busy motorways, swerving in and out of lanes to avoid cars. It's no surprise that most motorcyclists have accidents if you ride them so carelessly. >.>