• Gabe Bell@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    In the UK we didn’t even get driving lessons.

    Our parents paid for us to learn to drive.

    I still can’t believe American schools teach kids to drive, given their… attitude to other things. It’s just weird.

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      8 days ago

      Afaik you have to pay for driving lessons and licensing across the US. Yes maybe you can take classes at the high school, but it’s still paid.

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        8 days ago

        So you pay for the lessons at school?

        Or you can pay for lessons at home, and get free lessons at school?

        (Sorry – your comment was clear as to who does the paying).

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          8 days ago

          You pay private driving schools to 1) rent a car and 2) for lessons. There are no lessons offered through normal school itself, save for some select places and maybe some colleges.

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            8 days ago

            If there are some select public schools that teach students to drive, I certainly never have heard of it before. The private driving schools though, yeah, I definitely know those are real. Various insurance companies give discounts to minors with drivers licenses if they pass said school I believe.

    • its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works
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      It really depends on what state you live in. My school only offered summer driver’s ed. Only knew one person who took it. I never had a class on how to drive. My parents taught me, I took a written test, a 2hr long seminar on driving safely, and a practical test.