I wonder if we had a system like that here if it would cut down on the
42,000 traffic deaths each year...? Wouldn't bother me in the least if we
had something like that. If we did there might have been some kind of
intervention between that moron in the video and the morons that supposedly
raised him.

Why is it 'unfortunate' to _not_ have tuition fees, anyway?

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Florian Speier" <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:24 PM
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