Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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I learned today that in the UK, you have to get a manual transmission license to be able to drive a stick car. They have separate license for folks who only want to take the automatic driving test and be licensed only for automatics. Wow.

They are far different than the US when it comes to motorcycles. They have to get a license for bikes limited to 4o or 50hp first...then after a set period of time they can take the test to get a regular license to drive any bike with real Hp like in the US. Kinda like we do with learners permits before drivers licenses. Thought that was interesting. My daughter didnt even have to parallel park an automatic to get her license. She is still in the early license period where she cannot drive after 9pm at night here in NC. She can get her unrestricted license when she turns 17 this month.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
I learned today that in the UK, you have to get a manual transmission license to be able to drive a stick car. They have separate license for folks who only want to take the automatic driving test and be licensed only for automatics. Wow.

They are far different than the US when it comes to motorcycles. They have to get a license for bikes limited to 4o or 50hp first...then after a set period of time they can take the test to get a regular license to drive any bike with real Hp like in the US. Kinda like we do with learners permits before drivers licenses. Thought that was interesting. My daughter didnt even have to parallel park an automatic to get her license. She is still in the early license period where she cannot drive after 9pm at night here in NC. She can get her unrestricted license when she turns 17 this month.
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Europe as a whole has a much more rigorous process when it comes to getting vehicle licenses.

It's why they get to have nice things like the autobahn. Their typicsl drivers are much better.

A taxi driver has to go through a long process there as well.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
I learned today that in the UK, you have to get a manual transmission license to be able to drive a stick car. They have separate license for folks who only want to take the automatic driving test and be licensed only for automatics. Wow.

They are far different than the US when it comes to motorcycles. They have to get a license for bikes limited to 4o or 50hp first...then after a set period of time they can take the test to get a regular license to drive any bike with real Hp like in the US. Kinda like we do with learners permits before drivers licenses. Thought that was interesting. My daughter didnt even have to parallel park an automatic to get her license. She is still in the early license period where she cannot drive after 9pm at night here in NC. She can get her unrestricted license when she turns 17 this month.
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NC didn't have that ridiculous "early license period" law back in the stone age when I was in high school. That sounds WAY more like a curfew for teenagers than anything actually designed for driver safety.
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
Europe as a whole has a much more rigorous process when it comes to getting vehicle licenses.

It's why they get to have nice things like the autobahn. Their typicsl drivers are much better.

A taxi driver has to go through a long process there as well.
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Can you imagine John Eddie out on the autobahn in his ‘78 Chrysler Cordoba cruising in the left lane? This is one of the reasons we don’t have one
 
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Vol423 said:
NC didn't have that ridiculous "early license period" law back in the stone age when I was in high school. That sounds WAY more like a curfew for teenagers than anything actually designed for driver safety.
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Nope. I turned 16 in NC in 1993 and got my full license. Did have to take a drivers ed class as an elective at school beforehand though to make that happen. D.E. class was relatively new. My daughter had to take class, get learners permit at 15.5yo to only drive with parents, restricted license at 16, then full license at 17 soon. Pain in the azz. I taught her to drive in my Civic coupe with manual transmission. She does well.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
Nope. I turned 16 in NC in 1993 and got my full license. Did have to take a drivers ed class as an elective at school beforehand though to make that happen. D.E. class was relatively new. My daughter had to take class, get learners permit at 15.5yo to only drive with parents, restricted license at 16, then full license at 17 soon. Pain in the azz. I taught her to drive in my Civic coupe with manual transmission. She does well.
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I was in high school and college in NC in the late 80’s/early 90’s. The driver’s license program I had in NC was the same as yours.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
Nope. I turned 16 in NC in 1993 and got my full license. Did have to take a drivers ed class as an elective at school beforehand though to make that happen. D.E. class was relatively new. My daughter had to take class, get learners permit at 15.5yo to only drive with parents, restricted license at 16, then full license at 17 soon. Pain in the azz. I taught her to drive in my Civic coupe with manual transmission. She does well.
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TN is similar to NC.

I had to get a learners permit at 15, could only drive with parents. license at 16 after a "test" 4 right turns and parking. at 18 you get the full license that lets you drive after a certain hour, and lets you transport other minors.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
Let’s go ahead and serve this up now 🖕

Man the fog rolling in last evening after an afternoon rain shower was beautiful.

Aren’t you in Lebanon or Shelbyville? Just to be safe I shot a bird at both as I passed the exits.
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It's almost as if you don't know me. Only crazy people live on that side of the Cumberland River.
 
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