Global Driving Licences

Right, driving licences us. Driving licences. What's required? Depends on the state. In South Dakota, you can get a licence at 14. 14? With restrictions. Like a supervisor. You need a supervisor. For six months. And after six months you can be 14 and drive on the public roads alone? Between 6 AM and 10 PM. Yeah. And there's a test on the road for the full licence, right? Generally, yes. But in some states, if you you don't need a road test at all. Who grades drivers ed? The driving school. The school grades itself. It's efficient. Is anyone more relaxed than the In Mexico City there was no test at all until 2024. None? The licence. And now? Now there's an online test. So still no road test? Nope. How long is the licence good? It never expires. You pay one fee and it's permanent. Germany. I've heard you're stricter. To drive in Germany, you'll need theory lessons, professional practical lessons, 12 special drives, motorway, country roads and night, an eye test and a first aid certificate. Oh, that's all? And between two and four thousand euros. What happens if you lose your licence? To get it back, you must face the MPU. The Medizinisch Psychologische Untersuchung. That's quite a mouthful. What's its informal name? The idiot test. The idiot test. That's what everyone calls it. What's so funny, Norway? These tests, they are so simple. What does Norway require? The glattkjøring. Half a day on a purpose-made skid track. And you meant to avoid skidding? No, you have to skid and then recover. You're required to lose control. How else would you learn to regain it? And this is compulsory for everyone? The roads are ice for half the year, so yeah. Makes sense. There's also the moose. The what now? The cardboard moose that you gotta swerve around on the skid track? Uh huh. Why a moose? Because sometimes there's a moose.