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submitted 8 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 6 points 8 months ago

Funny thing I've been driving for 30+ years, and have never had a formal driving test:

Permit at 15: No tests, only restriction was to have a licensed passenger in-vehicle
License at 16: Had driver's ed in school, state's driving test waved, and license transferred to other states without any new driving test
Motorcycle license: Took a safety course while in the military, state added endorsement without any test, which also transferred out-of-state
Heavy vehicles: Trained on military 5-ton/deuce+0.5/Frontloaders/HMMWVs - all kinds of heavy equipment - no formal tests, only unit sign-off (even on civilian roads)
The kicker: I now live in a US state where a driver license is good with no re-testing till age 64

Gonna suck when I actually do have to take a test. Hopefully there will be sane infra to go completely driverless by the time I get that old.