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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the driving tests in the US are not very comprehensive -just judging from mine when I just arrived  and my son’s this summer. 
In the UK they are app an hour long. You have to do all the maneuvers perfectly including parking in a parking bay both forward and reversing and tester checks distance between you and cars on either side and then driving or reversing back out, 
pulling up on the side of the road, reversing for 2 car lengths, and rejoining the traffic,  3 point (max)  turn without touching the curb (When I did it there were no sensors) , parallel parking with max 3 maneuvers and  (Examiner will check distance from curb -no walking to the curb, and distance between you are car in front and behind), reversing around a corner, pulling over and pulling away, emergency stop,  pulling out from behind a parked vehicle-don’t dare touch any other parked cars, hill start (most test with manual cars so must be able to manage the clutch and not roll back), driving in all traffic conditions. It’s a harrowing experience but you make sure you’re an expert in all those before you go for your test. 
I was a nervous wreck and I failed 3 times before getting my license but my American friends have often asked how I park so smoothly-particularly in bays forwards or backwards and parallel parking. [/quote]
My DH from the UK says the same, that the US driving tests are stupidly easy.  He's really good at parallel parking.[/quote]

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