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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember that in Germany you’re not even eligible to get your full license until you’re 18[/quote]

Not your full license but many start lessons at 16 1/2 now, take their written exams at 16 3/4 and their practical driving exams a month before they turn 17. They can then drive with an adult (30+) in all of Germany and Austria for a year before exchanging their preliminary license to a regular one. Also, you can of course get a license to drive a moped at the age of 15. If you look at APs from more rural areas you might find some who have been driving in regular traffic from much younger than 18.

As far as I know 18 is the limit for a full license in all of Europe with only some countries offering learners permits at 17 (Spain, Belgium, Austria...) with similar restrictions as in Germany. The only European country I know of where you may drive earlier is France (but there might be more, I don't claim to know the regulations in all European countries). [And a wee bit of googling tells me that 18 is also the age limit in Japan, Russia and most of the Middle East. If you want younger you'd have to stick to the UK/Ireland/OZ/Canada it seems]

However, it doesn't matter that much when you get your license but that you actually practice driving. Having your license at a young age doesn't help if you don't actually drive regularly. I'd rather have a 19 year old German with 2 years of driving experience on a German Autobahn and in German city traffic than a 22 year old AP from Asia who bought her license at 20 and hasn't driven since.[/quote]

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