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**MyOwnStyle** · 04-21-2011, 07:53 PM

I thought it was a myth that US drivers licenses don't require manual training??

In the UK you can do an auto only license but you can't drive a manual on it. Over there you can?

To be totally fair, roundabouts baffle a lot of UK drivers as well. Especially this one (and no joke, this bad boy exists in Swindon. You go clockwise around the little ones and anti-clockwise through the big ones.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_R..._%28Swindon%29

It was constructed in the early 70's so I'm guessing the town planners of the 60's had a very liberal attitude when it came to "bring your LSD to work" days.

that roundabout is nuts. Even j would avoid that like the plague.

As for us drivers license I will admit they are a joke. They place more importance on Parallel parking than actual car control. My driving test was a joke. Just a trip around the block. If it wasn't for my dad insisting I go to auto-x events and gokarting to learn control I'd be a much worse driver. I did the same with my sisters. Took them to the track and auto-x

As for no special license to drive a manual that's true. It's not required in the US though it should be.

04-21-2011, 07:53 PM	#52
MyOwnStyle Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 512 Senior Member	I thought it was a myth that US drivers licenses don't require manual training?? In the UK you can do an auto only license but you can't drive a manual on it. Over there you can? To be totally fair, roundabouts baffle a lot of UK drivers as well. Especially this one (and no joke, this bad boy exists in Swindon. You go clockwise around the little ones and anti-clockwise through the big ones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_R..._%28Swindon%29 It was constructed in the early 70's so I'm guessing the town planners of the 60's had a very liberal attitude when it came to "bring your LSD to work" days. that roundabout is nuts. Even j would avoid that like the plague. As for us drivers license I will admit they are a joke. They place more importance on Parallel parking than actual car control. My driving test was a joke. Just a trip around the block. If it wasn't for my dad insisting I go to auto-x events and gokarting to learn control I'd be a much worse driver. I did the same with my sisters. Took them to the track and auto-x As for no special license to drive a manual that's true. It's not required in the US though it should be.
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