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600 dollars for Drivers Ed?

Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
such bullshit.
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Once I get out of this town


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  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    in Germany it's about $4000 U S equivalent, and it's mandatory to get your license, so $600 ain't so bad...
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  • bovy_jbovy_j Posts: 1,008
    It's around the same here. I think it's something like $580? I'm not sure though. I didn't take it.
  • toastertoaster Posts: 152
    beachdweller wrote:
    in Germany it's about $4000 U S equivalent, and it's mandatory to get your license, so $600 ain't so bad...

    Yep, it's around 3-4000 dollars here too. Well, since the dollar is so low right now it's probably a bit less. But still, that's fucking expensive! People here have to wait until they're 18, so I guess people have more money saved up when they're 18 than when they're 16. 600 dollars is a lot too, though.
  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    such bullshit.
    You should get a reduction in your car insurance though. Over time it might even out.
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  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    HushBull wrote:
    You should get a reduction in your car insurance though. Over time it might even out.
    Wait wait wait...you don't have to learn how to drive BEFORE they give you a licence?! :confused:
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,298
    I don't remember what I spent for drivers ed back in the day but I don't imagine it was more than $75.

    My high school offered it and I think there was just one low fee.
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    In Maryland it's $450 and it's manditory. It was free when I was in high school but it's a great idea for teenagers because of the way they drive.

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  • cheeseandricecheeseandrice Posts: 206
    It's only $45 here to take the written test and the driving test is free (Delaware). The driving test I think is only an hour or two. Scary isn't it?
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  • pearljammin41pearljammin41 Posts: 465
    whoa i took it for free in high school.............
  • NothinGBetteRPJMaNNothinGBetteRPJMaN Posts: 530
    bovy_j wrote:
    It's around the same here. I think it's something like $580? I'm not sure though. I didn't take it.

    you didnt take drivers ed or get your license?
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  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    My oldest son just turned 16, and he will be going to drivers ed. The $600 is a bit surprising, however. I guess no new guitar toys for a while. :(
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  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    cheeseandrice wrote:
    It's only $45 here to take the written test and the driving test is free (Delaware). The driving test I think is only an hour or two. Scary isn't it?

    :eek:


    and 600 dollars!? focking hell. it's around 1 300-1 400 euros here! and that's just the first part. there's a second part/course around a year later (mandatory to those who want a proper lisence, the one you get after the first course is only temporary) and that's a few hundred euros too.
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  • timrothtimroth Posts: 215
    makes sense that its more expensive in europe. you crazy bastards dont even drive on the right side of the road.
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    I never took driver's ed

    Its not mandatory here

    Don't waste your money unless it's mandatory

    I'll teach ya kid everything you need to know

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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    timroth wrote:
    makes sense that its more expensive in europe. you crazy bastards dont even drive on the right side of the road.

    :confused: most people in Europe drive on the same side of the road as the US ... ah I understand it you mean you guys drive on the wrong side as well .,.. it's us that drive on the left-hand side that have it correct ;)
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    pearljammin41 wrote:
    whoa i took it for free in high school.............

    me too! :)


    and i don't know if it differs from state to stae, but at least here in NY - at least when i learned - you did not *have* to take drivier's ed. obviously, you need to learn somewhere, somehow...but as long as you pass the written and practical exams - as in driving - you can get your license.


    i took driver's ed b/c it was free :)...and yes, i did NOT want to have to deal with learning from either of my parents! :eek:
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    In Alberta (Canada) you can get your learner's permit at fourteen and your driver's licence at sixteen. Don't know if that's still the case. Regardless, I took driver's ed. (apprx. $35), got my learner's permit a month after turning sixteen and had my driver's licence within two months of my birthday.
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  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    Woah, thats a mental price. Here, you pay about €40 for a theory test, and then yer pretty much good to go with a full licenced driver in the car with you. Its €38 for your full licence test.
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    NothinGBetteRPJMaN wrote:
    you didnt take drivers ed or get your license?


    I didn't either. Dad took me around the neighborhood a few times, I read the book they handed out, and took the test....that's it.
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  • seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    in my school its a mandatory class in tenth grade. so i guess its free
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Are we starting a collection?

    DTL10! get a paypal account and see how many of us it takes to get you into a Drivers Ed car!!!

    I will pledge 20 bucks to start!!!!
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