DMVs in Japan are The WORST
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This is Connors filler arc.
So true
And it's as boring as a filler arc too.
*Afternoon in konoha starts playing*
Lol
lmao
People: Japan is one of most digitized countries in the world, and a country that truly embraces new technology:
Japan: Let's spend days in an office doing paperwork for something that should be a 5 minute online form.
That's every fucking DMV. Seriously. Going to the DMV you might as well kiss your day goodbye.
@@SyrinoxNight Here in Sweden the only time I've ever been to the DMV's physical building is for my driving test. To renew your licence you get a form in the mail where you attach a photo and sign your signature, then just pay the fee and you get your new licence in your mail a few days later.
If you want a new licence plate you just go to their website and order it. Like any other web shop.
@@volundrfrey896 THIS. Living here makes it really hard to understand why people hate the DMV
@@Vogalos In many states in the US you can renew your license online, but only once per x years.
@@MushookieManA driver's license is valid in the U.S for four years, at which point it has to be renewed, typically on the holder's birthday.
At least I know that's an international constant...
Yes
@@maiy8786 bruh
Not in my state in Mexico you go to building with your papers and pay 35 USD and you wait for like 2 hours and then they give you the licence they dont even test you, at least not regularly.
At least 3 hours to get anything done in California right now
@@Ms666slayer In Brazil you have to take a pretty expensive driver's course for like 2 months, with a month of classes everyday, a couple weeks of simulators and then practical lessons both in daytime and night. Then you take a written test with like 100 questions. Then you have to take a practical test that costs like 30 dollars each try (in a country where the minimum wage is 200 dollars lmao). You're kinda expected to pay a bribe to pass. Then, if you pass it, you have to get the eye exam from specific government-approved doctors (if your eyesight is shit, you can pay a bribe to the doctor too). After this, you go to the DMV, wait a couple hours and pay some more fees and present a shitload of documents so you can request that your provisional license be sent to you by mail in like 1-2 weeks. Then you have a provisional license for a year, and if you get fined for any major traffic violations you lose it and have to start the process all over again.
If you want to be a truck or bus driver, it get exponentially harder.
Pretty cool, eh.
Connors story are the best stories
It’s You!
Yes
Gotta agree
I now want a Connor compilation. All the stories he tells just emit main character energy.
It needs to be adapted
I love how sometimes it’s not even his stories that are great just his general ranting is mad funny too, like when he was ranting about bowling, that was hilarious
Yeah, he should have his own CZcams channel
@@thermitebanana I wonder how he would do as a voice actor? He'd probably be good.
@@Zero-ef4sc he should do something with IronMouse, I think they'd get along really well.
*Typical Garnt Nightmares:*
- Parallel Parking
This reminds me of the absurdity when I finished my bachelor's degree and wanted to enroll a masters course in the same university. I had to get my bachelor's diploma printed out, and then mail it back to the same room I got it from.
wtf 😳
Which country
I wanna hear how you get a license in Thailand. I have friends from the Middle East and India and they say, "it's standard to pay a fat bribe to the police officer".
yeah I've heard that too can confirm
Bro here in India you can get a license without even taking the physical driving test...as long as you pass the theory & you sound confident enough in your driving ability, they many times will just give it to you, especially with scooters...
Here's a quick rundown for the English version (there's no "foreign" or "local" licenses, Thais can choose to do the test in English if they want):
1. Get medical certificate first, there's no test involved, you just pay a clinic 100 THB (about $3).
2. If you live in a populated province such as Chonburi, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, you queue up to get a booking date.
3. On the booked day, you start with colorblind, depth perception, and reaction time tests.
4. Then it concludes with a 3-4 hour video lecture.
5. You then can either choose to do the driving test first or the theory exam first.
6. The theory exam is 50 questions, you need at least 45 correct to pass.
7. The driving test involves starting and stopping on the line, where you need to make sure your front license plate is on the box and the left side of the car is as close as possible to the curb without touching the curb.
8. The driving test concludes with a parallel parking test and a reverse driving test (reverse in a straight line for about 15 meters).
In Israel, just mentioning a bribe will get you pegged.
Same here in Mexico, it's called a "mordida"
How would you describe living in Japan?
Connor: "Living here is a fucking fetch quest"
"we will reject some of you and won't explain why"
"WHY?!"
"What did I just said about explaining?"
Asking why is such a mf crime in Japan lol.
And I thought bureaucracy in Germany was a nightmare. Never expected it could be worse.
Hearing about this makes me even more anxious to start driving.
it's the same in every country....
but then you see some idiots driving and be like "how the fuck he could...."
but then you see there're places that sell fake licenses and be like: B r h U f U c K t H I s
It’s kinda scary the first time but once you let go of the fear you’ll be fine
Driving is scary at first but it really doesn’t take long until you realize it isn’t a big deal at all
That's what the learner's permit is for.
Start by practicing in parking lots, then graduate to side roads with minimal traffic, and once you're able to smoothly stop at intersections finally finish by hitting up main roads and expressways.
Done, you're a driver like everyone else now.
Same..
For those wondering, it has nothing to do with driving on the same side as in Japan, very few countries globally drive on the left side, even most of Europe doesn't. It's just based on which countries have agreements with the Japanese government. For the U.S. since the requirements for licensees vary by state (although they are essentially the same) it is done at a state, not national, level.
"Japan has bilateral agreements with more than twenty countries, including Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom, as well as the US states of Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, to ease the process of acquiring a Japanese license. If you hold a valid driver's license from one of these countries you can get a Japanese license without taking a written or practical exam."
So for those of you in the U.S. you need a license issued in Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia, or Washington.
For other states or countries:
"If you have a driver's license from a country or state which does not have an agreement with Japan, such as China, Brazil or most US states, you will have to take a written and practical exam in order to obtain a Japanese driver's license. This process typically takes several attempts, even for experienced drivers."
As an American from one of the non-blessed states who just completed this process, the above is the reason. State-by-state driving laws, not nationally governed.
As an Alaskan I can confirm that we drive on the right side of the road, but idk about why we don’t have to take the test in Japan
I think it is due to winter driving capabilities of Alaskan, but it doesn't make sense with Hawaii.
@@DF0024 connor misremembered, the states with transferable licenses are Hawaii, Maryland, and Washington
I was born in Alaska but currently living in Hawaii. I can't say for sure but it may be because there is a lot of tourism from Japan to Hawaii and vice-versa so they may want to make things easier for those groups of people.
@@miss_baphomet Why maryland and washington?
If I'm not wrong which side of the road you drive in your country doesn't really matter if you need to take lesson for driving. It depends if your country have some kind of agreement. My father work in Qatar where he have to take a license to drive a car but after Malaysia and Qatar become more friendly for some reason Malaysian doesn't have to take lesson to have license in Qatar even though we drive on the left side of the road and Qatar on the right side.
"They were saying the bad Anime words"
-Connor 2020
At least he didn't have to take the Japanese driving test. I failed it 4 times before I got it and at that point I was about to commit arson. I've heard of people on their 16th attempt at that damn test.
My dream before 30 is to rent a car in Japan and drive around Hokkaido to see the amazing Parks & Nature sites.
Same with the Scottish Highlands
I'm from scotland and I can assure you the highlands are absolutely beautiful
My dream is to ride a mountain goat
My GOD I just want to buy a Lotus Exige when I get to Scotland and go ham in the highlands and in Isle-of-Man. The absolute dream.
i was in Japan for 2 months traveling all over and i actually had an international driving license but the Japanese drive on the wrong side of the road so i was scared to make a really bad mistake while driving so i limited myself only to public transportation- even in Hokaido.
A whole book could be filled with just Connor's stories, and tbh, I would pay for that.
Driving in Alaska is exactly like driving in the rest of the US
Wow, didn’t click this expecting to learn why fetch quests are so common in JRPG’s, video was worth it even just for that.
🎶CONNOR'S STORY TIME🎶
In Poland there's no provisional licenses. Before you get your official one, you can only legally drive with a certified instructor, in a learning car (it has a big blue L sign and a second set of pedals that the instructor can use, usually to brake if you're getting in a dangerous situation). But most people also practice with their parents, especially in rural areas and suburbs, where there's plenty of empty roads
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Same here in Portugal. I would say that's the case for most of Europe.
For Indiana at least, you can first get a learners permit to drive with the instructor. Then while you're under 21, all you can get is a probationary license. Then when you turn 21, you have to get a full license.
But in Europe it's only like the british isles, Switzerland and some parts of Scandinavia or something of that nature that drive on the same side..
Anyway, I thought the DMV over here sucked yikes..
Sweden and Iceland drove on the left only until the 1960s, and Finland changed much earlier.
Damn we drive on the left in Switzerland? guess everyone here's been driving wrong (Joke pls don't harm, but ye we drive on the right here just like France and Germany)
In Tasmania, Australia we have Service Tasmania, and every time I have been it has been simple and easy. I moved house so I had to get my address changed on my licence, so I went in, I was the only in the queue walked up and told the guy my address has changed and this is the new one. And he punched it in the computer. Printed out a sticker and put that on my licence (the new address) and then a page and said "we have updated your address for all these other Govt. Related things. There was like 30 different things (only about 5 applied to me). In and out in 10 minutes.
I remember my licence renewal was the same but the queue was an extra 10 minutes.
It's only Britain, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus in Europe that drive on the left fyi :)
This is brilliant, loved it when he started going off about fetch quests
Great podcast keep it going
Goddamn I identify with almost EVERYTHING Connor says. Slapping the steering wheel is a must when listening to bangers.
I need to catch-up on theses
Ngl connor’s story sounds about the same for me trying to enroll in college
-Why all papers Aren't in the same building?
-Because it would be so fu***** easy
Lol
I got a Back to the Future car thingy ad on this vid, which is awesome
Pre-covid it was a lot better and you would be done within one day (depending how busy, could be quicker. Mine took about 4 hours including waiting). Just have to have all your documents ready (which, like Connor says, is various docs from at least 2 other buildings) and take a translator with you if your Japanese isn't good. The questions I was asked were about how long and how I got my license too - how many lessons etc. Couldn't remember very well because I was 17 when I got my license and I was in my late 30s at this point! I would've thought if you'd had any accidents and questions like that would actually be more important but nope, all about getting it. Eye test is VERY easy and you can keep your glasses on if you use them. Even for me - the shapes are like a C shape so I just pointed in the direction the gap in the circle is (so a C would mean to point right). The examiner got it and no issues with my lack of Japanese.
The re-test for when you want to renew is far far more annoying. You have to have a 2 HOUR (yep, TWO hours) lecture about cars, road safety etc. It includes a 10min video (and my instructor kindly put on the English subtitles) but the remaining 1.5 ish hours were spend me scratching my head and looking at the English version of the manual they'd lend me which was mega out of date so no page numbers matched what was being said by the instructor.
My next renewal was only 30min and gave me the coveted gold license. Gold licenses tend to give you better rates for insurance and is the Japanese equivalent of a no-claims bonus (UK) that you get from insurance companies. The only issue I have with this system is you can get a gold license by not driving. As Joey says, it's just for a form of ID. All in all, not crazy difficult (immigration is more annoying in Japan).
I have been VERY lucky with the CA DMV. Most times I have waited about 15min, I think the longest I waited was about 1.5 hours, and that was when I came mid-day and there were about 100 people ahead of me.
I live in Spain and depending on what state you're from your international driver's license has different validity. I don't know why, but each state has it's own traffic laws. That could be why.
In Panama getting a license is so easy. You do have to wait like 4 to 5 hours because there's always a lot of people renewing their licenses or paying tickets. But once it's your turn, from the moment you turn in your documents to the moment you recieve your license it's 15 minutes at most
In the state of New Hampshire there is no provisonial licence. You just go in and take the full test.
Really?
If you are over 18, you can walk in and take the test. The test is pretty easy. If you are under 18 you need to take a diver cources.
@@mikecamcorder3419 What does diving have to do with being able to drive? Wouldn't a boat license be a closer similarity??
How do you practice your driving before the test without a provisional licence?
@@MrDesertRocker You would have a person over the age of 24 with a driver licence ride in the passanger seat. That would cover you legally.
Daily dose of Connor's story
Garnt, I relate to you so much when it come to driving. I hate parking. And that is why I always let my sister be my uber :)
In Kyushu, I spent 40 minutes, 30 min for the test & interview, and the rest with processing my license on the same day.
It took 274 days to get a transfer of address on my license, I live in Savannah, Georgia. They just kept sending my new license to random places, including Milan Italy because I drove a Mercury Milan, and the Post service here is literally the worst rated post office in the US.
Please do a part 2 to Connors dmv experience.
My diving test were 2 pages of multiple answer questions, that was it
Which country
In my country you just take a 5 question multiple choice test (you pass with three correct), bring a receipt that have your address and your ID with copy, after you pass the test they tell you to go and pay to the bank
By the way two of the possible questions (that are in the government page with the answers) are:
If you see the red light and you are in a hurry you must:
A) wait for the light to turn green
B) speed and get to your destination
C) use the klaxon until the light turns green
Of the following which isn’t a traffic violation:
A) playing rock music in the car
B) ignoring a red light
C) driving over the speed limit
That is the level of difficulty to get a license, by the way I always thought that it was an invention of TV that you had to do a practical exam before getting a regular driving license, Some of my friends got their license before sitting on the driver’s seat once in their lives, their only experience driving was on video games
Weirdly enough getting a commercial driving license is extremely hard and the license to operate trailers and other big vehicles is even harder and with a lot of paperwork
I dont understand why anyone would ever want to go somewhere where you are immediately forced to provide proof of your "right" to be there at the door.
it’s hell on earth
In the U.S to get my learners permit it was a 4 hour online course that you could cheese, then walk in and get the card in under 20 min.
funny thing: i got my license (one year valid) for a few Yen translated at the DMV in Tokyo, could stroll around for about 4h, then pick it up and be allowed to drive around. German/European licenses can do that without going through that tedious process lol
any latino: "so what's weird with that?"
DMV in Wisconsin was fine when I got tested and got my license at 16, about an hour in total. Granted this was pre covid. Don’t even know how they do things now
This feels like the bottle episode of Connor's Ordinary Escapades.
The German equivalent to the DMV is pretty easy and well organized in comparison. You drive you car with a teacher for some months, take the practical exam, and you get your license basically directly after the exam. The examiner literally just scribbles the exam date onto your license and you're good to go.
I needed a specialist doctor to say that I don't use any medicine and that I have no severe concentration issues. Fair enough, considering my ADD. The strange thing is that my psychiatrist and my regular doctor aren't allowed to do any such thing, even though they are the ones who have *ALL* of the documentation necessary. So this meant I had to travel for 3 hours, meet a guy for 5 minutes, then have a 3 hour trip back home. Why so long? Because that was the closest I could find. Not to mention the fact that it was a private doctor so the cost was absurd.
And what if you do need the medication?
In the US you can skip the "provisional" license if you apply at 18. The limited provisional license can be obtained at 16 if you had a learner's permit for 6 months. The full provisional can be obtained 6 months after that. The ages do vary state to state though.
unfortunately not here in nj. your fist year of driving is provisional no matter how old. except here’s where it gets realllly stupid, if you’re 21 or older the rules of the provisional license do not apply to you however your still issued a provisional license (they call it probationary license here) basically just so insurance companies can overcharge you for insurance. at least that is the only genuine reason i can see them doing.
Its hard to understand other people from other countries sleep scheds cuz here in phillipines wake up at 4 or 5 am youre fine most of the time you wake up at 7 (6 for private schools not sure about public schools) and we sleep at 9-10 pm (8 if youre a kid)
I'd be willing to bet the Alaska thing is because of road conditions. We spend half the year dealing with ice and snow and the other half with construction and rain.
Conner's driving adventure
ARC 2 COMMING SOON!!!!!!
Good to see best boi from Muv-luv.
When I went to book my test, I was up at about 4 am and only got the booking done by about 5 pm. XD
In America, or at least my state, if you wait until you’re 18 you can go straight to a full license without a provisional one. I got my learners permit a day after I turned 18 and then got my license 1.5 months later. Waiting until 18 also means no drivers ed or any official behind the wheel driver training.
Connor: *Everything is done in different government buildings.*
Thank God that Malaysia has a thing called an urban transformation centres (or UTC for short). Almost everything document-related (taxes, passports, driving licenses, birth certificates etc.) is done within the same building with different agencies (for different papers) next or close to each other.
_(Well, until 2020 happened that is.)_
Ngl, if I have the chance to go to Japan and drive, I'll put up with all the bs just because of all the spectacular mountain roads, drift cars, classic cars from the 60s-90s, and hard to find parts and accessories for those cars that are impossible to find in the US.
I'll do an International license, although we drive on the left here, I like RHD cars way more. And, well, Infini III FC's come in RHD only
I spotted the Muv-Luv reference!
You can get your stuff translated in another building and have it back in a few days? Damn, that's good.
When I needed stuff done, I had to get my documents apostilled _in the country of origin_ then translated by a translator that is contracted by the notary, then notarized locally. All of that costs money and overall took me like a year and a lot of help from friends back home. 🤣
Sounds like Japan would be easy mode after this.
In india, tamil nadu I just did a U-turn I got the licence 😂
Yaar ye pakistan india may gari chalani bhee atti ho tou smjho bhai apko license milgiya🤣🤣
I have a feeling they only give licenses to some states because different states have different driving tests. In my state all I did was a three point turn and drive 25 mph for like 10 minutes and they gave me a license. I was shocked how little I needed to do
I quite literally just had to drive around the courthouse to get my license.
I think why only a couple U.S states are valid is since every state has different requirements to get a full license Japan probably only sees a small handful as being "adequate".
Hahaha Poor Connor really had no luck on this one. It is pretty bad , but usually not nearly as bad. I've had my license made probably at the same place he went just before the whole COVID thing and in less than 3 hours from walking in I walked out with my Japanese license. Not really surprised at his experience tho. Administrative stuff in Japan is a nightmare.
If it was Alaska, that is weird there are like no actual roads in Alaska its mostly dirt roads and sometimes its "this looks like a road...kinda"
Hearing DMVs are bad in Japan is like being told that American restaurants have burgers.
Mexico: went to the DMV to turn in plates that I will no longer use.
3 copies of my drivers license and about $7 and 10 mins total I was done.
when I got my drivers license, I just turned in my USA license and about $50 dollars and I was done.
Nuevo Leon? yo fue con la papeleria la di, me espere un rato y me la dieron, ni examen me hicieron.
@@Ms666slayer I think it’s all parts of Mexico that do that you just have to pay and promise that you area. Good driver lol
Reminds me of how TSA in the US can be (sometimes) lol
In my country if you just want your license it is relatively quick but if you want to register a car, it is a fucking nightmare. It is at least a half a day journey to make your legally purchased car actually legal.
My license test was like I enter car with Department of Road Transport guy
Have chit chat with him before start the test,he was chill dude
Then just before drive away from driving school to actual road he said ok you good on driving and then that how I passed
are you from India dude
My license test in korea was with this asshole who had this really condescending attitude who was also constantly shitting on me because I was only half korean.
You can drive around in those 40cc delivery scooters without a license
Just drive honestly saves you time and u don’t have to waste other people’s times. Lifesaver.
In the US the worste part aboit the DMV is the wait. But what i have learned from espirience is its down to people showing up with no paper and then trying to hassle tje worker into just pushing it through, or tje dont have any means to pay and then complaining about that. When i finally get up there after hours if waiting it takes like, less than a minutes to redo my liceasnce or registration.
I swear to god Connor can tell you a compelling story about his bathroom break.... Also Gigguks hand mannerisms give me anxiety
This is so much easier in the netherlands if you have a european licence you hand it in and request a new one they send it to the national agency and they check if it real and if it was you get a new licence in 2 weeks
In the USA you don't need a provisional license after 18 years old. lol, you can just go straight to the behind the wheel and written test to get the regular license
Dont even get me started on uk motorcycle licenses, 4 different tests for an unrestricted license...
As an American living in japan, I can confirm that we have it worse. I'm not sure if Hawaii or Alaska have the same agreement as the UK or Australia, but the reason why Japan makes Americans take the test and a driving test is because each state has slightly different rules of the road. How you get your license differs as well from state to state. Some take a driving course in their high school where other states might make learners take a course through a private company.
In regards to my experience getting my Japanese license, I had to first go to a JAF office to get my US license translated. Then go to the DMV to set up a time to come in for an interview and paper test. They grilled me for a good 45 minutes. There was a lot of questions that looped back on themselves, they would ask a question, move on to several others, then come back to the question they asked before. It really felt like an interrogation. After the interview, there was a 10 question paper test in English with questions like "If you come up to an intersection with a stop sign, it's ok to check for oncoming traffic and if clear, continue without stopping. T or F"
After all of that was over and the proper stack of documents had been turned over and tax stamps purchased, I then was able to schedule a day to come back and take the driving portion of the test.
Luckily, as a foreigner with a US license, we don't have to take the full driving test that a Japanese person would have to take. There is a short course that I had to memorize, but the test giver also called out instructions.
After an intense drive around the course, I was given a pink slip and told to wait in the lobby for instructions. I thought I failed, but it turned out that of all of the foreigners who were there that day, I was the only one to pass.
From start to finish it took about 2 or three months and probably 12 hours of on site waiting or test taking. Mostly waiting though.
For reference, this was in Sendai a good number of years ago.
What's the point of getting provisional license aside from it being an ID?
Maybe that confuses me, because in Poland, if you're already 18, you can get a normal driving license.
Japan has bilateral agreements with more than twenty countries, including Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom, as well as the US states of Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia and Washington
We have round abouts in America just not as many lol. Stuff is definitely a lot different in Japan tho.
Apparently the U.S for me at least was a semi-easy time at the DMV I was in an out in like an hour , as long as I had two forms of ID I got my permit and then without any recording of my driving history I took the full test and passed
Yup, i took written test on morning, scheduled a driving test that afternoon and passed it. The bmv is right besides test center and i got my license printed on the same day. Small ohio town efficiency
I think the bad stories or experiences are from the vast amount of people doing the same thing, so naturally there will be a large amount that had a bad experience. Also time of taking test might factor in. I did my written on the weekday (didn't take too long I think), and I took my driving test early on a Saturday. For the driving I drove less than a block down a side street from the DMV, took a left on a dead end road, did a three point turn, then was told to head back. 15 mins tops if that, I thought I failed because it was so short. I think it was an hour tops for everything from start to finish that day. But my friend who took it a week or so before me had a bad experience.
So 6:49… Americans call it a permit…but ya I didn’t have one. I just took a written test to show I knew on paper what traffic signs and traffic laws were then a second part of the test was actually getting in a car and driving around for 45 minutes or an hour with a instructor..but ya I just did that and got a license.
I bet that this story time will be 100x better than tana mongeaus
I'm pretty sure if you're older than a certain age in the US you can just get a license without the permit/ provisional license. Like if you don't get it before 21 or something. Also I think my permit was only valid for like 1 year or something and was not a valid form of ID
What i learned from this video... camp outside the DVM the night before to be one of the first 5 to get into the morning slot lmao.
The UK needs an age card. It’s an ID we have in Ireland hat costs €10 and only exists to prove your age. It’s cheap to replace if you lose it on a night out but it serves no purpose like driving or travel
It would be a nice idea since then if you loose it then they don't have your address or your driving license number
@@Conviently that’s the point. It’s so cheap to replace, it is government ID but it’s not needed to access any service like a passport or drivers licence if you lose it. It literally only contains your date of birth, name and photo too so no other weird personal details
@@shaunaisaJellyBean We have that in the U.S, we call it a State ID.
@@ianfinrir8724 this ID can’t actually be used for anything apart from proving your age. It has zero details apart from your name, photo and date of birth. I would presume you can use state ID for other things or can use it for official purposes
@@shaunaisaJellyBean It's for whatever you need identification for
I guess I'm gonna need to watch some kind of tutorial when I move to Japan.
I will say in the state I live in, New Hampshire, you don't get issued a learners permit before your license. you just take the test
Took me half a day to get my license here in the philippines
There is around 70+ countries that drive on the left side of the road like Japan . Some in south America and South / East Africa , Australia, New Zealand . Then same in Europe and western/med Asia . The reason that there is two states in America is probably because every state has a different standard for the driving test . For example in California you have to have a Californian drivers license. Doesn't matter if you have a drivers license from the next state over. You will be given a ticket and car possible taken. Yet if you have a Canadian, Irish , English license or a select few other countries you can drive in California . All because federal law saying so . possible reason is that these countries meet or exceed the driving test standards or government relations between both countries.
I know this is from 5 months ago but you are right. The reason those states can do it, is because they meet the driving test standards of japan. There are quite a few countries that drive on the right side but you can still get it translated into japanese and use it in japan. Nothing about the side of the road, just that most of those countries might have bad standards
This is Connors backstory arc
As a fellow Alaskan, I have no clue why we are allowed. We drive on the same side of the road. Our dmv isn't any different than the lower 48. I have had ID'S in Florida, Alaska, and New Jersey. Have no clue.
Lol i get up at 4am every morning for work
Really never had that much of an issue at the DMV here in America, must be my state lol
i think it's just Japan being terrible at DMVs
Have you tried the DMV after Covid hit? It makes offices that were "relatively" quick and efficient to waiting outside in line for 3 hours because they only let 10 people at a time into the DMV.
So I will scan my documents and bring a mobile printer?
Alaskan here we drive on the right side of the road
A lot of people think alaska is a different country. But we are a lot calmer drivers then the rest of the lower 48 (rest of the states)
That's the only thing I can think of that Japan would allow alaska.
Hey son. This was a very good video.