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Full blown adult in america at 18? You can't even buy a pint in a pub at 18. What kind of fantasy land are you living in?
Hush
They can drive cars and shoot people at 16 but are too young for a nipple on TV or a glass of beer. Logical.
@@FavourInternational ._. he got a point tho?
Lol, I've heard it's also against the law to get a gammy or partake in consensual m/f bum fun in the bible belts.
The biggest chunk of the cost for a drivers license actually goes to the driving lessons. The license itself costs almost nothing, but at an hourly rate of 25-50Euro for those practical driving lessons and another fixed amount for the theory lessons gets you somewhere to around 1800Euro (depending on the amount of driving lessons you need).
Let's make it two thousand for Germany in 2023, that includes all licensing fees and provided that you pass the practical test at first try, and you only need the mandatory number of driving lessons. To be safe, in case you have to repeat the test, with 2,400, you're well into the game.
The 1.8k was only what i payed when i got mine in germany. You are right. Might be more for some. Especially when considering the inflation thats going on. And some people might also just need more driving lessons
That is than the start, if you want to drive professional. Than you have to take more tests and lessons depending on the license you want.
Just to say, in europe we are serios about safety, and that shows in the traffic.
It surprises me you're more scared of driving on a roundabout then a crossroad. Because for me, it's the opposite. When you enter a roundabout you only need to look to the left, because that's the only direction traffic is coming from. Once you're on the roundabout you only need to look to the right because that's the only direction traffic is coming from and the direction you need to go. Furthermore speeds are low so the chance of an accident decreases and if they do they are less lethal.
On four way crossroad there is traffic left, right and in front of you and each car could go left, right or straight. Speeds are also much higher. All in all, way less safe.
No you don't need a car. If you have a some medical condition you get help from society. You know the evil socialism thing with public health care...
In Denmark every bus company has a disability transport, which is just a minivan taxi that can fit multiple wheelchairs and where the driver helps people in and out.
Fully subsidized by tax money.
You can have that without socialism. It's down to the culture of the place. Socialism doesn't make you a better person. Culture does.
@@Not-Impressed..1821 Are you Sheldon Cooper?
@@TrashskillsRS As have we in the Netherlands for local transport and for country wide transport.
@@Not-Impressed..1821 no, you can't have that without socialism, because having that _is_ socialism.
The driving license costs comparatively a lot here in Europe (Germany in my case). But I'm very thankful for the lessons.
You learn to drive in the city, rural areas and villages, the Autobahn, you will have lessons at night and if you have your driving lessons during the winter even better - now you know what driving with snow on the road is like.
In other words in Europe we really learn to drive...
Incidentally, just under 20,000 people died across the EU (plus Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland) in 2021, compared to just under 40,000 in the U.S. alone, with 120 million fewer residents.
You could ask yourself about the reasons for this.
10:27 It is not an "unspoken rule" in Europe. It is the law. And that is why it costs money to get your license - it is not because it "should be expensive" - it is so one becomes a good driver - learning what the law is.
Lion is Peugeot (France), Diamond is Renault (France)
Dacia is Romaina, Skoda is Tschechien,Fiat is Italian, Seat is Spain, Volvo is from Sweden.
@@yvonneschonberger197 Dacia used to be Romanian but now it belongs to Renault, Skoda also got sold and now belongs to Volskwagen and Volvo is now owned by the Chinese.
As a car nerd (I’m British), we have a lot of car companies not available in the US, such as Peugeot, Renault, Citroën, Vauxhall (Opel in the rest of Europe). Companies such as Toyota and Honda do sell cars here, but they are less popular than in the US. It used to be that Ford and Vauxhall were the most popular car companies but South Korean and Japanese companies are increasingly popular (especially Hyundai, Kia and Nissan).
I love my tiny Citroen ☺
There is no such thing as a permit in Poland. You have to be at least 18 to attempt a driver's exam. You have to sign up for a driving school. You then take your theory test and soon after (like up to a week or two) you get the on-road test. Heck, I was 26 or 27 when I got my license.
Here in Austria you have to do 32 lessons in theory and at least 18 lessons in practice (several hours for each lesson), a 6 hour first-aid course, submit to several medical examinations, and you have to pay for your driving school books, a lot of administrative management, etc.
Total costs until you hold your driving license in your hands is about 2,400 Euro (over 2,600 American dollars).
Ist ordentlich teuer geworden. Auch der L17? Ich habe den Führerschein vor ca. 25 Jahren gemacht, damals hat er unter 1000€ (12000ATS) gekostet. Den Erste Hilfe Kurs habe ich vom Zivildienst angerechnet bekommen.
@@heavyweather Bei mir ist es auch so um die 26 Jahre her. Ich kann mich zwar nicht mehr genau daran erinnern was es damals gekostet hat, aber um die 12.000 ATS dürften es ungefähr gewesen sein. Beim L17 weiß ich's nicht. Ja, die Inflation kennt leider keine Gnade.
The Dutch don't allow parents to give their own kids driving lessons, like in Belgium. Only registered driving school companies.
And the difference is huge. I live 20 minutes from Belgium, I see it daily. When I see a Belgian license plate, I take more distance. But one of the craziest, bad drivers has to be Greek. My wife is Greek, we spend a lot of time there. Backing up to the highway, to cut off people waiting on line, most left lane below maximum speed, phone stuck in their faces,signaling doesn't exist.
But that's the highway, Athens/Pireaus is even more fun. You wouldn't even believe it.
The digital signs that you mention at the end of your reaction do indeed change. But normally it's all the same speed. But they can have different speeds limits per lane if there is an accident ahead. You actually could see that there was a car standing still on the right side of the road just before you mentioned it. After you pass the car. The speed limit will increase. It is also used to notice drivers when there is a traffic jam ahead on the road. Some signs will also give information about another route to cities or places when it is faster because of the traffic.
I drive this piece of highway 5 days a week and the differrent speed limmits mean that there is a traffic buildup at the exit.
Well the rush starts as soon as you cross over to germany lol
Probably the reason why some of us dislike drivers from the netherlands, finland or Denmark.
They often hug the left lane and I don't understand why.
Maybe because 150kmh (90mph) is fast for them.
But on the parts of the Autobahn that have no speed limit, traveling speed is often 200kmh (125mph) or more
driving test in the uk are 40-50 minutes of assessed driving in city centres, including a manoeuvre that you dont know what it will be until the examiner tells you just before you have to do it. something as small as not checking both mirrors before a turn gets you a minor mark on your test. even stopping just over a stop line, you fail instantly. 60 pounds each test, and most places have a long waiting list. lessons cost upwards of 20 pounds an hour and usually 40 hours is the recommended time for enough practice to take the test.
same here in Sweden
20 pounds an hour? Holy shit its 50 an hour in the Netherlands
bad US driving, you summed it up perfectly, "slow people get to the right, fast people get to the left, people who are in the middle stay in the middle" that is not how motorways work. We have a few "lane hoggers" in the UK, they get into the middle lane and stay there - causing all kinds of problems. I am the same as the lad who made the video as I also prefer to drive on European motorways.
The cobblestones are in the inner cities. Mainly in pedestrian only areas. Also on very old country lanes that connect villages with each other and with the next town with church and market (if the municipality in the 70s was too poor to plaster it with asphalt). Or the courtyards of castles or of homesteads (last one again depending on money and priorities)
Darling, it is an unfortunate fact that absolutely nothing - and I mean nothing - that has been implemented by politics in the US into the daily life of an American is better than in the rest of the Western world, including the political system itself.
I love living in the US but the suburbs in america are kinda depressing. Just endless parking lots and highways.
You don't enter a roundabout as you think, the rule is that vehicles on the roundabout have priority over those who want to enter. It's not the far west as they say in France
The Cars that get used to learn to drive are special.
They have Pedals for the Driver and the front Seat, where the Teacher is sitting.
"At 18 you are a full blown adult in america" ?? You can't even drink😭
15:22 as there is a broken down car on the shoulder, the speed limit on the lane on the right is reduced to 70 km/hr (and all other lanes 90 km/hr). If it had been a semi that had broken down on the sholder, the lane on the right would have been closed completely.
It's so funny how you use your preconceptions. For example: you just learned that you need to be 18 to drive in Europe. And you ask "so you have to be 18 to work?" Cause for you work equals car.
Meanwhile every European is like "uhh ... what does one have to do with the other?? 🤷♂️"
Also we have a common joke in Germany: if you ever feel useless and like you don't accomplish anything, just remember there are people who install blinkers in BMWs... 😅😅
And our common car brands are of course our domestic BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, Opel and Volkswagen. VW also has the Škoda (Czechia) and Seat (Spain) brands under its roof. Then there's Volvo from Sweden, France has Renault, Peugeot (the one with the Lion) and Citroën. Italy has Fiat, Alfa Romeo and of course Ferrari. Dacia is a budget brand from Romania, they belong to Renault. From Asia we have Kia, Mazda, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota. I always mix up which are from Japan and which are from South Korea... 😅
Well ... that was from the top of my head. I'm sure I forgot some...
Two more Korean brands: SsangYong and Chevrolet.
Mini Cooper, belongs to BMW...
In Europe, driving is a privilege, Not a Right!!😄
The same for the US paid vacation and maternal leave lol :))
"your not in a rush over there"
meanwhile me : doin 100 kmph on a 70 troughout the city as a delivery guy while bumpin dnb
Roundabouts are really easy. Traffic on a roundabout is always counterclockwise. If somebody on the roundabout comes from the left, you halt. If nobody comes from the left, you go to the right side of the roundabout. When you come to your exit (it's always on the right), you just exit the roundabout, but look for pedestrians, they have priority, like they always do when you turn right. If you miss your exit just drive another round. That's it.
Except in the UK, where they drive on the left side of the road. There, everything goes in the opposite direction.
The speed of 70 kmh in the first lane was because someone with car trouble was on the emergency lane 15.22 in the video
You should react to learning to drive in Europe or the UK.
i have a hardware store, 2 fastfood places, McD and Subway, 3 everyday stores, Lidl, Netto, and Rema1000, a Bazzar with 6-7 smaller stores, and a gasstation, all within 5min of walking... ♥ from Denmark...
The speeds in Europe well France, Belgium, Nederlands and Germany vary between 110 and 130 kilometres an hour with the exception of no speed limit on some of the Autobahn systems (except when wet).
Nethermands has 100 max during daytime since 2019.
Also, it's 80 or 90 in general for country roads
I live in London, and for shopping I have, within a fifteen minute walk the following food shops:
Sainsbury (full size)
Waitrose (full size)
Marks and Spencer (food hall)
Sainsbury (small local)
Waitrose (small local)
Tesco (small local) - two of those
Co-OP (small local)
Aldi (full size)
Artisan bakeries - three
Butcher for dry aged beef
Wet fish
Deli - three of those
Saturday farmers' market
All of this means I don't bother with a freezer. I get everything fresh
Got my license in sweden 2 years ago, and it's a process. first off, you can start test driving (with parent or another person who has had a license for at least 5 years) at 16, but you won't be able to get your own license until you are 18. And to get mine, i had to go to a driving school and get a package for lessons, i got 10 to start with, and all the books needed for theory.
Each lesson is 40 or 60 minutes, and if your teacher at the driving school think you are good enough after that, you can book your tests, but most people will need more than 10 lessons to be good enough.
Then, when you book your test you have to do one written, and you need a score of 52/60 to pass, if you pass you can book the test drive, where you get another instructor from a goverment branch called "Transportstyrelsen" that handles drivers license, these instructors can be ruthless, and fail you for a single misstake if they deem it would make you dangerous in traffic (driving to fast, not checking mirrors properly, not stopping for a person crossing at a walk crossing) and if you fail, you have 3 months to do it again, but you have to take at least 1 more lesson at driving school, to prove you can do what you failed at the test. And if you do the driving test in an automatic car, you are only allowed to drive automatic, but if you take it for shift stick, you can drive both, so most ppl will take the lessons and tests with a stick shift.
And as with me, i didn't have money and failed my first driving test, so had to redo the written again. Each lesson cost about 90$ wich is expensive in sweden (for comparession, my rent for a 4 room appartment a month, is 700$) the written test will cost you about 55$ and the driving test is about 80$ i belive. And if you fail. it can take months to get a new time, depending on where you live.
And 2 years after you get your license, your on a trial period, wich means if the cops catch you driving too fast, or running a stop sign or stop light, they can simply rewoke your license, and you have to retake all tests, at an even stricter level. After the 2 years, it's a bit more leinient, but if you drive 30 km/h over limit, that still means you loose your license, and get massive fines.
in total i think i payed about 1700$ for my license.
5:25 just to say here in rural Germany (about 80000 people) the public transport is not good. It REALLY depends in witch country your are, and in what area of the country you are in.
But with driving, from my experience I have been to 2 states. Arizona I would put on the same level as Germany, and Florida was like driving in France, but with less raging Frenchmen, and more cars that would never pass a safety or co2 inspection.
The driving tests here in Germany apparently aren't that easy. In Berlin 44% don't pass their practical driving test at first try.
On the Autobahn or Highways you will never see coblestones neither on any other country roads. Almost only in old towns
Du meinst, nicht mehr... Hier findest du ein Video zum Thema Autobahnfahrten, von 1967 vom bayerischen Rundfunk, mit dem damals blutjungen Friedrich von Thun. Wenn du dir das anschaust, dann wird dir erst richtig bewusst, was sich in den letzten 50 Jahren verändert hat. Wusstest du, dass du früher, praktisch keine Auffahrten hattest, wie heute? Die haben anhalten müssen und eine Lücke im Verkehr abwarten, bis sie sicher auffahren konnten...
When you get your licence in europe you have to take a first aid course becaus in all european countries (except ireland and the uk) you have a duty to rescue. Failing to help someone if they had an accident (or in some countries even if you hinder first responders) is punishable with up to one year in prison.
Huh? Im Dutch and ive never heard of this. Are you sure?
@@tijmen5355 Article 450 of Dutch criminal law
As someone who is British and passed my test a year ago yesterday, I can give my insight on the large costs. Here, you don’t need to take driving lessons but they are recommended (I did at least 30 hours). That’s where most of the cost goes. You have to take a theory test (50 multiple choice questions (need to get 43/50 to pass) and a hazard perception test - a virtual hazard comes up and you have to press when you notice it) before applying for the actual driving test, which takes around 35 minutes and involves driving around a set route, following directions from the examiner and a manoeuvre (parallel parking, bay parking forward or backwards). Passing first time is much less common (I passed 2nd time) due to it being very strict. Here you have to be 17 to take the tests (I started when I was 17 1/2 in march 2021 due to COVID, had my first test in October, then passed in January). I love driving, and will be driving back to uni in a couple days time (about a 3 hour journey).
For me it wasn’t a necessity to drive, but did help as I had to get the ridiculously expensive bus to go on a 20 minute journey to school. Also, cars here are a lot smaller - my car is a Volkswagen Up!, not much bigger than a smart car (around 3.6 metres/140 inches long)
6:35 "B***ch, you can keep it" Holy shit, that made me laught 😂
Brit here, it takes something like 20 hours of lessons before you're test worthy. This is normally in a manual transmission car (not an automatic). Before you do your (very difficult) practical test you have to sit a 50 question theory exam. To pass that exam you need at least 43 correct answers. They also do a small physical exam during your practical test to check eyesight etc.
Average US citizens lack exposure to roundabouts, winding country roads, manual cars and left hand driving. The licence is also perceived as much easier to obtain. This is partly why Brits look at US tourists and criticize on the quality of their licences being allowed to drive on UK roads.
OMG ! this Woman just never stops Talking, and constantly talking at the same time as the Presenter . 🤷♂
Most developed countries have public health services and education for free. People pay taxes for that.
Regarding the most common brands: volkswagen, Peugeot, Renault, Honda, skoda, Hyundai, audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Citroën, Toyota, kawasaki, suzuki, porsche, tesla, volvo, alfa romeo, fiat, ford, smart, mini Cooper, land-rover, range-rover, rover, lancia. You can also find ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, RollsRoyce, Maserati, and other brands.
Italian and Spanish city driving is crazy though!
We also have people in Europe which think its not necessary to blink when they make a turn.
In Germany we say to them: Oh, how did you get this poor that you have to sell your blinkers?
We use to say that they forgot to fill up the blinker oil. :D
Here in France we say "Blinkers are an option on these cars"
True story: One time I said to a colleague his Blinkers didn't worked. He answered: "effectivly it work every other time"... "-errrrr, that's the meaning of Blinkers, no ?"
Do you live behind the moon? Leav your bubble. Try to escape. Move to Germany. And your live change completely
Something that is little mentioned but very different are special speed limits for trucks and hauling cars of at most 50 miles.on highways and 45 on other roads outside town and cities,while only smaller cars(up to 7.5 metric tons) are allowed for higher speeds. This is the main reason why you see these mostly in right lanes of roads and highways
Within citiy limits for all cars the general speed is 30 miles(even on main arteries), while the speed is mostly limited to 20 miles or less in residential zones.
In my country (an EU country), you have to do a doctor's exam (physical, eyesight, hearing, reflexes), a CPR training, theory lessons, theory exam, driving lessons (at least 24 hours...instructor decides when you're ready for am exam, most go 30+), driving exam, and within a year of getting a driving license, you have to do a "safe driving" course where you go to a park where they set up obstacles such as a wet road where your car is thrown sideways and you have to react to it.
In Germany, 14-15 year olds can drink alcohol in public as long as there's a parent or legal guardian present. Without one, drinking alcohol in public is allowed from 16 years onward. Hard liquor (>15% alcohol or alcopops like Whiskey-Cola) and being ostensibly drunk is not allowed. If you want to smoke tobacco you must be 18.
When I was a kid, we bought a can of coke, drank half of it, and then filled it up with Cognac. That was called a Rüscherl. I hear kids today do the same, but they use Red Bull and Vodka.
for British and Irish roundabouts cars going around have right of way there is a give way, yield sign as you enter the roundabout and slow traffic has to keep left.
in the UK speed limits in towns are 20 or 30 mph on open roads limits are40 50 and 60 mph and on motorways are 70mph unless signed lots of variable limits now
In Luxembourg I had to take 12h of theory classes and 12 hours of driving classes in an authorized driving school (that’s why it’s so expensive). Then after 2 years I had to do a defensive driving course in an race circuit with obstacles and real hazard simulations to prove you can control your car in case of car crash.
7:40 In Latvia, you can get a Learners' Permit at 16, but when you drive, you have to have someone, who has a licence with at least 2 years of experience, sitting next to you. You used to also need a sticker in your front and back windows, designating, that there's an inexperienced driver on the road. You can start classes on traffic laws and drivers' ed and even take the theory test, but you have to be 18 to take driving classes and take the driving test for your actual license.
In Norway the average cost for a driving license is 3000 Dollars.
Basic traffic course (Summer semester - with first aid)
Basic traffic course (Winter semester - with dark driving and first aid)
First aid course
Traffic in the dark (dark driving)
Step assessment
Track safety course (smooth driving)
Track lease to NAF (Norwegian Automobile Association)
Road safety course day 1 (long-distance driving)
Road safety course day 2 (long-distance driving)
Driving hours NOK 740 (74 Dollars) Average 10-25 hours
Theory course
Rent a car for a practical test
You can start practice with you parents when you get 16. But both you and the parent you will practice with have to take a course first. You can get your license when you tur 18.
I was glad I was given diver lessons. tbh, it was like a present thing. So instead of 16y olds getting a nice car, I was getting lessons but I also felt needed that and people that get into my car feel really relaxed.
In the UK we don't have traffic police except on motorways. Speeds are monitored by cameras and you can be fined if the camera detects you speeding. We have cameras on motorways that are used to change the speed limits depending on the weight of traffic. In our towns you have to be a good driver to navigate the narrow streets. Courtesy is required.
Roundabouts... If you are using a roundabout all you need to remember is. In the US & Mainland Europe where you drive on the right... Give way (yield) to the left. If there is someone coming towards you from the left stop. If not, keep going without stopping!
Traffic lights hinder your progress all the time and create more traffic queues. Roundabouts keep the traffic moving.
In the UK... At 16 you can get our Provisional License (Learners Permit).
At 16 you can only drive a 50cc (30mph) Moped. You cannot drive these on the motorway.
At 17 you can drive a car. You will need to complete your Theory Test. This is a multiple choice test, testing your knowledge of the highway code. There are 50 questions and you have to get a minimum of 43 right. It is timed and you have only 57mins to complete the test.
After this you have to do a Hazard Perception Test. Here you watch videos and the quicker you react to potential/emerging hazards the more points you get. If you don't see the hazards early enough you fail.
Then you have driving lessons. You technically don't need an instructor, although most take lessons with an instructor. You can go out with L Plates as long as you're insured on the car you are using and with a driver who is over 21 and they have had their licence for over 3 years.
On your practical lessons you learn how to drive properly and to the rules of the road. You learn the procedures of driving eg: mirror, mirror, signal, blind spot, manoeuvre when changing lane etc.
You then have to pass your driving test using the procedures and rules of the road that you have learnt. You can gain Minors or Majors. 15 Minors or 3x of the same minor you fail. 1 or more Majors you also fail. The test lasts around 40 mins and you drive on many types of road, roundabouts and do things like emergency stops and manoeuvres etc.
UK Road Maintenance:
Local Council for minor roads (A,B,C Roads)
Transport for London for London Red Routes
Highways England for all Motorways in the UK
For another video look up "Smart Motorways" in the UK
Major car brands in the UK that you see regularly:
Ford
Vauxhall (Opel)
Skoda
Seat
Volkswagen
Audi
Kia
Peugeot
Renault
Dacia
Fiat
Citroen
Volvo
BMW
Mercedes-Benz
Toyota
Lexus
Subaru
Mitsubishi
Nissan
Hyundai
Jaguar
Honda
Mini
Land Rover
Lamborghini
Ferrari
McLaren
Aston Martin
Plus a few more specialist brands that you don't see everyday including:
Pagani
Ariel
Bugatti
Lemac
7:00 That's tuition fees - we don't have that with universities, but driving schools are (licenced) private enterprises. The exact price depends on the region, but you have to pay in most cases a base fee, a fee per driving hour in a special school car (with some controls like brakes also on the front passenger seat, where the teacher sits) - you have to take also at least one at night and at least one at the Autobahn, for a somewhat higher fee) as well as exam fees (theoretical and practical exam).
Before you are 18 you are allowed to drive only if you have an sober adult with full driver's licence on the passenger seat supervising you - that is, after you passed the theoretical and practical exam and got a preliminary licence. You can however get a licence for a light motorbike at 16. (Heavy motorbikes not before 20.) For Europeans it is hard to believe you are allowed to drive with 16 or even younger, but not to drink beer before being 18. Having a licence is not a privilege, but a responsibility.
10:40 Uh - somebody is about to loose his licence. The car on the right-most lane passed the truck on the second-to-right lane! Overtaking on the right is heavily forbidden.
This video must be made on a Sunday or some holiday because believe me these highways in The Netherlands are completely filled up during weekdays especially around 5 or 6 pm.
Since you wondered about cobblestones a few times... You won't see them anywhere near highways, since it gets dangerous if you drive even 35 mph (50 km/h) on cobbled streets in bad weather. Breaking distances are a lot longer, potholes are common... That's why you see cobblestones only in old city centres where speed limits are up to 20 mph (30km/h) and pedestrian zones.
My car is a French Peugeot from PFA, which also owns Citroen and latest they bought German Opel. They also make European Toyota models. VW, Audi, Skoda and SEAT are also basically the same cars in different shapes and built on the same basis. Porsche is also VW owned and the only air-cooled engine in the back. Germany has mostly bought the former English brands like The Mini(BMW) Rolls Royce (BMW) and Bentley (VW). VW also owns Bugatti and Lamborghini Hyper Sportscars. And in my home Denmark, they make the absurd "Zenvo" sportscar, with over a 1000 hp
Nice video, u are from Texas? Where in Texas? I have family in Houston. And I visit them some times. But yeah the Autobahn and other European "highways" are in better condition than in the US, also the driving rules are more strict. And to get the driving license (for example in Germany) is a way harder than in the US.
The Autobahn and the Bundesstraßen (federal roads) are maintained by the federal government. Other entities that own and maintain roads are counties, cities, towns and villages. Very few roads are privately owned.
On german autobahn you hardly ever see a car broken down, because the cars have to be maintained properly. As the roads are. Most canges on average cars are forbidden. Getting your driving licence takes a long time and about 42% don´t pass the driving test.
"Everybody is using the blinker" - ha, ha, yes. That´s the difference. ;)
I would be afraid to drive on an american highway. The statistics speak for themselves.
Average speed cameras:
This is where they use multiple cameras along the highway and they track your speed going past each one, timestamp it and average out your speed. This means you can't drive super fast and slow down for the speed cameras, because if you take ten minutes to drive between two speed cameras, they know how fast you were going, regardless of how fast you were while the cameras were pointing at you. They know it takes thriteen minutes to drive that distance at the speed limit, but you did it in ten. That would mean you were speeding as soon as the cameras couldn't see you, and you'll get a fine. So they put these cameras at every entrance and exit to the highway they can, and have a few scattered along their version of the interstate for extra data points.
1 lane had 70 km/h because there was a broken down car on the emergency lane. This is to create a safe environment so that the car can be repaired quickly or towed away by a tow truck.
Its ridiculous that I need here car for every travel, every trip. I tried plan trip From New Haven CT to Dayton Ohio and i expected one or two trains. Realy its necessary to use three trains and four busses? Or Train + bus + plane?
Driving a car in Europe is expensive, therefore it is a privilege. Example for The Netherlands: driving lessons: 2000-3000 euros. Buying a decent car: 3000-5000 euros. Insurance for that car: about 100 euros a month. Road tax: 60 euros a month. Fuel: 1,80 euros per litre (not gallon). We usually don't have driveways, so we have to park on the street. Parking fee if you live in a city: about 150-600 euros a year, depending on where you live.
both but only Direct juice as we call it in germany means not from concentrate no extra shuger no nonesense
In Italy, the license costs around €1,000, including course and exams
diamands brand is renautl and the lion is peugeot . french car brand . coblestone road still exists in old cities in center town, where cars are not allowed , "zone pietone" just for pediestran . the trucks can t drive over 80 miles per hour on hignway .
Also on germy we have the TÜV that cecks of every car being save and legal every year.
Lion is French "Peugeot" . For example European Peugeot Boxer, Citroen Jumper or Fiat Ducato are known in USA as RAM ProMaster. Check it ! 👍 Greetengs from EU - Poland, btw ! ✌🙂
In the Netherlands you dont need a car bc its a small country in every city most people take a bike cycles or scooter or tram and bus or train. From the north to south netherland we drive in 4 hours
Same in Europe, you have different steps theoretecly and practice test, yes it cost couple thousends Euro, yes 18 years is the minimum age to allowed to drive a car
70 mph in Texas? 113 km/h? That's how fast they drive on country roads. Here 85-90mph is common and in the left lane you will be overtaken at over 125mph.
125 mph is faster rhan you may drive on most roads in Europe. Only in countries like Germany you may drive that fast on some rowds
You're not a full grown adult at 18 in America if you can't buy alcohol until you're 21 ...21 is adulthood when you aren't age restricted by "real adults" at the counter.
I don’t base adulthood on how much alcohol you can consume… lol
@@FavourInternational I base it on when you have all your "adult" rights. Buying alcohol is one of those 🤷♀
@@FavourInternational That's because your government says so. If your government would let you drink at 16, you'd base adulthood on that also.
Do you know that most trucks in Germany are not allowed to drive on Sunday & holiday? Only trucks with perishable goods (food...) are allowed to drive.
When in Houston having to make a U-turn ´cause you passed the exit ramp is so annoying,- especially with all of the other vehicles driving in the lanes.
In Czech republic the driving licence costs like 500$. Netherlands and Germany is really bad example. They are really expensive for everything.
Also question, why so big cars, america ? There is no need for an SUV. You cant even park it in the city centre in Prague for example!
lion - Peugeot
Diamond - renault
2 triangles on top of each other - citroen
stylized S - Seat
W - volkswagen
FIAT or III - Fiat
4 circles interwined on a row - Audi
Z inside a circle - Opel
circle with a red cross and a dragon - Alfa Romeu
weird looking green wing-arrow - Skoda
out of the high end models, in my opinion it goes like this: if you want confort go for french brands and if you want durability and performance go with german brands
I'd say these brands may not be common in the USA... but are very popular in europe...
This is not a Z in the Opel- symbol, it's a lightning! And Opel wasn't allowed to sell cars outside of Europe! Because the company was since 1928, under control of GM. And the symbol of BMW are rotating propeller blades in blue and white, the state colors of Bavaria. The propeller blades embody the roots of the company, which started as a manufacturer of engines for fighter planes in 1916...
Major car brands are the German: Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Opel. Then the French: Peugeot, Citroen & Renault. Swedish: Volvo. Italian: Fiat & Alfa Romeo, Spanish: Seat. Romanian: Dacia. Tchech major brand Skoda. From outside Europe, we have also Korean (hyundai) and Japanese (Toyota, Honda, Mitsubish…). We also see Ford and lately much more Tesla’s…. And many many more… but those are like the most seen on our (Belgian) roads, for my experience. I’m driving an Audi, but I’ve had Opel, Volkswagen and BMW in the past.
Majore car brand in Europe - lion simbol is Peugeot, Romb is Renault and citroen they are french, dacia is romanian brand, german is - mercedes, audi,opel,bmw , Volkswagen, porche, fiat,ferari,maserati italian, etc
2000+ euros to get a license??!! Damn!!!
I'm from South Africe and the cost is approx. 300Rand aka 17dollars or 15euros. Driving school totals to 50-100dollars or euros.
Can you drive a manual shift? Cus thats pretty much the standard in EU
people in germany have to pay 2000 euros for driving license that they get for the rest of their life, in america u dont have to pay for driving license, but if u want to have kid you have to pay like 10 thousand haha wtf.
Volkswagen (VW) is the largest car manufacturer in Europe and the 2nd largest worldwide behind Toyota. VW brands are: Volkswagen (VW), Audi, SEAT, Cupra, SKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati (motorbikes), Scania, MAN (both trucks)...
two lessons in the USA...30 dollars, more than 20 lessons in europe 1500euro minimum ...that's the differece
I have a German license. For Cars up to 3,5 tons max gros my license cost was 2100 euro. This Licence included Cars/ATV/Sidebyside/Van/Truck up to 3,5 tons; Mopeds/Scooters 50cc 45 kph; Farming Tractors and self moving Equipment max. 25kph; i can also pull trailers up to 750kg max gros or Car+Trailer max 3,5 tons.
Then i made an Upgrade for Motocyles. This cost 1700 euro. With this i can ride Motocycles no limit of engine displacement and power. If you´ll do the unlimited motocycle license you have to be 24 years old (i was 27 or so). If youre younger you´ll have a limit on power or something else i may heared about, but not shure.
I also have a license for Sail and Motorboats up to 14m length over all, no power limit. But this is completly different to the road licensens. I have this since im 16, made it in the local Boatclub, i was Member, so it was cheap. Max 100€ but i dont know, too long ago.
"what age do you got your license lemme know" ok. I'm in my 30's and might get a license end of the year...so I still don't have one. usually you can just get everywhere by bus or train
I am french here to get licence you need to pass a test whit 40 question abouth rule where you can make only 5 mistake after that you need at leace do 20h of driving lesson (it can be more if your driving teacher think that your not ready) and after that you pass driving test whit a judge from gouvernement who choose to give it to you
Since I got it fast with a gigantic discount, my license cost me 600 euros in Spain
Ciao, per esempio in Italia per avere la patente devi superare un test scritto 30 domande max 3 errori e un esame pratico da 30 min, la maggior parte dei ragazzi 18 anni compiuti si rivolgono a delle scuola guida private e il prezzo varia circa 2k
60mph è circa 100km/h il limite in autostrada è 90 per i tir 110 pullman e furgoni e 130 auto circa 80mph
Can you make more WW2/1 videos?
roundabouts are super safe
Audi's BMW's ect. Doesen't use the blinker in Europe neither so I guess that its more about the type of person who buys those cars or the blinkers are just broken🤔
At least in germany, you have to pass 10 theoretical lessons and an overall exam, while having at least 10 driving lessons, before you can make the practical driving exam, and get your licence. The real life shows, you at least have to take 18 practical lessons when your 18.
The older you are, the more lessons you have to take!
Sounds weird, but enshoures safe driving. Thats why, a licence costs from about 1800euros.
Yes! Some parts of the 'Autobahn' are automatically speedcontroled.
Here you have to stop before entering a roundabout. BUT its faster for all, and safier than entering an normal US intersection.
I live in London I don't have a licence or have ever had lessons never wanted or needed to
Ohhh... Poor city kid...
@@melchiorvonsternberg844 I'm not poor, I don't agree with having a car when you don't need one
I can see an all American young girl not only growing up but waking up too, Won't belong before you set your life path, and I think you will leave your beloved america, for a wide open world,I wish you good luck hun, I can see you in London, and not just for another holiday but this time to stay, talented your adults like yourself, will and do have a great life here .
Blink is a mandatory rule for Safety. Everyone have to following rules.😉
as a tipp if u want a german dribvers lycense go to sacony live and work there
we only pay about 1.300 for a lycense
still a lot but less then other germans tates or european countrys while also having good lessons
rge issue is u dont only need to pay the test u have to pay a driving teacher and lessons
u use the schools car the driving teacher is with u all time for practical lessons
thats why its expensive
bavaria gives out the msot expensive driving lycense with above 2.300€ although it is verry nessesarry there......so they use the nessessaty to milk peoples money....cool