what could these signs mean?I don’t even want to drive in Germany. Okay maybe just a little. But with so many rules, so many Fragebogen to get through. Ugh. I want to take the test before the end of this year because I hear that the exam format will change February 2008. I’ve been studying a battery of old exams passed on from Alex’s old Fahrschule teacher, the trusty Wikipedia, and three on-line German-English dictionaries to get me the know-how to pass this thorough exam. Lucky me, my license from Florida has partial reciprocity, where I am exempt from the practical exam.
Everything regarding driving is on this exam: from how to provide first-aid at the scene of an accident, how to recognize problems with the car and what to do, how to be environmentally conscious at the wheel, how to load a vehicle and where, everything to do with towing a trailer.. and this doesn’t include the street signs or the golden rule: right before left. There is plenty of room to screw up. All I remember from the written portion of the Florida driver’s license exam was how bone-dumb easy it was.
I’m just at the border of passing the exam. A total of 10 answers can be wrong but only two worth 5-points (the diagrams) can be wrong. Here’s a sample of the test on paper. But the exam I will take is the computer version. I just got back from the ADAC to pick up my translation of my driver’s license. The no-brainer cost me 49 Euro and I had to listen to the man hustle me for a one-year membership with them for just 10 Euro more. When all this is over, I think I’ll have forked over more than 100 Euro. Still, better than if I had to take the practical exam and so many hours of driving school, that would be some shiny €€€€.
Ugh! I feel for you! When we moved to Belgium I was advised to exchange my Florida drivers’ license for a Belgian one. Then when we moved to Michigan they didn’t recognize that one and I had to take the US drivers’ test and practical test all over again!
Luckily this time it was easier– at least the German drivers’ license is plastic and fits in your wallet. Some of the other European ones are big pieces of paper and look like they could have been made in Uncle Charlie’s garage…
Good luck with that test. I hated it. I just hated it…and passed with the worse possible result.
You’re luckyu, obviously Germany has more respect for Florida driver’s licenses than Britain. I have to take the practical, which I’ve already failed once despite driving for nearly 20 years in the States!
phew…boy am I glad that pennsylvania has full reciprocity.. all i had to do was bring a translation (which I got from a private translator for 10 euros by the way… a piece of advice for future drivers license applicants..;-)) and they printed my license. Now all I have to do is learn how to drive stick…
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