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Our learner licenses might be called “restricted licenses” officially, not sure - but everyone calls them “learner’s permits”.
Ya I was gonna say that we say permit
Some states have a learner's permit then a restricted license after they pass the test.
Or temps
I’ve always heard it called a learners permit never restricted license
Massachusetts is a learners permit. Officially there may be another name...but we use permit
The traffic signage in the US is color coded, so when you see a certain color sign, you know what it's about even before you can read it. Construction is always orange, warning, or caution signs are yellow, travel info, street signs and such are green, visitor information, hospitals, and other such public info signs are blue. It does help make things easier to grasp being color coded.
Brown signs are for national/state parks, recreational areas and historical sites. New York's historical markers/signs are blue.
There are also distinctive symbols for different classes of highway: interstates are red and blue shields with white lettering, interstate business routes are green shields with white lettering, US highways are white shields with black lettering, and state highways are various shapes or emblems unique to each state (most but not all white with black lettering).
Traffic control (speed limit, one way, yield, do not enter, etc) are white. In Montana, some speed limit signs have the colors reversed so it is white lettering on a black sign. These are the speed limits for night time and are typically 5mph lower than the normal speed limit.
New Jersey and New York do have things called “county roads” that are colored blue like interstate indicators and I’m not sure why it breaks the trend or exists at all.
some street signs here (so cal) are blue depending on what city you're in, but otherwise true
FYI: The YELLOW "speed limit" signs are ADVISORY only. You don't have to obey that speed. The legal speed that you DO have to obey will be a white sign with black letters.
Now, in mountainous terrain, it's different. I always take the advice.
@@dionysiacosmos Taking the advice and being REQUIRED to do it are two different things.
I just posted this lol I only learned it this year after 17 years of driving somehow hahaha 😂
Being a truck driver, I've always felt that the yellow advisory speeds were for me. I will always slow down to the yellow limits. It allows me to make the turn (or exit) safely without fear of an overturn. I have come across some signs that seemed too high, but had to adjust.
@@sirtriv just remember those signs are the maximum limit or maximum recommended, going slower is always ok... Unless I'm behind you, then those are minimum recommended and required speeds. 🤣
One of the reasons for a license at 14 is because of the farm culture. I am from Kansas and got my learners permit at 14. My farm kid friend worked the family farm and frequently drove farm equipment at that age. The farm is a family business. In these areas it can be 5 or 30 miles to town. You frequently have to pick up equipment and parts. Supplies. Hardware. Essentials.
My brother had his license at 14 in Kansas also. He worked on a farm and had to move hay, food cattle around too.
My cousin's were able to get theirs at 14 too because they lived on a farm. They (and I) live in Washington state. That was back in the 1970s though so I am not sure if that's still the case now.
Soon as you could reach the tractor pedals and be responsible you were a driver. I was second generation off the farm, I used the permit to go to the golf course where I drove fairly massive mowers at 14. it's just a different world out here in the sticks. city folk just don't understand.
Grew up on a farm, too. Same deal about driving farm equipment.
When I was a kid, you could get your farm license at 12. Just no driving on the roads. Everyone did though…😂
Yes, many people have multiple cars in their households, especially if they are suburban or rural. There aren't good alternatives to get around, and if both parents work outside the home, having two cars is almost a necessity. Suburban families with driving teenagers often have a third car.
Or three cars and a pickup. I have 4 pickups, a hotrod and several MiniCoopers.
Around here, it is not uncommon for people to have multiple trucks plus a car or two, an SUV, and maybe an ATV or a snowmobile. Many people also have boats and an RV or camper, so driveways get very crowded. We have a truck, car, SUV, camper, ATV/snow plow, and a utility trailer in our driveway (small, personal snow plows are quite common here).
Or 4 or 5
I’m glad he explained the no walking sign for Britain. I thought it meant Big Foot Crossing! 😂😂😂
Here in the state of New York, it is not called a restricted license. It's called a learner's permit.
There is only 2 in my family. We have 4 vehicles. Hubby has 2 trucks and we have 2 sedans. But We are looking at selling one truck.
Here in California also, we can get them at 15 1/2 years. At 14 if we live on a farm or rural area without bus services and no one to drive us to school.
Here in kansas you can get your learners permit at 14 which means you must have a licensed adult with you at all times, at 15 you can get your restricted license which lets you drive to school, work, and church alone
Kanas the learner permit is what you have before restricted. A restricted at age 14 you can drive to school, farm work, and a job during daylight or drive with an adult. Once you turn 16 you get a regular license
It may be CALLED a learner's permit (casually), but the OFFICIAL (legal) term is still restricted license.
Reminds me of my trip to Ireland years ago. The bus driver was explaining that when it comes to roads, Ireland is know for its musicians and artists not its engineers. 😲
I also went to Ireland many years ago. I recall during a bus tour that most smaller cars would pull over to the side just off the road so that larger vehicles, such as the bus we were in, could pass. This happened all the time.
I grew up in the country on a farm with no neighbors so I learned to drive early. I was driving a tractor at 6 years old and my dads truck at 10. I got my learner's permit at 15 and when I turned 16 I got my license. I didn’t have to take a driving test because of how I grew up but I did have to take a written (computer exam). Simple. But how many cars per capita includes people's that have more than 1 car. I have 3 Audis and my husband has 2 and a truck.
Minors are allowed to drive farm equipment without a license where i am.
My great grandfather passed away a couple years ago. I grew up spending a lot of time at their house. He had an original Model T, and several other very old cars. They were so cool!
@ 15:53 - That yellow speed limit sign is not the official speed limit sign in the US.
The yellow sign is actually a "suggested safe speed" sign that's usually only placed as a warning for curves or for highway on and off ramps.
The official speed limit sign in the US is white with a black border and black wording and it says "Speed Limit" at the top.
I learned to drive on my granddaddy's tractor when I was a child, and was helping with chores in his farm. Had my learners permit at 15 and drivers license at 16. Been driving for over 40 years now. Just finished a travel nursing position on the other side of the state (410 miles from my home, 7 hours and 40 minutes-ish drive time) It's just over 1 hour from a larger city to my home.
I drove in the U.K. for three weeks when I was on vacation there. I was freaked out when I got back to the U.S. when I found myself on the wrong side of the road. Just pay attention to where you and the steering wheel are! Lots of kids drive at 14 years old in rural areas, usually on the family farm.
Lol I can identify with this. I went on 3wk vacay/study in Ireland in my 20's. Rented a car, but surprised it didn't take long to adjust. When I came back home, more than once, I found myself automatically going for the door on the right instead of the usual US left. Weirdest feeling...
I used to drive 50 miles each way to work because I worked in a different town from the one I lived in. I liked it because it gave me time to unwind when I was driving home.
In my experience, there's a clear distinction between a "restricted license" and a "learner's permit" - most notably that a "learner's permit" is specifically only valid when accompanied by a driver with a full license in the front passenger seat. I got my license (in Texas) back when I was 14, though that was a "restricted license" which was only valid during daylight hours. This was upgraded to a full 'unrestricted' license at 15.
In my case (at least), getting a license at 14/15 was contingent upon:
~ Parental authorization
~ Completion of a state-certified driver's education course
~ Completion of a state-certified 'defensive driving' course
~ Completion of a rigorous closed-course driving test (including reversing, parallel parking, emergency avoidance, etc)
~ Completion of TWO on-the-road driving examinations
~ One full year of safe driving under the restricted license
Outside of this process, you could normally only get a driver's license at 16 (though that also required the driver's ed course).
FYI ~ Speed limit signs in the US are generally black text on a white background. Those on different colors (such as the yellow one in the video) are for caution areas such as curves and freeway ramps.
Most families in the US have more than one car (unless you live in a huge city). Usually one for each adult in the house. Often times there is also a car or two for teens to drive to school, sports, work etc. The reason for this is because often parents are both working so the kids need a way to get to these places. In my state teens take a "drivers education" class in high school. The first semester is learning "the rules of the road" and the second semester is "behind the wheel". They get their learners permit for this. There is a teacher that takes them out in cars that the schools have marked for this purpose. Parents are also required to let their kids drive a certain number of hours with them and it must be kept track of. If the kids pass this class then they can apply for their license at age 16. They still have to pass testing at the drivers facility but most often do. If not they can retake it. They cannot drive with more than one other teen in the car until age 18 here. People in large cities don't need so many cars because of public transportation but also the difficulty finding a place to park. I know plenty of people who have driven an hour to work every day. I drove 40 minutes each way for 15 years. It's not so unusual. In places like California or Chicago some people's drive takes longer, not because of distance but because of traffic. You might sit in a traffic jam during certain times of the day for over an hour. And yes, we love our big cars!
We all have a car maybe three 😂
I live in California, traffic is not a problem. But I choose to live in the countryside. There is traffic; but traffic moves at the speed limit or more. Its 6 miles to a town in either direction. Although there is a small local store in the neighborhood. neighborhood neighborhood.
We were stationed in Alaska when my oldest turned 14 and she was able to get her lerners permit that very day. Unfortunately, we got transferred to California 6 mo's later so, she had to wait a yr and a half to be able to start driving again at 16. But since she already had a good amount of experience from her time driving in Alaska, it only took 2 mo's before she was ready to take her driving test and she passed with flying colors on the 1st try.
Don't fret about driving on the other side of the road. It really is very easy to make that shift, largely because you'll be driving a car with left-hand steering. So you'll still be sitting on the side of the car nearer the middle of the road, which makes the entire shift in perspective easy-peasy. You just need to remember that the right-hand turn is the easy one over here, and the left-hand turn the trickier one. But it all feels very natural after a little while. At least, it did for me going the other way around, and our roads are much wider and easier than yours, so you should have no trouble at all driving over here.
Wyoming has such high vehicle ownership levels in part because in very rural areas, many people will have one or two vehicles (say a truck plus an off-road vehicle) that they use for ranch work, and then a smaller car with better gas mileage for longer-distance transportation that doesn't require hauling. Also, unlike states that actually contain real cities, there is absolutely *nowhere* in Wyoming where you can get by without your own vehicle.
South Dakota is very rural and the kids drive farm equipment all the time. My cousin (in Idaho) used to sit on a firm pillow and the pedals had wooden blocks on them so he could reach... at age 7 (that included the clutch)! He could NOT drive the equipment on a road, but on private property there are no rules. That included a two ton truck where he'd match his speed with a combine that was moving. The combine driver would swing over the chute and dump a couple of tons of wheat into the truck's load area, signal that the truck was full, and my cousin would drive it to the edge of the field. One of his two brothers (being 14 or older) or his Dad would drive the grain to their silos for storage. The two younger brothers worked that farm until they retired this year, that 7 year old is nearly 70 now. We have staggered adulthoods. Adding more and more responsibility from 14 or so to 21.
They used to say that boys matured into men in their 20s... today it's their 30s and far too many never mature!
Yes, a lot of Americans have more than one car- depending on space. It’s especially true for my family in the South since we have cars for different utility-size of your family, farming, hitch size, and terrain. My father is a mechanic and has several outdoorsy hobbies so he has 3 trucks, 2 vans, and a classic car.
Our household of 3 people owns 2 cars, a pickup truck, and an RV.
I live in California. A year or so ago I lived in Sacramento. I lived in a cul-de-sac which is a circle. In that cul-de-sac there were 6 houses. One day I was just sitting on my front porch and decided to count the cars that went with each house. 17 vehicles. One house had three adults and 5 vehicles. Crazy about our cars.
I grew up in a small town in Kansas. Driver’s Education was a required class in 9th grade, mostly 14 yr olds. I had a late birthday and was driving in class at 13. At the end of the year, with a good grade, you were issued a “restricted license” that replaced the learner’s permit you had during class. This allowed you to drive on your own, from dawn to dusk, to school and on errands for the family. Farm kids could drive all over everywhere as they could be on an errand in town for their rural family. At the same time, most farm kids had been driving tractors, trucks and other farm equipment from the time they could reach the pedals. At 16 you got a regular driver’s license. About 25 years later in Missouri, my sons were allowed learner’s permits at 15 1/2, then after passing a written and driving test got regular licenses at 16.
My mom grew up in the 40s and 50s in Emporia, Kansas, and she got her driver’s license at 14.
The Dakota is not the only state where 14 year olds sometimes drive, but usually they drive tractors or trucks behind tractors. In other words they help out on the family farm.
Same here in Arkansas
I started driving a tractor on the farm when I was 8. I even learned how to drive a stick shift.
I'm retired now but when I did work, I drove 75 miles each way (150 miles total) to my work. Between my wife and myself, we own 5 cars ranging from a Fiat Abarth to a crew cab F150.
The reason why states have different rules is because we are 50 separate sovereign states under a political union (federal government). Each state holds its own governmental jurisdiction.
In Texas it's pretty much impossible not to drive. State is way too big not to. Most people though start driving when some uncle is like, hey 10-13 year old niece or nephew, do you want to back out the truck? I swear, there were only like 2-3 people who actually needed full on instructions in my driver's ed class. Everyone else was backing into parking spots with one hand, and flying as fast as the instructor would let them go on the freeway.
Lawrence's Speed Limit sign for the US was wrong. He showed a yellow sign with just "35 MPH" on it. These are what you see on a sign to show a hazard or a curve, and the suggested safe speed for the hazard. US Speed limit signs are white rectangles that say "Speed Limit 35 MPH"
The yellow speed limit sign is a cautionary speed because of sharp corners mainly meant for big trucks but the actual speed limit sign it's a white sign with black numbers
I haven’t ever been to the UK but I have been to Ireland and based on descriptions the roads seem similar. The single biggest shock i had on that trip was how tiny and narrow the roads were. Literally what you described, a two way road was like half the size of a one way road in America. We have shoulders in America that are wider than irelands roads. Ppl would have to pull over in order have two cars pass each other it was crazy, and i still don’t understand how that doesn’t create a lot of crashes
That was the biggest adjustment for me driving in Ireland in 2019, and I had some white-knuckle moments passing the huge tour buses on some narrow roads, not wanting to scratch the rental car on the rock wall. When I mentioned to a taxi driver taking us to the airport that it was scary how narrow some of the roads were, he said that when he drove in the US he thought it was scary how wide the roads were. All what you're used to, I guess!
Lol I mentioned this very same thing in another comment. I noticed the same thing during my trip to Ireland.
@@kaymuldoon3575 right like i assumed driving on the opposite side would be the biggest adjustment, but nah it was the roads themselves.
Because of the lack of alternative transport the average family has one car per driver for those who have the money to do so. Where this changes is in large cities where there are other ways to get around. In rural areas it's hard to live without at least one car. My son started driving at 11 off road, but by that time he was already fixing cars so not a surprise, by the way by 14 he was almost 6 ft tall, he's now 6 ft 3 inches. As far as milage, I've put 2000 miles on the car this month but to be fair I do delivery so it's going to raise the numbers. Also our closest large medical center is 100 miles away so that might give you perspective.
That car bounces so much becouse of old leaf springs. These are dame springs on wagons but was not as tight becouse it wasn't for heavy loads.
Most people families in South carolina has at least 2 cars and normal to have a 3rd or 4th car as a back up or a fun car. Normally the extra car is expensive and not used for every day. In south carolina it can be a cheap vehicle thats modified to go thru mud for mud dogging (or mudding) or for hunting.
Just a couple corrections. Yes, it is officially called a "restricted license", but nobody calls it that. It is commonly known as a "learner's permit". Also, most states do not have yellow speed limit signs.
I’ve never been to Great Britain but based on how the cities here are mostly planned, we have a large and intricate highway system that allows us to commute long distances with no issue most places vs what has been described as narrow roads and long narrow country roads so a 30-40 mi round trip in the US is vastly different than what I know of and assume it would be in Great Britain
I was probably 11 when I learned how to drive on the family farm. I got my learners permit at 16 (it’s now 15 1/2), and I got my full drivers license two months later. I now own two cars and a pick up truck, and I’m the only person in my household. When you live where there is absolutely no public transportation, you have to have an extra vehicle in case one breaks down.
Usually the younger driving permits are called farming license because they're giving out to people who need to be able to drive trucks around on farms and stuff and don't need to get arrested by cops for doing their job at home. But it will also allow them to get to the corner store and to pick up supplies and running around as well. It's useful and it allows children at a certain age to be more useful at home
Old cars bounced so much because the roads - where they existed at all - were shit. They were at best gravel but most often dirt, so as you saw, you needed high ground clearance and bouncy suspensions to get anywhere.
We have one-lane roads here too. Lots out in the country but even a few in cities. I used to live on one up in the hills, right at the edge of a steep slope with no guardrail.
Standard speed limit signs are white, the yellow ones are for suggested speeds, like on curves.
he got the speed limit sign wrong, if it's yellow it's a recommendation, an actual speed limit is white. just an fyi
Sometimes usually in residential areas it'll say "enforced" meaning there's absolutely no wiggle room and you better not go above that limit unless you want a ticket lol
Our oldest son got his permit to drive at 14 (with a licensed driver 21 or older) and then helped us drive from Oklahoma to Florida (1,213 miles) for vacation that year!
Lost in the Pond has been lost in some strange states. By far, the majority of states let you get a driver's license at age 16, with 18 being the second most common. In almost every state you begin with a learner's permit which is totally different than a restricted license. To get a full license you have to pass a written test (its on a computer now, but still called written) and then a road test. That bit he showed with the semi stuck under a bridge is part of the written test, not a separate test (the normal driver's license test would all be scenarios involving cars, the picture shown is from a commercial driver's license test to acquire a license to drive a semi (lorry).) A restricted license is issued to handicapped persons who need special equipment to drive, people with night vision problems so severe they can't drive at night (restricted to 1 hour after sunrise and 1 hour before sunset, for example) or people who have violated some law and are restricted to only driving from home to work and back. Like he said, he doesn't have a license.
I got my learner's permit at 14 (iin Iowa) and had to sit on some books to see over the dash in our 1976 Gran Torino because i was 4'11. Now I'm 6'2 😆 🤣
As an American car enthusiast I currently own 7 tagged, insured, and drivable vehicles. Including one I had imported from Brighton. I am one of only like 1000 people in the whole country with a Rs Cosworth Escort. Sucks getting parts though. Also, passing people on rural roads or going through our drive throughs is kind of a pain because I have to in reverse if theres no one with me
USA, Maine, I own 1 car, 1 mid size suv and 1 Truck, on average i drive 1 hour each way to and from work (2 hours travel daily approx 80 miles daily). we measure distance in time rather than miles).
yes I needed a fun one after watching the 9/11 video. (thank you for doing that one, by the way). Congrats on 30k!! I've been telling my British and American friends about your page.
Wyoming resident here, we started getting in the single digits Fahrenheit a week before Halloween. Every year we get to -30° but when I was a kid it was almost -50° BUT it is a very very dry cold which at least to me doesn’t feel as cold.
I learned to drive a manual transmission tractor when I was 12. Got a restricted license at 14 1/2 which allowed me to drive from home to school, extracurricular activities, grocery store, and doctors office.
Yes. Most families have more than one vehicle. Growing up we had both a car and a truck, and that is most certainly true for all rural communities, where you take the car to the grocery store or to run errands, etc., and you use the truck for going out to the farm, or going camping or other 'utilitarian' reasons - AND as we got older, my parent also bought an RV, so we had 3 vehicles (family of 5, but the oldest child had moved on to college by the time the RV showed up).
My husband and I have 5 cars/trucks between us. We live on a farm, so we have to drive 75 miles to the grocery store. In the winter we get quite a bit of snow, so we both have our own 4x4 truck, then we have an SUV, small car that gets good gas mileage, and an antique car. I drove in Australia...hardest part was getting my right hand to turn on the indicator...that's a job my left hand has been doing for decades!!
Some folks up north have a ‘Winter car’ (a rust bucket usually) that is used when they ‘salt the roads’ to melt ice. The same salt just destroys undercarriages and paint along with the pot holes that come with Winter. !! Never a problem in Florida !!
I worked for a county road department, where the speed limit on paved rural roads was 45mph. People always requested for “Children at Play” signs to be posted to try to get the drivers to slow down, which worked for a while. After people began ignoring these signs, we started ordering unusual animal crossing signs to be posted. You might see Ostrich Crossing, Alligator Crossing or Kangaroo Crossing signs. Mind you, none of these animals are native here.
The licenses we get before full driver’s licenses are known as your “learners” or “learner’s permit”. Not sure if that is the official term. But that is how it is known in every day speech in areas I’ve been to (east coast). In my state, you can get your learners at 15 and full license at 16 if you are enrolled in school. Otherwise, you gotta wait until you are 18
I've watched a few of your vids, this one got me to subscribe. Thanks for the chuckles, keep them coming! I did have the same reaction watching the antique cars maneuvering through that mess! Had to laugh when you commented on that :)
I was watching the old vehicle driving & missed what he said too haha 😂love your videos !cheers from texas
Me too! I was watching that car drive too and not listening.
2 years ago, my job was 35 miles away from my house. 😂 So I was driving 70 miles a day just for work!
They have tank crossing signs next to some military bases where the training ground might be 1-2miles from where they store the tanks and they have to drive 5 minutes down a route
I started learning the 5 speed gears from 12 years old, at 14 (1984) years old my dad would take me to the high school parking lot to teach me how to drive a clutch! By the time I was in high school (1985) at 15, school taught Driver's Education as part of the classes. We had to have a grade B average on report cards to drive. I was lucky because the teacher trusted my driving and there always had to be two students in the car learning, so he would pull me out of class to be the other rider lol.
In the South, you have to know how to drive and it really helps if you know that all cars, even the most expensive come with these gadgets called TURN SIGNALS, they are very helpful for the other drivers that can't read your mind.
My daughters were driving at 14, then at 15 got their license permit, which yes means they can drive with an adult in the car and a couple other restrictions. At 16 years old in Tennessee you can obtain your drivers license and be free to drive alone.
Railroads are everywhere and Chattanooga does that the Choo Choo (and song) also lots of twisty winding roads that are fun to enjoy the drive. Be careful for animals that jump out.
The reason people in Wyoming have so many cars and drive so much is because there's very little in Wyoming and everything is very spread out. Multiple jobs I've applied to advertise that they're "Only 70 miles from Cheyenne!" (about 115 km), with the implication being that 70 miles is a reasonable distance to drive to and from work every day. When you take that into account, 60 miles a day is not an unreasonable average. Also, when you have to drive that much, you need 2 cars to make sure you always have a working one available. Add on a camper for vacations, an off-roading car for hunting/fishing, and a vintage car that you're fixing up for fun, and you end up with 1100 cars for every 1000 people.
I learned to drive at 5 years old. 1963 Ford pickup, 3 speed on the column. My granddad operated the clutch, gas and break; I shifted gears and steered standing in the seat in front of him. No power steering either...lol.
I did ask someone from the USVI if they drive on the left, he said"In the towns and cities we do, but everywhere else as long as you stay on the road no one will get upset!
7:00 The cars bounced like that back then for 2 reasons.
2. weaker springs (& shocks) and very high center of gravity
1. Note the roads, yes, that is dirt. Now, note the width of the tires. You got it, rut city, even in good weather. You should watch some of the old silent movies of them digging these cars out of the middle of the roadway... So, it's either mud knee deep, or playing try to dodge the ruts and other obstacles on the roads with paper thin tires...
BTW, my wife departed this world 2 years ago. I live with my 2 little dogs. We have 2 pickup trucks and a car. The dogs can't reach the pedals so I have to drive them everywhere... ;)
As a single American man, I own 3 vehicles and am the only one who drives them. A Chevy truck, and Chevy SUV and a Nissan Sentra. One is for work, one is for off-road fun (and back-up work vehicle if the truck breaks down) and one is for economy while running errands. Actually I have a forth car, but it is a currently non-working restoration project car, a 25-30 (forget exact year atm) year old classic Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Also, there is an example of a vehicle with the steering wheel on the right side. A mail carrier may drive a vehicle along his/her route, and having the steering wheel on the right allows the carrier to place the mail in mailboxes that are set very close to the road.
The craziest road sign I've ever seen in America (in AZ in the Southwest) was
"Bus Crossing" literally in the middle of the desert on a dirt road.
I jokingly looked both ways just to make sure a wild bus wasn't about to cross. ^.^
Lawrence ! That probationary license you had can be renewed until you feel ready for the road test. The feeling of freedom having a license to drive is phenomenal! Btw, NEVER have relatives teach you to drive. Go to a drivers school where the instructors have nerves of steel. Start out driving in huge parking lots . If you can steer a bike you can drive a car ! You can do it ! Look at the idiots on the road and they have licenses. .... or maybe not....
My home (which includes 3 adults) has 5 vehicles. That includes 1 daily driver per person, and 1 heavy duty truck for hauling large and/or heavy things, and 1 classic car that im restoring.
When my younger sister and I were learning to drive, we didn't have a learner's permit (wasn't required) and we were 12 & 14 years old. My daddy was the brave man teaching us both at the same time.
Dude, I once owned a Plymouth Fury station wagon, a 4-door Gran Torino, and a 1972 MG Midget all at the same time!! I miss my Midget.
Fun fact in the Pacific Northwest we're more likely to measure distances between cities by the time it takes to drive there than in the miles traved. For example we would say something like Salem ( Oregon ' state capital) is about an hour away from city A instead of Salem is about 50 miles away from the same city.
Yep. I live near the Canadian border in WA state. We always say 2 hours to Seattle. However, that time can increase as much as an hour with Rush-hour. Also, I'm surprised that it was not mentioned that cars are also large because we spend so much time in them and many people have more than one, because they have a big one that is not great on gas and a second that has better MPG. I drive a Honda Fit. Lol.
Same in SoCal.
The "speed limit" sign he shows for the US is actually a speed advisory sign, i.e., it's not mandatory to stay under that speed. An actual speed limit sign is similar but white.
Also bumper and fender are completely different car parts in the US. The fender covers the wheel. The bumper is a part on the front or back to absorb impacts without damage in low speed collisions (or bumps).
I kinda like 'indicator'. In the US, I was taught that the 'turn signal' displays 'intention' and 'direction'.
Wyoming has vast open areas. When I was in Riverton Wyoming we went to Casper175 miles to get tile for the kitchen counter.
In Kansas, you can get a Farm Permit at 14, learners at 16, real license at 18. Farm permits are for farm kids to be able to drive tractors, feeding trucks, and grain trucks for farm work. This is because in some states, agriculture is dominant. Statically, people who grow up on farms tend to be safer drivers, due to having more experience. Starts with a baby sitting on dad or grandpa's lap in the tractors and combines, and just keep learning.
Also, LOL at Antarctica being designated as right side of the road for driving.
Multiple vehicles aren't uncommon. Especially on farms. You've got the main truck, often a second vehicle for the spouse, and then you've got the specialized vehicles. Heavy duty 4x4 flatbed(s) for feeding livestock and pulling people out of ditches. Multiple grain trucks for hauling the harvested crops to the grain elevator to be sold or stored. Tractors of various sizes for differing tasks. The combine(s) for harvesting. And sometimes ATVs for quickly checking on things that don't require a full sized vehicle to take care of. Plus, any vehicles for family members (and sometimes workers) who might be living in the same house as the farmer.
Gotta say, I've always been confused about the "boot" thing... We call it a "trunk" because before it was actually part of a car, there was sometimes a storage rack at the rear, where people would place a trunk to carry anything from personal belongings, to food. I've never gotten an explanation from anyone as to why the British version is "boot". Here, that word is reserved for actual boots, the act of kicking someone out of somewhere, starting a computer, and those yellow wheel locks they put on vehicles that don't abide by the no parking signs.
My wife drives 52 miles each way to work, and her step dad drove 89 miles each way for work. That’s 1 hour and 2 hour drives respectively. The yellow speed limit sign in some states is a “suggested” speed limit. It’s how fast they think you can take the turn before risking losing control.
the reason some states issue learners permits or restricted liscense so early is because of farmers. Kids who work and live on farms must have a liscense to drive tractors so many states with large farming populations have allowances for people who work on farms so they can drive the equipment without getting in trouble.
The only two things I have had to watch for rules in different states is No Right on Red ( usually, but not always, in downtown areas ), and No U Turns and usually, there's good signage for them.
In my state there's 3 phases to getting a license: first the written test and eye test just to get the drivers permit, second drive around for a while with the permit (with 1 person who has their license, you can't drive on your own while you only have a permit), and then finally the driving test which more or less involves the driving examiner sitting in the car with you and making sure you do everything right (first of which being making sure you have auto insurance, the car is in a good state, you make sure the driver puts his seatbelt on and you check the mirrors to make sure you have a good view from them and so on among other stuff before even starting to drive...if you don't and you miss any of that an instructor could fail you if they're taking their job seriously)).
As for age my state is 16 is the youngest you can be near urban areas to get a permit/license but they may allow exceptions for even younger people if they live and work on a farm (kids can work as young as 14 if it's on a farm) and they're driving farming equipment like tractors.
It’s also common in the United States that a person would drive one hour to get to their job and one hour back
The boot is called the trunk in America. My Grandmother used to call it the cooterhull!🤣
10:33 . Fact . My dad had 5 cars. I noticed that when I was a kid. He gave my mother one then 2 years later bought another one. 👍🏼
I had a restricted license (learner's permit) for 4 years, renewed it by mail, then got my regular license two years later, after I bought my first car. My commute in Atlanta was 26 miles, one way, and took me at least an hour each way. Traffic in and around Atlanta is horrid! Having lived on many Army Posts in the US and elsewhere, I am familiar with the Tank Crossing sign.
Our speed limit signs are actually in white, a yellow speed limit is for recommended speed for vehicle during weather. Usually found on corners or slick roads
When I got my license here in Arizona years ago,they make you take a quick written test. Then you go outside and an instructor gets in your car. To start you do a quick 3 point turn.We never had to parallel park that was not part of the test. You drive around the block,with a total of about one minute of drive time on the main road.Then back into the MVD parking lot. If you didn't screw up to badly with your one minute long drive around the block you passed. I think the fee for the license was around $25. This was all after learning to drive for only 1-2 weeks with my parents in the car with my permit. there are so many people waiting in long lines to get their license.They have to have a super fast turn over testing,to be able to get through the hundreds of people waiting each day.
(15:50) He didn't mention. Speed posted in Yellow is suggested (around a curve, etc) If the sign is Black on White, it is the lawful maximum speed. Basic rule of thumb is if it is in black print on a white sign (road sign) it is law, even the "Slower traffic keep right" is law, but people ignore.
Well as someone who lives in Wyoming, I can help a bit. Wyoming is very rural; we also have the least amount of people in the state. The closest town East of us, is 35 mules away... the next one is another 55 miles. As for the cars, we have a lot of extreme weather and again ranches and farmers. So most families have more than 1 vehicle especially if both parents work. Plus, you need a truck to haul stuff, and something with better gas milage for longer trips.
Those narrow country roads are also 60 mph! It was crazy (was there end of July and early August). I did see the tank signs, going from Stonehenge to the Cotswold villages.
I am an I.T. Contractor, and I drive up to 200 miles in a day sometimes. I probably average a little over 100 miles a day. Of course we have very large Highways, and nice Scenic Views along the way so it isn't that bad.
Expressway = Usually a Short Direct Freeway
Highway = (Also called State Highways) High Speed roadway (50mph+) It can go through towns where the speed limit drops down, and possibly have Stop Lights, or Stop Signs
Interstate = Highway that goes across the Country crossing State Lines
Freeway = A Highway that has no interruptions like like Stop Lights, nor Stop Signs hence being a "Free Way". These are generally found in Big Cities, and can be part of an Interstate, or regular Highway.
I started out racing a gokart. Then I bought a 56 Chevy so that I had to learn to drive. I actually took my test in a 59 Buick. Part of the test was parallel parking. He asked me to back up, after goi g 2 blocks in reverse he looked up from his papers and said, "thats good enough".
In my state of KY, there's a test for a getting a learner's permit. You must be 16 years of age or older. Once you get your license, after your at least 6 months of learning with your permit, then you can take a driving test and get your drivers license. Before age 21, you have a restricted license. After turning 21 it isn't restricted anymore.
The earliest you can get a learners permit in my state is 15.5 years old, and you can get a restricted driver's license as early as 16 if you fulfill some requirements in addition to passing the test. And then it converts to a standard drivers license upon 18.
Here in Delaware we have a lot of farms with fields spread out over large distances. So at 14 kids can get permits to drive farm vehicles on farm property or to and from farm properties. They can't cruise around town but they can drive from field to field or barn to barn. When I was in school you got your learner's permit when you were fifteen, drove with a licensed driver for a year then went to Department of Motor Vehicles, took a test and got your license. Now the poor kids drive around with huge neon bumper stickers that tell everyone you're a student driver. LOL look out! There are so many different names because they're different types of roads. Freeways generally don't have things like stop signs, traffic lights, intersections, or direct property access. An interstate is exactly how it sounds. I-95 runs from the Canadian border of Maine all the way to Miami, Florida It doesn't change number, it may merge with another road but will be labeled I-95. Highways are generally more 'cluttered' with stop lights, going through small towns, turns into stores and driveways. Our road numbers run even numbers going east to west and odd numbers north to south.
He was off on a few things. The one about South Dakota, the reason for fourteen is because farmers start operating a tractor around seven years old. Also in most states you don’t have any restrictions or age to drive a farm tractor on the road.
My commute is 17 miles one way. Its part time job. And my next door neighbor is a 1/4 mile away and our speed limit signs are white rectangular. But yellow squares speed signs are used in conjunction with warning signs
Atlanta has a beltway that is 69 miles around the inner city, and a great number people who work inside the beltway live mile outside of it. 'Suburban sprawl' for better, less expensive housing or better neighborhoods. We do have busses and a commuter train system, but they don't service most of the areas outside the beltway. A 90-100 mile a day commute isn't uncommon here, (I did 66 for many years.).
L3WG, we have an extensive rail system. The difference is that it's mostly freight, whereas in Europe it's mostly passenger rail.
The reason for per day driving stats is because there might not be a gas/petrol station nor a grocery store anywhere nearby.
Back in '86, I was making my way back home from a tour of Israel by rail, using a Eurail and Britrail pass. When in the UK, I rented cars in N. Ireland and Scotland. I was told to be careful not to get on the wrong side of the road, but honestly, I never had any trouble whatsoever in adjusting.
Aww, he left out the "Open Range" sign. It's a cow with a smaller sign saying open range underneath. Meaning there are no fences and live stock cross the road where they wish. ( not just chickens) Are there such areas in Britain?
Here is the takeaway I got. Left hand steering made for safer driving since it was easier for the driver to judge its proximity from oncoming traffic.
Reminds me of a movie from the 80s called Oxford Blues. An American went to the UK rented a car and got it stuck between two buildings.
South dakota.license at 14 is mostly for driving farming equipment and doing, crops motorcycles from 1 place to another and 4 wheeling on snow and mud.
10:36 - That statistic is misleading. I believe that statistic includes all street-legal vehicles. The family might have a passenger car (or SUV, these days), but there may also be a work vehicle (farm truck, work van (such as electrician's or plumber's). There are also trucking companies, grocery chains (large groups of stores of the same brand), moving companies, et cetera, et cetera, all of which have their own business vehicles.
12:03 - When you have to drive 50 miles to the nearest decent sized town, to get groceries or go to work, you drive that much. Also, when your nearest neighbor is two miles away and the "local" gas station is 15 miles from your house, you do end up driving more.
15:35 - The reason for the arrow on the no parking sign is that type is always put up in pairs. The no parking zone is between the two signs which have the arrows pointing toward each other.
15:48 - NOPE! That is a speed warning (advisory) sign. That is usually put up below a sign for an upcoming curve or hill, indicating the fastest safe speed to navigate that section of road. Speed limit signs are rectangular with black printing on white backgrounds.
16:12 - The silhouette of a man, in the US, usually denotes a pedestrian CROSSING, or a road repair crew working, so drivers know to be alert for people walking in and across the road.
17:27 - In the US, the term "trunk" came from early cars which were little more than motorized buggies. They would often have household trunks (used to store clothes and when traveling) strapped to the back. When they turned into enclosed rear sections, the term just carried over.
17:31 - Bumper and fender are two VERY different things. The bumper is the horizontal piece in front and back, which "bumps" into things first, if you get too close. The fenders are on all four corners of the car, and they are the pieces which include the "wheel wells" which enclose the wheels.
17:43 - NOPE! The US term is "intersection." There can be only one road which has stop signs (a two way stop) OR both roads with stop signs (a four way stop). The four way stop intersections have the four way stop warning sign below the stop sign, to let drivers know that everyone must stop before proceeding through the intersection. If two drivers get there at the same time, the one furthest to the right (counter clockwise) goes first.
My family owns 4 vehicles. 😂 all for different reasons. Two cars for each adult to be able to commute to work, one van to haul things for moving or camping, and my husband’s nice car for car meets or going out.
I was thinking “Give way” sounded so silly and old fashioned!!!
Love how much my home state of South Dakota is mentioned here 😂 yes we get a “Cinderella” license at 14. Can only drive from 6am to 10pm. At 16 it becomes a regular license.