Comment by bitpush
3 days ago
Are you suggesting every DL holder knows all the driving conditions?
Quick, what should one do when the car starts drifting in ice? How about aqua planing?
If it is just taking a regular DL test, then waymo, Tesla and others would be driving all across the US by now. They already have a higher standard
> Quick, what should one do when the car starts drifting in ice? How about aqua planing?
If your car starts sliding, let off the gas, don’t hit the brakes, and countersteer into the direction of the slide to recover.
If you start hydroplaning you simply remove your foot from the gas pedal.
> Are you suggesting every DL holder knows all the driving conditions?
In my country at least: Yes.
Hydroplaning and driving on ice is part of the compulsory training, including driving on simulated ice on a special course.
That's great. Would you your country's test covers 100% of the situations a driver might encounter?
Even without knowing the details, I can confidently tell you they don't.
Does it teach you how to recover the car when the tires blow out? How about it is raining? How to react when a car is coming straight at you in the wrong way? How about when a dog jumps out?