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Wednesday, 3 December 2014
So You Thought You Could Drive…in Germany
IF YOU’RE AN American planning to live in Germany
and hoping to let loose on the autobahn—where, more often than not, the
speed limit is a car’s horsepower—you’d better come from the right
state.
A total of 28 U.S. states get the thumbs-up in Germany when it comes to obtaining a German license. All of them—including Texas and Illinois—have reciprocal agreements with Germany’s transport ministry and the country’s 16 state governments.
But for those states that don’t, German authorities make what can appear as somewhat arbitrary judgments on drivers’ skills. If you come from a state where, in the view of German authorities, Americans aren’t used to daily congestion or don’t learn to conduct a car safely under German-like weather conditions—you’ll find yourself back in driving school.
“We have to make sure the holder of a foreign driver’s license is capable of steering a vehicle under German traffic conditions,” Germany’s transport ministry says. “Besides, German owners of a driver’s license must get granted the same treatment abroad.”
Those with licenses from the remaining states—among them New York—will be headed to driving school, where they must pass a theory and a practical test.
The theory test can be done in English. But that’s where the good news stops. Schools advise booking at least four practical lessons before taking the driving test. And with costs for both tests together totaling about €500 (about $640), not to mention other requirements such as providing an eyesight certificate and taking a first-aid course, earning a pass to the autobahn isn’t cheap, fast or easy.
The Fahrschule Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, a driving school specializing in preparing English-speakers for the German test, has about 100 pupils a year who take the theory or driving lessons, and about 30% of them come from the U.S.
“They find it a bit humiliating to have to go back to school after driving a car for 15 years or so,” said Andreas Winter, an administrator at the school. “But we don’t make the rules.”
Dmitri Katz got his driver’s license in California in 1989 and moved to Germany in 2002. He says that although cars in both countries drive on the right, driving in Germany is very different from what he was used to.
“In California, you talk defensive driving. You always assume that the other person will not follow the rules and you drive to be safe,” said Mr. Katz. “In Germany, you drive according to who has right of way and if you hesitate, you cause accidents. It was a very hard thing for me to take the right of way without being sure that the other person was slowing down.”
Another surprise awaits you on the road: Cars are sacrosanct in Germany. “Germans are very sensitive to any damage to their cars, so be sure to avoid bumping them,” the U.S. consulate in Germany warns on its website. Parking in a tight spot is no excuse for touching the next car’s bumper.
Once you have the license to hit the highway, brace yourself for speed. Americans are used to a limit of around 70 to 75 miles an hour (112 to 120 kilometers an hour). Big stretches of German highways, by contrast, have no speed limit. It isn’t unusual for Germans in supercharged Porsches, BMWs or Audis, to drive at 100 miles or more and switch lanes fast. Laggards languishing in the left lane can expect some rude honking from more hurried drivers.
A total of 28 U.S. states get the thumbs-up in Germany when it comes to obtaining a German license. All of them—including Texas and Illinois—have reciprocal agreements with Germany’s transport ministry and the country’s 16 state governments.
But for those states that don’t, German authorities make what can appear as somewhat arbitrary judgments on drivers’ skills. If you come from a state where, in the view of German authorities, Americans aren’t used to daily congestion or don’t learn to conduct a car safely under German-like weather conditions—you’ll find yourself back in driving school.
“We have to make sure the holder of a foreign driver’s license is capable of steering a vehicle under German traffic conditions,” Germany’s transport ministry says. “Besides, German owners of a driver’s license must get granted the same treatment abroad.”
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Those from 11 U.S. states, including Florida or Connecticut, are
exempted from the road test but must sit a theory test to get a German
license.Those with licenses from the remaining states—among them New York—will be headed to driving school, where they must pass a theory and a practical test.
The theory test can be done in English. But that’s where the good news stops. Schools advise booking at least four practical lessons before taking the driving test. And with costs for both tests together totaling about €500 (about $640), not to mention other requirements such as providing an eyesight certificate and taking a first-aid course, earning a pass to the autobahn isn’t cheap, fast or easy.
They find it a bit humiliating to have to go back to school after driving a car for 15 years or so. —Andreas Winter, driving-school administratorAbout 29% of all applicants, including German residents, failed the theory exam in 2013 and 26% didn’t pass the practical exam, according to government figures.
The Fahrschule Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, a driving school specializing in preparing English-speakers for the German test, has about 100 pupils a year who take the theory or driving lessons, and about 30% of them come from the U.S.
“They find it a bit humiliating to have to go back to school after driving a car for 15 years or so,” said Andreas Winter, an administrator at the school. “But we don’t make the rules.”
Dmitri Katz got his driver’s license in California in 1989 and moved to Germany in 2002. He says that although cars in both countries drive on the right, driving in Germany is very different from what he was used to.
“In California, you talk defensive driving. You always assume that the other person will not follow the rules and you drive to be safe,” said Mr. Katz. “In Germany, you drive according to who has right of way and if you hesitate, you cause accidents. It was a very hard thing for me to take the right of way without being sure that the other person was slowing down.”
Another surprise awaits you on the road: Cars are sacrosanct in Germany. “Germans are very sensitive to any damage to their cars, so be sure to avoid bumping them,” the U.S. consulate in Germany warns on its website. Parking in a tight spot is no excuse for touching the next car’s bumper.
Once you have the license to hit the highway, brace yourself for speed. Americans are used to a limit of around 70 to 75 miles an hour (112 to 120 kilometers an hour). Big stretches of German highways, by contrast, have no speed limit. It isn’t unusual for Germans in supercharged Porsches, BMWs or Audis, to drive at 100 miles or more and switch lanes fast. Laggards languishing in the left lane can expect some rude honking from more hurried drivers.
Summit engages teens in planning safe driving campaign
In an effort to encourage safe driving among
teens, the Wood County Teen Driving Coalition has enlisted the help of
its target market — high school students.
Students from Marshfield, Nekoosa, Pittsville, Port Edwards and Wisconsin Rapids gathered in Pittsville on Wednesday for the Wood County Teen Driving Summit, where they learned the tools to develop safe driving initiatives at their own schools in April.
The summit was planned after the Wood County Child Death Review Team reviewed several teen driving fatalities in the past few years, said Tyler Zastava of the county health department, who leads the team and helped organize the summit.
The most significant problem in Wood County that results in teen car crashes, according to Lincoln High School resource officer David Bailey, is texting and driving.
"Texting is the biggest distraction because they're looking away from the road," he said. Drivers using cellphones easily can lose track of their speed, and distractions combined with increased speed put them at risk for crashes.
Statistics surrounding unsafe driving habits were surprising to students. Molly Hannigan, a freshman from John Edwards High School in Port Edwards, said she learned that distracted driving causes a crash every 24 seconds.
"In the five seconds it takes to check a text, distracted drivers can travel the length of a football field," said JordynSchraeder, a John Edwards senior. "It puts in perspective how far you can go in so little time and how much damage you can do in so little time."
Students who attended the seminar will return to their schools with statistics, knowledge about evidence-based safe driving programs and information about evaluating efforts to make their own plans for making the roads safer.
The school initiatives address many of the factors that contribute to teen traffic crashes and fatalities, including distracted driving, seat belt use, speeding or recklessness or impaired driving. School-based programs last year focused on distracted driving, but Zastava said she wants students to develop something they think will work at their schools.
"We wanted to equip teens to make effective, impactful, sustainable programs at their schools," she said.
Students at East Junior High in Wisconsin Rapids said they plan to address seat belt use, distracted driving, speeding and intoxicated driving and evaluate the results using polls to determine whether students had adopted or encouraged safer practices while riding in cars. Their program will incorporate speakers, driving simulations for students who will soon obtain temporary driver's licenses, a safe driving pledge and mock tickets for students engaged in distracted behaviors such as texting while walking in the hallway.
Students from Marshfield, Nekoosa, Pittsville, Port Edwards and Wisconsin Rapids gathered in Pittsville on Wednesday for the Wood County Teen Driving Summit, where they learned the tools to develop safe driving initiatives at their own schools in April.
The summit was planned after the Wood County Child Death Review Team reviewed several teen driving fatalities in the past few years, said Tyler Zastava of the county health department, who leads the team and helped organize the summit.
The most significant problem in Wood County that results in teen car crashes, according to Lincoln High School resource officer David Bailey, is texting and driving.
"Texting is the biggest distraction because they're looking away from the road," he said. Drivers using cellphones easily can lose track of their speed, and distractions combined with increased speed put them at risk for crashes.
Statistics surrounding unsafe driving habits were surprising to students. Molly Hannigan, a freshman from John Edwards High School in Port Edwards, said she learned that distracted driving causes a crash every 24 seconds.
"In the five seconds it takes to check a text, distracted drivers can travel the length of a football field," said JordynSchraeder, a John Edwards senior. "It puts in perspective how far you can go in so little time and how much damage you can do in so little time."
Students who attended the seminar will return to their schools with statistics, knowledge about evidence-based safe driving programs and information about evaluating efforts to make their own plans for making the roads safer.
The school initiatives address many of the factors that contribute to teen traffic crashes and fatalities, including distracted driving, seat belt use, speeding or recklessness or impaired driving. School-based programs last year focused on distracted driving, but Zastava said she wants students to develop something they think will work at their schools.
"We wanted to equip teens to make effective, impactful, sustainable programs at their schools," she said.
Students at East Junior High in Wisconsin Rapids said they plan to address seat belt use, distracted driving, speeding and intoxicated driving and evaluate the results using polls to determine whether students had adopted or encouraged safer practices while riding in cars. Their program will incorporate speakers, driving simulations for students who will soon obtain temporary driver's licenses, a safe driving pledge and mock tickets for students engaged in distracted behaviors such as texting while walking in the hallway.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
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Siouxland school gets $25,000 for commitment to safe driving
After several teenage driving fatalities in the area last year, one
Siouxland school rallied to help their community drive a little safer.
Students at OA-BCIG High School in Ida Grove, Iowa, got a big reward for their months of work to the tune of 25 thousand dollars.
"It was good to kind of get a group of kids together and show some leadership. They all tagged in too, so it was good to work together as a group," Cash Wilcke, OA-BCIG Senior said.
The school received a $25,000 grant check for participation in the State Farm Celebrate My Drive Program.
OA-BCIG collected about 30,000 pledges from community members to focus on safer driving when behind the wheel, outperforming more than three thousand schools across the country.
"The whole purpose of it is so that teens drive safely, and that's been a big issue here in this area. There were a couple accidents that we had," Stephanie Maass, OA-BCIG Senior said.
Just three months ago, two teenage girls from a neighboring high school were killed on a gravel road in an accident caused by an intoxicated 17-year old.
Ida Grove's local State Farm agent Adam Henderson says he hopes the program has at least made drivers in the area think about safe choices when they're behind the wheel.
"Sitting on the other end of the chair when there's a tragic accident is the worst part of being an insurance agent. Ultimately, when people make that personal decision to drive safe, less of those conversations have to happen," Adam Henderson, Local State Farm Agent said.
Focusing on safe driving is always important, but after tragic traffic fatalities affected this community within the last year, Principal Patrick Miller said he knew they needed to participate.
"I think it made them think about the things and the people that had been lost recently in the area, and I know there were a lot of people who were very close friends with some of those kids that have died in accidents," Miller said.
As far as the grant money, some will go to the school's driver's ed program.
Miller says another portion will go to the fine arts program.
"It's wonderful. It's going to allow us to do some things that we wouldn't otherwise be able to do, and it's a great tribute to what the kids did," Miller said.
Students at OA-BCIG High School in Ida Grove, Iowa, got a big reward for their months of work to the tune of 25 thousand dollars.
"It was good to kind of get a group of kids together and show some leadership. They all tagged in too, so it was good to work together as a group," Cash Wilcke, OA-BCIG Senior said.
The school received a $25,000 grant check for participation in the State Farm Celebrate My Drive Program.
OA-BCIG collected about 30,000 pledges from community members to focus on safer driving when behind the wheel, outperforming more than three thousand schools across the country.
"The whole purpose of it is so that teens drive safely, and that's been a big issue here in this area. There were a couple accidents that we had," Stephanie Maass, OA-BCIG Senior said.
Just three months ago, two teenage girls from a neighboring high school were killed on a gravel road in an accident caused by an intoxicated 17-year old.
Ida Grove's local State Farm agent Adam Henderson says he hopes the program has at least made drivers in the area think about safe choices when they're behind the wheel.
"Sitting on the other end of the chair when there's a tragic accident is the worst part of being an insurance agent. Ultimately, when people make that personal decision to drive safe, less of those conversations have to happen," Adam Henderson, Local State Farm Agent said.
Focusing on safe driving is always important, but after tragic traffic fatalities affected this community within the last year, Principal Patrick Miller said he knew they needed to participate.
"I think it made them think about the things and the people that had been lost recently in the area, and I know there were a lot of people who were very close friends with some of those kids that have died in accidents," Miller said.
As far as the grant money, some will go to the school's driver's ed program.
Miller says another portion will go to the fine arts program.
"It's wonderful. It's going to allow us to do some things that we wouldn't otherwise be able to do, and it's a great tribute to what the kids did," Miller said.
Schools remember teen killed in crash while driving without permit
Grief counselors arrived at two Costa Mesa high schools Monday to
help students cope with the death of a former classmate over the
Thanksgiving holiday.
Jacob Pacheco, 16, of Costa Mesa died early Wednesday when the BMW he was driving slammed into a tree across from Estancia High School and caught fire.
Jacob did not have a driver's license or learner's permit, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
A 17-year-old passenger in the car suffered a broken jaw in the crash, authorities said. The passenger is an Estancia student, according to Principal Kirk Bauermeister.
Police are investigating the wreck but said Jacob was driving at high speed along Placentia Avenue when the car swerved out of control shortly after midnight.
Jacob attended Estancia before transferring to Back Bay High School, a continuation school, in December 2013, school officials said.
"He had a lot of friends when he came here," Back Bay Principal Deborah Davis said.
He left Back Bay in mid-April, Davis said.
From there, the district referred him to an alternative education program run by the county, according to Newport-Mesa Unified School District spokeswoman Laura Boss.
Davis said that in the short time that Jacob attended Back Bay, she got to know him as outgoing with a great personality and an aptitude for English, especially writing.
"It's so sad for such a young man," Davis said. "All of these accidents that take the lives of these kids, it's such a tragedy."
Jacob Pacheco, 16, of Costa Mesa died early Wednesday when the BMW he was driving slammed into a tree across from Estancia High School and caught fire.
Jacob did not have a driver's license or learner's permit, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
A 17-year-old passenger in the car suffered a broken jaw in the crash, authorities said. The passenger is an Estancia student, according to Principal Kirk Bauermeister.
Police are investigating the wreck but said Jacob was driving at high speed along Placentia Avenue when the car swerved out of control shortly after midnight.
Jacob attended Estancia before transferring to Back Bay High School, a continuation school, in December 2013, school officials said.
"He had a lot of friends when he came here," Back Bay Principal Deborah Davis said.
He left Back Bay in mid-April, Davis said.
From there, the district referred him to an alternative education program run by the county, according to Newport-Mesa Unified School District spokeswoman Laura Boss.
Davis said that in the short time that Jacob attended Back Bay, she got to know him as outgoing with a great personality and an aptitude for English, especially writing.
"It's so sad for such a young man," Davis said. "All of these accidents that take the lives of these kids, it's such a tragedy."
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