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Originally Posted by Nyororin
From all the foreigners I`ve talked to who didn`t manage to pass (pretty much everyone?) it has a whole lot more to do with the attitude of "Well, I was driving for years in my home country, so the laws here aren`t something I need to worry about." than anything else.
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I'd be a bit nervous if I had to get a license in Japan, mainly because the driving would probably be different from what I'm used of. The roads would be different and all that, but with practice, sure I can do okay.
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The test is strict. They don`t let you pass without a close to perfect score, which can be a real shock to someone who got their license in the US where you only have to score like 50% to be passed. (I forget the exact percentage, but it was close to that when I was looking into getting my temps back in high school. Maybe 60%?) When I took my test here, the written test only allowed for 2 mistakes, and the actual driving test for one minor mistake. A huge difference.
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I think that this differs from state to state, because with a 50%, we wouldn't have a license. I didn't take Driver's Ed in school; was too young at the time, and couldn't take it in 11th or 12th because of scheduling conflicts. In other words, the times that Driver's Ed was given, I was taking mandatory classes (math; English; Science).
Anyway, when going to the DMV to take the written portion, back then, you couldn't score any lower than 80%. As for the driving portion, I honestly don't know how many mistakes you're allowed. I didn't make any mistakes, as none were pointed out to me and was told that I drove well, and I also had a lot of driving hours racked up from the driving school I went to for the experience portion as well. For me, the driving portion is a whole lot easier than the written. I've always been bad with tests, especially ones that have numbers to remember.
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I don`t really know much about the path the two of you took / are taking - I got my first license in Japan. I went to a driving school, passed there, then passed everything on first try.
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Driving portion, passed on my first try, but, before you're even allowed the driving portion, you have to pass the written. I failed the written my first time. I'm horrible with numbers, and most all of the questions dealt with them.
Anyway, can't it be transferred if one has a license in his or her home country, or couldn't one just apply for an international license to avoid the hassle, but still get driving practice in Japan?