A predictable risk, so is there a practical improvement?īeing a tourist doesn't absolve you of knowing local rules of the road, if you drive. So many times have I seen jet-lagged drivers unused to driving on the left, or in roundabouts, or reading British signage, and driving the first half-mile in an unfamiliar car, avoid nasty smashes by inches. Near LHR, between the car-hire lots and the M25, is a complex roundabout with stoplights in it.
I'm still not entirely certain what constitutes a pelican crossing, but I believe vulnerable pedestrians are somehow involved. I visit often enough that if nonresidents could test, I would.
#HIRES DRIVERS LICENSE BARCODE TEST DRIVER#
and study my AA guide, I could still be a better driver there. Although I've been driving in the UK nearly as long as in the U.S. A provisional licence does not automatically lead to a full one many people fail their tests one or more times. In the UK, Japan, and many European countries, licence tests actually require some demonstration of knowledge and skills. Remarkably, it also permits me to rent a potentially lethal vehicle most places I travel. driver's license barely verifies my identity, but it "qualifies" me to drive a vehicle the size of a bus (35ft motorhome) based on tests I took before Nixon resigned, and to ride a motorcycle because in 1980 I successfully followed instructions to ride out of the parking lot, make a U-turn, and return without dropping my little C元50. A tourist is just that - a tourist.My U.S. I agree, carrying a passport around is a hassle, but not reason enuf for a tourist to get a DL - in any country. It still in my view shouldn't be a premise for a tourist to be able to get a driving license.