He was not a novice driver, he had driven for 10 yrs in California.
“He was not a novice driver, he had driven for 10 yrs in California.”
Hey, the “boracho Mexicans” here are the problem drivers. The rest of us have to be way better than average to keep from getting hit by them! Secondarily, we have a large community of Chinese who have never made the transition from Ricksha to motor vehicle. The saying here is that the last thing a Chinese driver sees as he exits the freeway is a single-finger “salute” from the other drivers. (There are no Chinese F1 Drivers!)
If that is true (and all it says is that he told the Judge it was), he wouldn't have been a learner driver in South Australia. American drivers license standards are accepted as valid, and he would have been issued with a South Australian Drivers Licence, not a Learner's Permit.
While it's possible a mistake was made, I think it's more likely his statement to the court was less than entirely truthful.