I passed the European test first time out. German drivers are good, but my anecdotal experience was their fatality rate was much higher per accident. IE: fewer accidents, but very bad ones. Germans also follow rules in general. They don’t drive 80 klicks in the left lane. They also pay exorbitant taxes, have extreme fuel prices, and numerous options for public transportation that we don’t. They also drive fewer miles than we as their countries are smaller than our states.
You’re obviously one of those elitists who think only competent people should drive. Lol
Not even close to every German has a vehicle genuinely capable of Autobahn speeds, either, but it doesn’t stop them from trying.
Even on a per mile basis European drivers are less likely to be killed in a vehicle accident. They go through DRASTICALLY more training. America has let our driving culture turn into a desire to hand out licenses. When I was going through the learners permit process in NM I saw an old guy fail the vision test multiple times. Finally the tester sent him home, told him to come back first thing tomorrow when he was rested. And guess how he went home, having just proven he couldn’t see well enough to drive.
I’d like to see us MAKE people competent to drive. It’s really strange that with a culture that so very much defines itself around the car we put so little effort into actually making us good at USING them.
With reunification, East Germans started killing themselves in cars at a skyrocketing rate their newly accessible cars and roadways. Inexperience and lower standards.
I understand that inexperienced or younger German drivers can’t have any blood alcohol at all.