Gene Kearns wrote in
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On Sat, 05 May 2007 11:13:40 GMT, Stan (the Man) penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Larry Weiss wrote in
:

Stan (the Man) wrote:
I don't know who wrote:

To drive a car here in New York (and most places)

one must go through a hefty licensing procedure including
classroom training, on road training, a written test and a road
test.


All that's required to get a license to drive a car in NY is to
pass a permit test that only an idiot could fail and a road test.
There is no required class room or road training. And, I'm not
aware of any other state that requires more than that for a
driver's license.

--
Stan

Not true.

The following is excerpted from New York State Department of Motor
Vehicles "New Drivers" Web page in its list of requirements for
obtaining a license:

"Attend a mandatory pre-licensing course or complete a high school
or college driver education course. Most commercial driving schools
licensed by the DMV offer the DMV-approved pre-licensing course.
Look in the telephone directory under "Driving Instruction."

"When you complete the course, you receive a pre-licensing course
certificate (MV-278). You must provide the certificate number when
you schedule your road test. You must also show the certificate to
the road test examiner on the day of your road test."

The complete text can be found he
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/license.htm#newdrivers

This rule has been in effect for at least 35 years that I am aware
of.

And, it only applies to those who wish to obtain their license at 17
yrs of age. Anyone 18 yrs of age or older need only meet the
requirements I noted.

Here's mo
http://www.dmv.org/drivers-ed.php

Huh. Live and learn. I was wrong.

--
Stan