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Old 6th June 2009, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Bevdeforges View Post
I know of people who have returned to the US to get a driver's license in a state with reciprocity in order to avoid French driving school. I suppose it depends where you'd rather spend your 1000€ - air fare and hotel bills or French driving school.

While I tried to avoid going the driving school route, ultimately, I'm glad I took the classes (in Germany, while I was living there). There's no way you'll figure out "priorité ŕ droite" on your own, and there are some amazing subtleties in the rules of the road - like the type of paving, presence or absence of sidewalks and/or markings on the road may indicate speed limits, parking restrictions and whether or not that priorité ŕ droite is in effect or not.

But I've also heard that getting a driver's license in the States has gotten a bit more difficult. You may need to "prove" residence in the state in order to get a license now.
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Bev
To all those that have never driven in Europe before, you seriously need to look at Appendix B of this manual, European Road Signs.

Army in Europe Pamphlet 190-34

If you do need to take your driver's test in France, most if not all the information in this manual applies to France and you can use this as a study guide. I hope this helps.

Bon Chance - Jeff
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