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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Are you sure you will be allowed to drive a manual car in Romania with your American license if you didn’t take the test with a manual car? I live in a different European country and here if you take the test with an automatic car, you are only allowed to drive automatic cars. You should research this.
It’s definitely different from an automatic car and requires more concentration. Once you get used to it, it’s not difficult. I was older than you are now when I learned to drive at all (which I did on a manual car) and managed it anyway.
distance@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Another_username@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
When I was in Romania last year the rental company (enterprise) wouldn’t accept my US driver license…not sure if it is Romanian law or company policy though.
distance@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
[deleted]Another_username@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ah missed you said you have your international drivers permit. You’re good then, and there’s a lot of country road in Romania to lean on…I say give learning manual a shot :)
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You might want to check the details here: I know that in some European countries, you’ll have trouble renting a car at all with an American license unless you pass a driving test in a European country first to get certified. In fact, in several countries I don’t think an American license is valid at all until you pass a test. It’s probably worth checking out the details for Romania.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
US licenses don’t differentiate. There’s no way to tell by the license which transmission you used on the test. Shouldn’t be a problem.
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
For that exact reason some countries (my country included) don’t accept an American license unless you do a test here first.
Though IIRC, that applies for both manuals and automatics, because American drivers education isn’t really trusted here.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
With the Geneva convention on Road Traffic they must recognize it, at least for visitors. However you are probably right if OP tried to move there and get a local license, they’d need to retest.
0ops@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
That is totally fair because I literally, and I mean literally, drove around the block for my American driver’s test. My entire test:
This was in a residential area too, so I never went above 25mph/40kph
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Exactly: I have friends that got a drivers license in th US, and the education/test is honestly a joke compared to what they require here, and it clearly shows in the number of driving-related deaths.