tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post3885998483402360954..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: LinksverkehrArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-75116892615579896782010-08-20T07:38:19.838+12:002010-08-20T07:38:19.838+12:00I resisted getting a NZ driver's license for a...I resisted getting a NZ driver's license for a long time! That 12 month time limit resets every time you leave the country. Not that I have ever driven....<br /><br />And luckily for me (and probably bad for all drivers in Wellington), they changed the rules once again to do away with even the written test (the practical test is not necessary if you have a valid US license). I simply had to show them my US license, pay the fee ($45) and they gave me a permanent NZ driver's license!!<br /><br />When we are home (NZ), Darren drives. When we are in the US, I drive. Eventually I will learn to drive in NZ, but I'm scared that it will confuse me if/when we come back to the US for a visit...dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687492454625470270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-40227953148338928682010-08-16T13:17:29.346+12:002010-08-16T13:17:29.346+12:00Exactly! And then, there's the other drivers. ...Exactly! And then, there's the other drivers. My favourites were the "two-fers": One person stops at a stop sign, pulls out and the car behind follows them on through without stopping. Or the fact there were no traffic signs or signals, only "traffic suggestions". <br /><br />When I first moved to Auckland, I heard people complain all the time about the "bad drivers" here, and I thought they were crazy—I'd just come from a city with REALLY bad drivers, and a lot of them. Now that I've been here a few years, I can see what they were on about.<br /><br />But it still ain't nothin' like Chicago!Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-44871811875420527002010-08-16T12:09:24.655+12:002010-08-16T12:09:24.655+12:00...and as we all know; if you can drive in Chicago......and as we all know; if you can drive in Chicago without taking out a bicyclist, you can drive anywhere.Ebyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172370437395026661noreply@blogger.com