tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post6781094179978348007..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: Driver's Ed in Italy: Your Handbook to RecklessnessIrreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-73430472300364122832012-08-26T19:21:57.868+02:002012-08-26T19:21:57.868+02:00I'm proud to say that as an American with 25+ ...I'm proud to say that as an American with 25+ years of driving experience, I did have to go through the whole process of getting an Italian license, and it was a LOOONG, expensive, and very aggravating process. I had to take the written exam in Italian (they no longer offer the exam in English, since the translation was so bad they said...), so not only did I have to learn Italian at the same time as studying for the test, I then had to go through the medical tests, about $800 in fees, behind the wheel lessons (more about how to drive the way the inspector expects you to drive and not how the laws are written). Happily I passed both the written and the driving tests, but I forewarn any American who thinks it's easy: it's NOT. And yes, the material for the written exam is tough. It took me 6 months to memorize it all. This was 4 months ago and I've already forgotten most of everything I studied. I must be becoming more Italian every day...!Eurasleepnoreply@blogger.com