Timeline for Can you do a drivers test in the US to obtain a drivers license as a souvenir?
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| Jul 9, 2020 at 12:55 | comment | added | phoog | @Szabolcs the residency requirement arises from the fact that driver's licenses are only issued to residents, which is true in most countries and predates the development of the ID function in US driver's licenses. The primary function of a US driver's license, like every driver's license, is to show that the state allows the bearer to drive certain vehicles on public roads. The identification function is secondary. | |
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| Jul 11, 2014 at 19:40 | comment | added | Szabolcs | Consider that in the US the de facto ID card is the driver's license. People who can't drive can (and do) still get a "driver's license" because it's needed in many situation as identification. (Of course this license doesn't actually allow them to drive.) The de facto primary function of the "driver's license" is an ID. To get a driver's license you probably need to satisfy requirements that would be typical elsewhere for getting a local ID---such as being a resident. | |
| Jul 11, 2014 at 19:31 | answer | added | David Richerby | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 7, 2014 at 23:03 | history | edited | Aditya Somani | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 7, 2014 at 18:12 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | From everything I've heard, compared to the EU, you'll probably find a US driving test to be a trivial joke. And you'll almost certainly spend most of a day tediously waiting in lines. | |
| Jul 7, 2014 at 17:29 | history | edited | user141 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 7, 2014 at 17:11 | answer | added | Mr.E | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 7, 2014 at 9:03 | comment | added | Aleks G | Theoretically, you probably can, but I believe you need to provide a proof of address when booking the tests - this needs to be from an official source, e.g. a letter from a bank, utility bill, credit card statement, etc. - if you have a US-based address, then, yes, you should be able to do it. Note though that the tests are per state, with each of them having different theory and practical elements; and you may need to book it quite some time in advance. | |
| Jul 7, 2014 at 8:49 | history | asked | user141 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |