<p>Sorry, I didn’t mean that the french were bad drivers, or were badly taught. On the contrary, but driving schools belong to a real mafia and they really take you for a ride (sorry about the pun) when it comes to pay fortunes to get the d- paper. In any case, even if D had time to take the test in France, it wouldn’t be valid in the States until 18 months after the test. In fact, since you can’t take the test on an automatic car, and parking in Paris is worthy of being an olymoic sport, I personally consider that we drive rather better than most nations. There’s not much we CAN boast about, so…</p>