Moving to Germany? Yes, You'll Take a Driving Test

If you're going to be stationed in Germany, you're gonna have to pass the driver's test. Piece of cake you say? Not so my friend. Many people fail it the first time around thinking they can just look over the notes and take the test the same day. Nay nay...doesn't work that way. Look, you're going to be stressed out enough as it is, just going through the motions of moving and going to a foreign country...nevermind the test. How about an easy way to just breeze through the test then? No worries...

Why do you even need a new driver's license over there? The last time you took a vacation overseas, you just flashed your American driver's license, got in your rental car and sped off. Because of a lovely set of lawyer documents called the SOFA agreement. If you are stationed overseas, you MUST have a USAREUR driver's license in order to drive there...no exceptions..and in order to get this license, you have to take the written German driving test. No, it's not in German, but it might as well be after you see some of the questions. You'll have to do some memorizing and signage recognition to pass with flying colors.

Some nice person has come up with a nifty little program you can download to your computer. It's not like the old days, where you had to wait until you got over there....check out a grease-stained dog-eared manual, cram...errr....I mean study and take the test. Now you can sit at your computer or laptop if you are traveling...at your leisure...look over the materials, take practice tests and generally have an easier time of studying the stuff well beforehand. Check it out here.

Anyone have any USAREUR driving stories to share? Did your vehicle make it over in one piece? Did you make it over in one piece?