Where I live now, getting a licence is pretty hard.
You take a theory exam (which you actually do have to study a bit for) on the rules of driving.
This gets you a learning permission, that allows you to drive but only with a fully licences driver in the car supervising.
You then have to take a minimum of 12 driving lessons with an approved instructor, recorded in a log book, before you can take the driving practical exam.
You then take the driving practical exam, which involves driving in the approved fashion around a public area. This has a surprisingly high failure rate - "wrong hand position" on wheel, not looking around enough, looking around too much, etc all will get you a fail.
Assuming you pass, you are then a "novice" driver (have to display "N" plates) for two years and pay an incredibly high insurance premium.
Despite all this "barriers to entry", most people here are terrible drivers lol
You take a theory exam (which you actually do have to study a bit for) on the rules of driving.
This gets you a learning permission, that allows you to drive but only with a fully licences driver in the car supervising.
You then have to take a minimum of 12 driving lessons with an approved instructor, recorded in a log book, before you can take the driving practical exam.
You then take the driving practical exam, which involves driving in the approved fashion around a public area. This has a surprisingly high failure rate - "wrong hand position" on wheel, not looking around enough, looking around too much, etc all will get you a fail.
Assuming you pass, you are then a "novice" driver (have to display "N" plates) for two years and pay an incredibly high insurance premium.
Despite all this "barriers to entry", most people here are terrible drivers lol