ODD BITS of discussions between the Friday lunch crew at our fav inner-city Vietnamese often turn up in my columns. Rob van Driesum who crisscrossed a range of continents and oceans aboard variously powered conveyances as a young fella often adds an international perspective to the conversations.
My recent comments about local newbie drivers choosing the soft-option ‘auto-only’ driving licence led to a wider discussion about licences and driving skills. Van Driesum pointed us to an article that labelled licence testing in the Netherlands as pretty tough. The Dutch are apparently in no hurry to allow novice drivers on the road with three to five month licence-test waiting times. Applicants sitting the 65-question theory exam have to complete each of its three sections within varying specified time limits. Apparently, they test road rules widely, including truck and moped questions. Even some tow-rope and horse questions – horses being led versus horses being ridden. Also dealing with funeral processions and military convoys – and a simple “Stop and wait!” just doesn’t cut it – you need to identify military flags displayed by various vehicles in convoys.
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CHEVROLET C2 CORVETTE 1963-67
TWO YEARS after Jaguar made every other sports car obsolete with its E-Type, Chevrolet went a step further with its radical Corvette Sting Ray.
LOST & FOUND
THE WHEREABOUTS OF THIS RARE 1969 AMC AMX WAS FOR DECADES A COMPLETE MYSTERY, UNTIL IT WAS PULLED IT OUT OF A SHED IN ADELAIDE
IN THE RED!
AS OUR ROADS EMULATE THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, GOVERNMENTS ARE DOING THEIR BIT TO SHIRK ALL RESPONSIBILITY
Ray Ikin - 2001 MUSTANG & 2003 CV8
RAY IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A BIG DECISION WHEN HE STROLLS INTO HIS SHED DO I TAKE THE MUSTANG OR THE MONARO?
1986 PORSCHE 928 S
THE 928 SHAPE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ACQUIRED TASTE FOR PORSCHE AFICIONADOS, BUT IT’S DESIRABILITY HAS IMPROVED WITH AGE
MODERN CLASSICS ZX-12R
KAWASAKI'S KING NINJA AIMED TO BE A HAYABUSA-BEATER
FLY DMC
THE CULT OF DELOREAN - THE MAN. THE MACHINE. THE MOVIE(S)
1972 FORD FALCON HARDTOP GT REPLICA
THIS FACTORY V8 FALCON HARDTOP KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT BRIGHT AND DESIRABLE COLOUR COMBINATIONS
VALE MECUM AUCTION'S JOHN KRAMAN
A CORNERSTONE of Mecum Auctions and one of its most recognisable members, John Kraman, has died.
STOP IT!
PERHAPS THE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY IN GENERAL SHOULD INCLUDE CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF HANDBRAKE TYPES
