![]() If you don’t know what you’re doing, it can be very dangerous.” “We want all the soldiers to be safe on the roads,” he said. But he said, learning the German rules of the road is the most important thing for American drivers. Col Mark Landers, commander of the 233rd Base Support Battalion based in Darmstadt, said being licensed to drive in Germany is vital for numerous military missions. Passing the exam on Europe’s many road signs and right-of-way rules allows them to get a USAREUR license.Īccording to USAREUR, last month there were 246,000 USAREUR-licensed drivers - soldiers, other military members, Department of Defense civilians and family members. The test, which is about to become slightly shorter if not less daunting, is a rite of passage for the majority of military members and their spouses assigned to Germany. His 29-year-old wife was one of the last to finish, emerging glumly from the testing room with red-rimmed eyes. “The true or false questions - they used to all be true,” he said. This time, Tanner said, there were more trick questions. You might think he’d get all the answers right. The USAREUR computer specialist had taken a similar test many years before on a previous tour, when his job took him all over Germany. In a lobby near the testing room of the 26th Area Support Group, Dwayne Tanner, 37, relaxed after passing his test. They had studied their driver’s handbook and examination manual for Germany together, poring over the right-of-way rules, and together attended the mandatory pre-test class. Army Europe licenses as soon as possible so that Jacquelyn, who is seven months pregnant, could get to doctor appointments. ![]()
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