Archive for August 2011
Driver’s Licenses
August 15, 2011 | 
Author Hello Pals!
Actually it is a rule that every driver must have a driving license, which is issued by each state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and in some cases it is issued by the county clerk’s office from the state in which they are living. The age limit for obtaining a driving license is generally 16, but this varies from state to state. Teenagers under the age of 18 can get their license if their parents formally agree. But for this, they must undergo a full driver’s education courses, which is quite often taught in high schools, as an after school activity. Then all the drivers must pass the state’s written test, covering knowledge about traffic and safety regulations, as well as practical driving test on the road.
The license card always has the driver’s picture on it along with information such as age, social security number, address and physical characteristics. Generally most Americans carry their licenses all the time because it is their main form of identification, and is used for a number of things such as opening bank accounts, proving a person’s age, cashing checks or in place of buying alcohol or entering a bar. These licenses need to be renewed periodically, that is every 4-6 years. The DMV also issues identification cards to non-driver, which looks just like driver’s licenses but clearly mentioning that the person is not allowed to drive.
Posted in Safety Driving | 
Tags: cashing checks, driving license, education courses, social security number, state’s written test | 
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Public Transportation
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In other cities, public transportation consists primarily of buses, which operates only on limited routes or on an infrequent schedule. At the initial stage of the 20th century, public transportation has been very much a part of American lifestyle, but however, the structure of the American cities started changing in after World War II. Due to the growth of suburbs and the spread of business development to outer areas combined with increased automobile ownership, the existence of public transportation has become gradually decreased and this has become finally disappeared. At present, in most American cities you can see only limited bus services. But in large compactly populated cities such as New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Washington, these are found to be exceptional. Generally, these cities have networks of buses, rail rapid transit, as well as commuter railroad connections serving extended metropolitan areas.
In American English, subway is a word, which always refers to a network of rapid transit trains that run underground and underpass is a word used for a road that runs under another road, but these are usually for cars to drive on, rather than for pedestrians. The term “exit” is used to show the way out of a station or other public place, somewhat than the more literal “way out,” which Americans generally think is funny when they encounter it in Britain and it also sounds too much like 1960s hippie slang.