Whisky-dave
On Tuesday, 29 April 2014 17:47:47 UTC+1, Sandman wrote:

Sandman
In article <bs9vr8F2enqU2@mid.individual.net>, android wrote:

android
In article <4g9vl95dbtdq4gi3tjcep139gl71qda1gb@4ax.com>,

Tony Cooper

No driver's licenses were required when automobiles first began to

be used.

android
No but a man with a bell walking in front of it was... Someplace.

Briefly.

Sandman
Yah, but that's because that's what the driver WANTED. :-D

Whisky-dave
No it wasn't it was what the walking public wanted.

android
It is now though. Unless you are driving with an L-sign or

Sandman
...

Whisky-dave
Actually in the UK you need a provisional licence before you learn to drive on public roads, or rather before you take to the road. You still need an L plate on public roads.