[Piwoslaw]

My driving school was 40h of theory and 20h of driving with an instructor. Then an extra 5h to get ready for the exam. Then the exam, which I passed on my second try. Then driving ~5-6 years with my Grandma next to me what to do and not to do (while she herself drives much faster, and in a much more egoistic manner, than I do!). I may go through the schooling process again if I ever decide to get a motorcycle, without Grandma this time

So did all of that schooling get me ready for the real world? Yes and no. Yes, I learned how to make the car do what I want and I got many of those motions hardwired. But no, that's not enough to set a young person free on the streets of Warsaw, where the only cars that obey the law are the ones with driver's ed instructors in them.

Other than the basics I got from driver's school, two other things helped me survive:

1. Hours and hours behind the wheel. 20h of driving with an instructor is not enough.
2. Being a pedestrian and a cyclist gave different points of view, showed me things which many drivers just don't notice.