Our American schools sound weak compared to one my SS's girl friend told me about in her home country over seas (forgot which one, but she had to escape with small daughter under a load of potatoes from Communist state. Hubby was taken away by police and never seen again) She and brother took truck driving lessons, took a year. Learned to strip a motor and put it back together. Learned laws/rules. Final driving test was over a huge canyon with only 2 huge boards as wide as the tires, no more. The driving inspector kept his door open, just in case.
She passed test and said almost passed out when she walked back to look at that road.
Do we actually teach how to keep the truck running here?