The beginnings of driving schools can be found before the turn of the century, when in cities like Munich ruthless bicyclers had to take riding lessons to acquire their bicycle license. This evolved about 1900 into the driver’s license for automobiles or rather the “ examination certificate for drivers of motor vehicles”.

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Bertha Benz must have often watched over her husband’s shoulder and so learned the working of the automobile. Actually, she was the first person to steer the vehicle he designed and built.

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