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2003 Kochi Driving Survey (cont.)

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Question 9 : In your country, on which side of the road do people drive?

Left : 12 (63.16%)
Right : 7 (36.84%)

Question 10 : How long have you been driving (in any country, up until getting your Japanese license?)

1. 6 years
2. 5 years
3. 5 and one half years
4. 8yrs
5. 7
6. 9
7. 7
8. 4 years
9. 11 years
10. 9-10 years
11. 7 years
12. 10 years
13. 9 years
14. 11 years
15. 6 years
16. 5 years
17. 8 years
18. 8 years
19. 8years

Average driving experience : 7.55 years

Question 11 : When you first recieved a license in your home country, did you spend any time in special classes learning how to drive?

Yes : 12 (63.16%)
No : 7 (36.84%)

Question 12 : If "Yes" how much time?

1. 8 months
2. 3 weeks
3. 10 hours ?
4. 2 months or so on and off with instructor after school
5. One semester (2 hrs/week)
6. 20 hours
7. 5 hours a week for 5 months
8. 35-40 hours
9. I forgot...about 80 hours I think.
10. In my high school, I could take a course and if I passed with an A, I would be exempt from the driving test, which is what happened.
11. Two lessons befopre license test
12. 1hour...cramming for the practical test with a driving instructor.

Question 13 : Please describe the area where you reside /resided in Japan (ex: rural with poor access to public transport, large city, an island, etc.):

1. rural, no access to public transport
2. rural area
3. semi-rural, some public transport, don't need a car but it makes things so much easier.
4. Kochi-Otsuki, Now Tokyo
5. rural
6. small city
7. rural city
8. rural, virtually no public transport
9. suburb
10. rural with poor access to public transport
11. suburb - access to JR train, buses (I don't NEED a car except for weekend recreation)
12. rural with poor access to public transport
13. access to public transport to see more things a car is necessary
14. city and rural with average access
15. rural with medium traffic
16.rural, minimal public transport
17. rural, minimal public transport,
18. fukuoke near city - suburban, train/bus access
19. rural

Rural : 12
Small city : 2
Suburban : 2
Semi-rural : 1
Big city : 1

Question 14 : How necessary do / did you feel owning a car is / was in your situation?

Critical: the basic quality of my lifestyle and/or work would be severely impacted :
             8   (42.11%)

Not very: I could get by without a car, but owning one gives me valuable flexibility:
               4 (21.05%)

Somewhat important: a car is a great help in my life:
               4 (21.05%)

Important: Daily tasks would be much more difficult, though not impossible:
               3 (15.79%)