Meaning of paper driver | Babel Free

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A person who has a driver's license but never drives.

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“But the average Japanese does not own⟳ a car (as an individual). I don't have⟳ the figures but someone told me that less than half of those of driving age do not own⟳ a car, moreso,^([sic]) of those who do have⟳ a license⟳, a relatively small percentage of those with licenses own⟳ their own⟳ car, many are paper drivers.”

“There are people who surely should not drive⟳. "Paper drivers" and at risk⟳ drivers should be recertified.”

“There are courses aimed at "Paper Drivers" people who get⟳ their license⟳ but never use⟳ it, I know⟳ people that have⟳ had their license⟳ for over 7 Years and never driven except for the tests”

“If a person in Japan identifies her/himself as a paper driver, no non-Japanese is likely to find⟳ the intelligibility of the term difficult at all, but probably most non-Japanese will have⟳ no idea of the comprehensibility or the interpretability of the term. Almost all non-Japanese need⟳ to be taught that a paper driver is one who holds a legal driver's license⟳ but does not consider⟳ her/himself competent as a driver and usually uses the license⟳ only as a means of identification when legally necessary.”

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