Like I said, if it makes you feel warm and fuzzy by all means go purchase an IDL. My first ED was in 1968, #17 in 2 weeks.
Box Score:
? 16 ED's
? At least 100 rentals, including Moscow, Dublin, Taipei, London, Argentina, 70-80 in Milan, Hong Kong, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Paris, Brugge, ...
? Loan of cars and bikes from BMW AG engineering, with trips to Italy
? One rental car crash with lots of Slovakian cops
? One stolen rental car, lots of cops
? One ED car fire just outside US Army Garrison, lots of military, state and local cops... and bomb sniffing dogs
? One ED minor collision in Italy, lots of cops
? 5-6 speeding tickets
? Stopped by cops twice to look at ED papers/tourist plates
?
Never been asked for my International Driver's Permit
If I end up in a Luzern or Bellagio jail Gary J can say "See, I told you so"