I let my driver's license lapse when I moved to Boston, and had to retake the written test when I finally decided to get a car. Only one of the questions had anything to do with driving or the rules of the road. The rest were all about seat belts and substance abuse.
It's my belief that having most of the questions on the written test be about things other than rules of the road or how actually to operate a vehicle has a lot to do with what seems to me to be rampant scofflaw driving. It may be more that the drivers don't know that what they're doing is illegal.
A long time ago in a state far far away, I took the written test. It was 100 questions. There were multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and even a few essay questions. They all were about the rules of the road or how to handle various situations you might encounter while driving. There was one question about how you should position your wheels when parallel parked on a hill, so that if the emergency brake gave out the car wouldn't roll down the hill. This was in a town that was mostly flat as a pancake.
Now, THAT was a test which indicated whether or not you actually knew what you were doing behind the wheel of a car. Unfortunately, it couldn't guarantee that you'd act accordingly.
As for your failing the test, I'd say it sounds more like the test failed you!
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Date: 2013-06-13 03:23 am (UTC)It's my belief that having most of the questions on the written test be about things other than rules of the road or how actually to operate a vehicle has a lot to do with what seems to me to be rampant scofflaw driving. It may be more that the drivers don't know that what they're doing is illegal.
A long time ago in a state far far away, I took the written test. It was 100 questions. There were multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and even a few essay questions. They all were about the rules of the road or how to handle various situations you might encounter while driving. There was one question about how you should position your wheels when parallel parked on a hill, so that if the emergency brake gave out the car wouldn't roll down the hill. This was in a town that was mostly flat as a pancake.
Now, THAT was a test which indicated whether or not you actually knew what you were doing behind the wheel of a car. Unfortunately, it couldn't guarantee that you'd act accordingly.
As for your failing the test, I'd say it sounds more like the test failed you!