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ladyspriteWell, this is humiliating.
I have had my driver's license for 20 years, now. I have never been at-fault in an accident. I have never had any points on my license. I've never had a moving violation - not even a speeding ticket.
So how the hell is it that yesterday I managed to fail the written test for my learner's permit? (Needed in order to get my motorcycle license).
I practiced. I read up online for what to expect. I reviewed stuff. I was told it'd be a review of basic rules of the road. Instead, I wound up getting asked questions like 'What is the minimum suspension period for a Junior Operator with a learner's permit for a second offense on drag racing?" (Does anyone even drag race anymore? I thought that went out when Danny Zuko graduated high school), or 'What is the minimum fee to reinstate a driver's license after suspension for a drug offense?' Not a single question on, say, how to drive....
I feel like an idiot. I have never failed a test in my life. And while I know that the questions are supposedly chosen at random, the cynical part of me can't help but wonder about the fact that the facility where I took the test is located in a rather ethnically diverse, low-income area, and whether the preponderance of questions on drugs, fines, and license suspensions has something to do with the state's perception of demographics....
Now I have... let's see. A week and a half to find a time to take it again and pass before my class next weekend. Time to get memorizing....
I have had my driver's license for 20 years, now. I have never been at-fault in an accident. I have never had any points on my license. I've never had a moving violation - not even a speeding ticket.
So how the hell is it that yesterday I managed to fail the written test for my learner's permit? (Needed in order to get my motorcycle license).
I practiced. I read up online for what to expect. I reviewed stuff. I was told it'd be a review of basic rules of the road. Instead, I wound up getting asked questions like 'What is the minimum suspension period for a Junior Operator with a learner's permit for a second offense on drag racing?" (Does anyone even drag race anymore? I thought that went out when Danny Zuko graduated high school), or 'What is the minimum fee to reinstate a driver's license after suspension for a drug offense?' Not a single question on, say, how to drive....
I feel like an idiot. I have never failed a test in my life. And while I know that the questions are supposedly chosen at random, the cynical part of me can't help but wonder about the fact that the facility where I took the test is located in a rather ethnically diverse, low-income area, and whether the preponderance of questions on drugs, fines, and license suspensions has something to do with the state's perception of demographics....
Now I have... let's see. A week and a half to find a time to take it again and pass before my class next weekend. Time to get memorizing....
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Date: 2013-06-12 10:09 pm (UTC)1) It doesn't matter to me what it is. The specified conditions don't apply to me in any identifiable way.
2) I can envision no circumstances under which I would need to know this either.
And then I'd not only fail, but probably get thrown out. Boom! How you like me now, Massachusetts RMV?
Seriously, what the crap? That's like sitting down to take the SAT and discovering that all the questions are about the college admissions process. It's all metaknowledge. "How does the bureaucracy of driver licensing work?" That's sort of beside the point, dudes!
Anyway, point is, don't feel stupid. You know how people ask "is it me or is it X"? In this case it's so not you.