Just failed my first road test

[Su-Yin]

back in malaysia everyone*willin to pay a lil more* passes....they just bri*ahemm* be a lil more generous passes...lol tats y they have stupid drivers on the road

[Jason1]

Not sure how they do it in other States and other Countries, but here in IL, if you do good enough in your drivers training class at school you actually dont have to take the actual written or BTW test. This is of course assuming you actually take the class that the school offers, some kids dont because if they did they would have to wait some time before they actually could get their liscense, many times well after they turn 16. This was the case for me, I had to wait over 6 months after I turned 16 before I finally got my liscense, but my parents werent about to pay the several hundred bucks it would have costed to get it earlier, not through the school. But anyways, assuming you take the class in school and get a B- or better average in both the classroom and BTW portions of the class, you dont have to take either the BTW or Written tests that they would normally make you take in the place where you get your liscense. For me it was basically walk in, show them my papers, get my picture taken, walk out with my liscense.

[Typhoid]

I hate the system we have here.

Step one: you turn 16 your able to take your "L" (learners) test.(Written) Which means you have to have someone with a valid drivers license.

Step two: Wait 1 ( or 2) years before you can take your "N" ( 1st road test) this allows you to have one passanger in your car.

Step three: wait 1 ( or 2 ) years after that and you can finally go for your real license.

Its a long and strenuous system. So i havent even gone for my 'L" yet.

[DimHalo]

I wish mine was like Illinois. Because I took driver's ed (for insurance purposes) and got an A+. But I still had to take the test.

[Seth]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I hate the system we have here.

Step one: you turn 16 your able to take your "L" (learners) test.(Written) Which means you have to have someone with a valid drivers license.

Step two: Wait 1 ( or 2) years before you can take your "N" ( 1st road test) this allows you to have one passanger in your car.

Step three: wait 1 ( or 2 ) years after that and you can finally go for your real license.

Its a long and strenuous system. So i havent even gone for my 'L" yet.

I hear ya.

You also forgot to mention that us new 'N' drivers can only have one other passenger in the car who isn't a family member.

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by Jason1

Not sure how they do it in other States and other Countries, but here in IL, if you do good enough in your drivers training class at school you actually dont have to take the actual written or BTW test. This is of course assuming you actually take the class that the school offers, some kids dont because if they did they would have to wait some time before they actually could get their liscense, many times well after they turn 16. This was the case for me, I had to wait over 6 months after I turned 16 before I finally got my liscense, but my parents werent about to pay the several hundred bucks it would have costed to get it earlier, not through the school. But anyways, assuming you take the class in school and get a B- or better average in both the classroom and BTW portions of the class, you dont have to take either the BTW or Written tests that they would normally make you take in the place where you get your liscense. For me it was basically walk in, show them my papers, get my picture taken, walk out with my liscense.

Heh, this was exactly the same for me. It was so easy...The teacher in my school was pretty dumb, so even if you didn't study, cheating was simple (not that ya needed to...)

We had to do six different actual drives besides the written stuff, and it wasn't too bad. I probably screwed up enough to get me actually failed in a real test, but since it was done through school, it was easy to pass. I fancy myself an alright driver too despite not the same testing that most people get..

[quiet mike]

Originally Posted by Jason1

Not sure how they do it in other States and other Countries, but here in IL, if you do good enough in your drivers training class at school you actually dont have to take the actual written or BTW test. This is of course assuming you actually take the class that the school offers, some kids dont because if they did they would have to wait some time before they actually could get their liscense, many times well after they turn 16. This was the case for me, I had to wait over 6 months after I turned 16 before I finally got my liscense, but my parents werent about to pay the several hundred bucks it would have costed to get it earlier, not through the school. But anyways, assuming you take the class in school and get a B- or better average in both the classroom and BTW portions of the class, you dont have to take either the BTW or Written tests that they would normally make you take in the place where you get your liscense. For me it was basically walk in, show them my papers, get my picture taken, walk out with my liscense.

I also got my license in Chicago and I want to clear up something. You get Drivers Ed for free trough school, but that doesen't mean you don't take the tests. You take the real written test at the end of the class courses. That test you took with only 9 misses alowed was not for a note but for the police. If you pass that you don't have to take it when you go to pick up your driver license. Then, if you do well with the instructors in the city (less than 28 points lost) you get the "Blue slip" which basically sais to the officers there that you are not worth testing since there are other, worse drivers, that need to be tested :P. So if you'r lucky and there is not a lot of people there at the time you go, you can walk in and walk out in 30 min with your drivers license in your wallet.
That was my case. Ofcourse I only lost 11 points because I went screeching on a entrance ramp that had a 25Mph limit and I was at 40Mph

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by quiet mike

I also got my license in Chicago and I want to clear up something. You get Drivers Ed for free trough school, but that doesen't mean you don't take the tests. You take the real written test at the end of the class courses. That test you took with only 9 misses alowed was not for a note but for the police. If you pass that you don't have to take it when you go to pick up your driver license. Then, if you do well with the instructors in the city (less than 28 points lost) you get the "Blue slip" which basically sais to the officers there that you are not worth testing since there are other, worse drivers, that need to be tested :P. So if you'r lucky and there is not a lot of people there at the time you go, you can walk in and walk out in 30 min with your drivers license in your wallet.
That was my case. Ofcourse I only lost 11 points because I went screeching on a entrance ramp that had a 25Mph limit and I was at 40Mph

Yea that makes sense. I remember takint tests like that, but I thought they were just to get me my permit.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Jason1

Yea that makes sense. I remember takint tests like that, but I thought they were just to get me my permit.

That's how it is in Minnesota. You take the Driver's Ed. class when you're 15, take a written test at the end of it and get your permit. Then you have to wait at least six months and have gotten at least so many hours of driving in with adults over 21 by the time that six months is over with and you can take your behind the wheel.

Pass that and you've got a Minnesota DL.

[Crono]

I failed Ontario's written test the first time, but passed the G2 driver's test the first time I did. It was pretty easy, actually.

[mickydaniels]

'Specific Items' marked on my receipt:

1. fails to observe
2. Uses mirror only/fails to check blind spot
3. Fails to yield to right-of-way to: Other
4. Poor judgment in traffic
5. Fails to anticipate actions of : Other
6. Fails to anticipate potential hazrds
7. Delayed braking/abrupt braking

All this from a short sequence that took no more than one minute. If only the road test as easy as the written one...
and if only New York City didn't have retarded procedures for people under 18, I'd be driving already...

[Perfect Stu]

I passed my written test the first time, and the road test with ease. Driving came naturally to me...I thank Polyphony Digital