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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:05 AM
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090205...20090205024852

Poor old lady...771 times and counting... LOL
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:13 AM
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I like how they say I wonder if she'll go in for a 772nd time. Uhhhhh, I'm willing to bet yes. They should just close down the DMV a certain hour of the day everyday & just reserve it for her.

By the way, I got 100% on my permit test & passed my driving test the first time I took it with flying colors. ^_^
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:25 AM
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i took the writing test, got 4 wrong. took the driving test in downtown LA at 3:30 pm, got 4 wrong. on my motorcycle class evaluation i got 8 wrong though. got marked down for accelerating too slowly. i was at wot most of the time too. pos 250s....
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:33 AM
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Passed my permit on the first time. Took 3 times to pass my driving (parallel parking is a bi**h), 4 times to pass the written LOL. But I passed my motorcycle test with a 100%.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:40 AM
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written missed 0 first time driving missed 0 on the first time. i was like a god to my instructor lol.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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I didn't have to take it. My driver's ed teacher passed me during class. All I had to do to get the license was to drop by the DMV.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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missed 3 on the written and passed, and got some points taken off on my driving exam cuz my car shut off once, lol yes i passed it in my old 95 civic coupe 5speed, lol at least it was only 1 time
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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I don't recall how many questions I may have missed, but I passed on my first try.


771 times?!?
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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took in once....

and got one question wrong.....
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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2 wrong on my written and I hit a tree on my "behind the wheel". Tester had me 3-point on a residential street that wasn't as wide as my '76 Sedan DeVille was long. No damage, and he apologized as he didn't realize how big the car was.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
I didn't have to take it. My driver's ed teacher passed me during class. All I had to do to get the license was to drop by the DMV.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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got only two points off on my driving test on my 16th birthday.. so long ago..
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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I dunno how other states do it...but in NC, you take a written test to get your learners permit (after completing drivers ed). There are 25 questions and you must get 20/25 to pass, which is exactly what I got. I remember watching the DMV lady grade it and marking each one, knowing that one more and I would fail, lol. Luckily she didn't.

For your license, you have a driving test only (if you had your permit already). I passed this with a perfect score, but a friend of mine failed his because he drove out of the parking lot with one hand on the wheel.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Missed one on the written test. And I remember the question. Is it legal to make a left on red from one one-way street to another one-way street? The answer was yes but it was the last question and I chickened out and said no.
Went for the driving test and I had a tire low on Air. I had to go running around searching for a place with air. Passed the driving test perfectly after I found air for the tire.

But, umm 700+ trys. Just give up on driving for LIFE.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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Let's see...
missed 2 on my first lic. (farm lic) @ 14
95% on regular lic (with farm endorsements) @ 16
100% on 1st chauffeurs (cdl) written, 85% driving took 2 trys on the parallel, (40' semi trlr). @ 18
and 95% on hazmats & DOD / mil-spec secure
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Written exam i passed the 1st time but missed 8 i think (i missed that max u can miss and still pass) and the driving test i failed twice and passed the 3rd time missing 8 points lol
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SCIONshane
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Ijust now got a really good look @ your Avitar!!!!

luv it.... starting young I see @ grabbing gears and burning rubber
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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idk how many i missed on my written test and driving test... all i know from what he said "you passed" and that was my first try!!!

and the best thing is i didn't have to parallel park
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by saddlesore
Originally Posted by SCIONshane
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Ijust now got a really good look @ your Avitar!!!!

luv it.... starting young I see @ grabbing gears and burning rubber
lol...i'm surprised more people haven't pointed it out lol.
Old Feb 7, 2009 | 04:46 AM
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In NYC I passed written and driving with flying colors. I hit the curb once during parallel parking, but it was snowing and the lady instructing me was cool.

When I moved to NC, I missed one thing on the sign test. I had no idea people could drive a tractor down a road. Honestly, I'd never seen a tractor at that point in my life.



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