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In reply to the discussion: Would you be in favor of retesting driving skills for older motorists? [View all]madokie
(51,076 posts)I had to retake the test. By the time I realized my license was expired I had to retake the test so I drove for several years without a license just to see if I could get by with it. Finally the worry got too much and I did what I had to do.
The thing is it took me 2 tries to pass my written test and this was after a month of studying all the online manuals I could find. Reading the OK manual numerous times but none of that prepared me for that written test. Most of the questions were got ya questions.
I took that test at the ripe old age of 66
The driving part wasn't a problem but the written part sure was.
Questions like how far from an intersection do you turn on your turn signals. I chose 100 yards and it was wrong. Cant' remember what the right answer was but it was less that that. Hell in driving might turn on my signal a quarter mile away, depending on traffic.
How far from a fire hydrant do you park
how close to a train track do you get before you stop. The answer to that one was 15 ft. I chose 75 ft.