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Detroit, 1:47 PM
Sun Nov 15
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@LuciferV8: I can't believe I watched the whole thing.
I think this is an all female race and that asian women can drive. #baddrivers
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DMV guy: (to himself) Aw Christ, here she comes again.
Woman: Hello!
DMV guy: OK, we'll give you the special simple exam today. The wheels are on top or on the bottom of a car?
Woman: The top!
DMV: That's it. I'm tired of this. Here's your license. I'm going on break. #baddrivers
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We should all write our congressmen to use a chunk of millitary spending and buy her and ship her to Afghanistan she is the ultimate weapon behind the wheel. #baddrivers
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/guess this wasn't cross linked to Jezebel... #baddrivers
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1) She says she needs the license for her vegetable selling operation. For what she's spent on test fees, she could've let a few acres lie fallow.
2) In the United States we have a can-do spirit, a drive to succeed. Clearly it isn't just an American thing. "If at first you don't succeed, try and try again" is a motto which most folks know and a great many live by. But W.C. Fields, a famous American, was a more pragmatic sort. He said, "If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No point in being a damn fool about it." And he's right. Someone who can't get the test right in nearly a thousand tries may not be the best choice to release into traffic.
3) Around these parts, sitting for the test takes a $5.00 test fee. Unless they're free and breezy where she is, she's dumped a fair chunk of change into the country coffers and gotten a whole bunch of nothing for it. All I'm saying is, that would've bought a really big stack of monthly bus passes. The truck farming business is labor intensive, many hands are needed to get the work done. Certainly there are valid licenses among the coworkers. This looks like a an unnecessary investment.
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2) Apparently, South Korea never was apprised of the wisdom of W.C. Fields. Nor, do they have laws like most U.S. states have, that limit the number of written exams you can attempt each week/month/year.
3) $4,200 ÷ 950 = $4.50 per attempt, at today's exchange rate.
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My colleague worked in the UK for about 2 years and apparently had to try it 3 times before passing. And he drove in the US for about 10yrs before that. He had to get a license after a year because UK does not allow US licenses to be directly exchanged. Unlike licenses from Canada, Australia, EU, South Africa, Korea and other countries... Apparently they don't trust us ;P
All I had to do was not crash into anything and do a semi decent parking job to get my license in MI. I really couldn't believe how easy it was.
p.s: My driving evaluator did a double take when I showed up for the test in my stick shift Focus. Apparently, it has been a couple of years for him since anyone showed up for a test in a stick shift I think he gave me some cool points just for that.
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The entire world deserves the wisdom of Mr. Fields. He was a cranky genius. #baddrivers
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If it made more room on the road for me, great. #baddrivers
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@Elhigh: Mr. Fields approves your comment. #baddrivers
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I think that's why they don't trust us. #baddrivers
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Is this her instructor? #baddrivers
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You have to admire the dedication and persistence. #baddrivers
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The weird thing is...we all were standing there watching this and you knew she was going down every time. It was painful to watch...but obviously hilarious. #baddrivers
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Among the things I didn't get correct was when pulling up to an intersection, the correct lane alignment is the center of the lane. You can't make me, I ain't gonna do it. But that's the correct answer in Michigan.
Oil, anti-freeze, AC drippings and knobby tires are a lethal combination. #baddrivers
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What kind of enduro do you have? #baddrivers
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