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PASSED

I passed my drivers license renewal today.

The eye test was nothing.

The written test was hard. But I went slowly and carefully read the questions. A lot of them are inferential. If you know the regulations, OK, but you have to think it through as well. They say that there are no trick questions and that is true. They are, however, tricky.

The guy ahead of me, another old crank, flunked so badly even the marker was amazed. He had not read the book. And worse, he kept coming back to the counter to verify that, indeed, he had flunked and why some of the answers were the way they were.

When I last took this twelve years ago, I didn't take it seriously and flunked the first test.

But you can take it three times. Or test three times. Not the same questions.

There are pretty much the same issues. Right of way for pedestrians, the inviolability of keeping intersections clear, distance questions and questions about turns. Blind people. They are almost always in the tests. Smoking in cars with lower then 18 years of age people. None.

And so on.

But, the questions are thought problems for the most part. Not rote.

It is amazing what relief I had after it was over.

Our DMV incidentally, is marvelously well organized.Computer controlled queueing. They know where you are all the time.

You go to reception, state your problem, get a number and wait, not long, until the number is called. You go to the first station to pay for the license process, have identity checked and so on. Then to another station to have a picture taken, no glasses. Then the same guy gives you the test. You work the test in a special area. It is NOT open book. Then hand it in. The guy checks it and then, pass or fail, sends you out the door or for more study and another test.

I did not have to wait more than two people at any station and there was no bullshit. No cranks. Nice people wanting to help.

The line into the place was a bit long maybe five people in front me because it was right at opening time.

I had an appointment and so I got out of there in an hour.

People are in the place for myriad reasons and the sorting process helps get everyone to the right spot in the right order.

Nice.

Labels: automobiles, government