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TVC15 · 10-31-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by napy666

I took the driving test last week and failed it. Not sure if I will bother trying again. I got the following errors,

Dangerous Maneuver

Applicant failed to yield right of way to vehicle on left turn - other vehicle had to take effective action to avoid collision. Applicant drove under 25MPH under a 40MPH zone.

Needs to turn smoothly.

I thought you were talking about the written test.

I would take a driver education course if I were you. https://driversed.com/courses/drivin.../Glendale.aspx

gone down south · 10-31-2012, 05:26 PM

So you almost ran into someone..... while doing your driving test.
Yeah, you're not ready to drive yet, please take a class and get more practice first.
For the sake of everyone else on the road!

gone down south · 10-31-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TVC15

The US is really in trouble with the youth of today unable to even pass a freaking driver license test.
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To be fair, the CA written test has a lot of tricky questions about very specific items that you wouldn't know unless you had just read the manual. Is the speed limit 15 or 20 mph in this specific circumstance? Should you be 100 or 120 feet behind that truck ahead of you? Stuff like that.

TVC15 · 10-31-2012, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by gone down south

To be fair, the CA written test has a lot of tricky questions about very specific items that you wouldn't know unless you had just read the manual. Is the speed limit 15 or 20 mph in this specific circumstance? Should you be 100 or 120 feet behind that truck ahead of you? Stuff like that.

All of that is covered in the handbook. I read it myself otherwise how would I know? I have not taken a driver test in 33 years and I did not move here with CA road law knowledge.

The handbook is very detailed and goes over these situations.

napy666 · 10-31-2012, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gone down south

So you almost ran into someone..... while doing your driving test.
Yeah, you're not ready to drive yet, please take a class and get more practice first.
For the sake of everyone else on the road!

Nope I never was close to running into anybody. And PLEASE there are worse driver's on the road as it is.

tgauchsin · 10-31-2012, 05:48 PM

The last time I took the written test years ago, I got one question wrong. I still remember the question. It went something like:

What is the legal BAC in California?

a. 0.80 b. 0.10 c. 0.08 d. 0.01

I chose A. After they graded it, I went

I knew the answer was 0.08 I just took the test too quickly. At 0.80 you're dead.

Stupid decimal point!