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> It amazes me that anyone *fails* this exam, yet people do. And they
> still are granted a license after they pass it, no matter how many times
> they've failed it.
Haha reminds me of some of the questions in the UK written test ~10 years
ago (maybe it's harder now?)
Q: You come up behind a slower vehicle, what should you do:
1: Drive as close as possible behind so you can overtake quickly
2: Press the horn to try and make them speed up
3: Keep a safe distance behind
4: Flash your lights
Although there were ones where you had to remember the colours of all the
cats-eyes (I didn't even notice there were different coloured ones on the
motorway until this!), stopping distances from various speeds etc. For a
geek like me I just calculated and memorised what acceleration value they
were assuming for wet/dry roads :-) You only needed to score 30/35 to pass,
most of the answers were just plain common sense - or rather, you had to
think what would some really sensible driver do in this situation :-).
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On 30 Mar 2009 19:03:34 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>
>And now you're in the wrong thread. ;-)
>
Well so I am.
>
>>>> Actually that was the way of speaking some of the ministers I had at
>>>> school, when I was too young to walk out. Sad really.
>>>
>>>Yeah, I know what you mean.
>>>
>> Hell mend them! <Not a joke>
>
>Heh, and I knew that as well. It's funny how some people are compelled
>to "correct" others' view of the world.
>
It is part of their mission statement, I believe.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:47:23 +0200, scott wrote:
>> It amazes me that anyone *fails* this exam, yet people do. And they
>> still are granted a license after they pass it, no matter how many
>> times they've failed it.
>
> Haha reminds me of some of the questions in the UK written test ~10
> years ago (maybe it's harder now?)
>
> Q: You come up behind a slower vehicle, what should you do: 1: Drive as
> close as possible behind so you can overtake quickly 2: Press the horn
> to try and make them speed up 3: Keep a safe distance behind
> 4: Flash your lights
>
> Although there were ones where you had to remember the colours of all
> the cats-eyes (I didn't even notice there were different coloured ones
> on the motorway until this!), stopping distances from various speeds
> etc. For a geek like me I just calculated and memorised what
> acceleration value they were assuming for wet/dry roads :-) You only
> needed to score 30/35 to pass, most of the answers were just plain
> common sense - or rather, you had to think what would some really
> sensible driver do in this situation :-).
LOL
Reminds me of a "quiz" we had to take here recently at work. Sit through
a 15 minute online presentation and then answer 4 questions. The 4
questions were on the level of:
1. A duck is:
a) a fish
b) a cat
c) a duck
d) a dog
And if I were being facetious about it, I'd also add:
e) none of the above
f) all of the above
;-)
Jim
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On 3/29/2009 9:04 AM, Eero Ahonen wrote:
> The results show that after 2-3 drinks most of them actually
> were driving better than without. OTOH they drove the same track over
> and over again (they had to to make sure that the results are
> comparable) and learned how the track goes :).
Mythbusters did the same thing, and even one drink significantly lowered
their driving scores. Of course, I don't remember if the "accidents"
were randomized or not (I'm sure learning the course helps).
Whether or not its true, I'd recommend not risking it. So would my
uncle, who lost a leg to a drunk driver about a year ago.
--
...Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com
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