Could you still pass a driving test? Take this quiz and find out
If you are like most of us, you look back at your first DMV-issued driving test – that one you took with a dull nub of a pencil while standing in a crowded room – and remember racking your brain over questions that not only made no sense, but some that were downright confusing. Whether we approve of the age-old process or not, everyone eventually passes their first driving test (and it seems many forget everything the moment they hit the highways).
Now that you are well-seasoned driver with years (or decades) of experience under your seatbelt, and you know all the rules of the road, the folks over at AutoInsurance.org are offering you a chance to take a quick driving test all over again. Don't worry, this isn't a government-issued quiz (we can't recall our local DMV ever giving us a multiple-choice test with "flip him the bird" as a potential answer), and it won't count on your driving record. However, it will make you ponder about a few rules of the road that many of us have tossed into the cobweb-laden parts of our brains. Go ahead, take the test, and brag about your results in our comments section!
[Source: AutoInsurance.org]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Derek 3:34PM (8/20/2009)
All I know is I rock at parallel parking. On either side of the street.
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chconline 3:37PM (8/20/2009)
Haha I got 89%, but I don't really know US laws nor am I familiar with the *ahem* outdated imperial system. :P
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br4nd0nh347 5:47PM (8/20/2009)
we have a smart one here
(sarcasm?)
sw 7:50PM (8/20/2009)
The imperial system got me too. More used to metric. I just can't stand it when the king (and therefore his foot size) changes, throws off all my imperial measurements.
Swede 5:19AM (8/21/2009)
Except for the feet and miles parts it was too easy.
chad.dawkins 3:37PM (8/20/2009)
I got a D+:( Those feet questions got me and so did the pedestrian right of way one. If pedestrians only have the right of way in a crosswalk.
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cheeseguy21 3:39PM (8/20/2009)
It depends on where you live. In Calirfornia, pedestrians have right of way at all times, and do so in many cities as well.
happyfun86 3:42PM (8/20/2009)
Same here. I missed the distance questions, and the first pedestrian right-of-way question.
Also, I didn't know the speed limit in a school zone was 20 mph. Every school zone I've ever seen said 25 mph, so I guess I just assumed they were all 25 mph.
Will 4:14PM (8/20/2009)
I scored average. I had two handicaps going into it. 1) I am Canadian and am used to KPH and metres. 2) I spend too much time in China where the only right pedestrians have is the right to run the hell out of the way.
Joe K. 4:16PM (8/20/2009)
Every School zone I encountered in NJ, MA and MI (The places I lived during the years I have been driving) were 25mph. Where are they 20.
PS - This and the Alcohol crashes were the two i got wrong, does it make me a better driver?
Nickel98 4:47PM (8/20/2009)
California Vehicle Code - 22352
School speed limits are 25 mph if not posted, UNLESS for 2 special cases where the driver does not have a clear view in which case the limit is 15 mph (it is NEVER 20 mph)
California Vehicle Code - 21950
Pedestrians only have right-of-way in marked or un-marked crosswalks at intersections, they may not interfere with the flow of traffic. Even in a crosswalk they may not unneccesarily impede traffic
California Vehicle Code - 21706
No car may travel behind emergency services within 300 ft (NOT 500 ft)
The Other Bob 5:29PM (8/20/2009)
Ditto
Dave 3:40PM (8/20/2009)
I passed even though I don't even have a license since I'm a little underage.
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Dave 3:43PM (8/20/2009)
I got a D which is about on par with my school grades. Just joking.
Derek 3:41PM (8/20/2009)
Apparently I also "barely" passed. Why I should care or have to know the percentage of accidents where alcohol is involved is stupid. And is there a single person here who if their low beams went out but their high beams still worked wouldn't keep driving until they were in a better place to leave their car? No way am I just pulling over with hazards for that one.
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Erik 3:46PM (8/20/2009)
Ha - exactly. Those are the ones I got wrong too.
skzzilla 5:19PM (8/20/2009)
Same.
I also thought the hand-signal one was BS too.
Neil Schelly 8:30AM (8/21/2009)
The hand signal was one of the few questions there that actually mattered. Lots of motorcyclists and bicyclists use those signals to make their own visibility more apparent. The least you could do is remember a few simple signals to know what they are trying to tell you.
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Brad 12:33PM (8/21/2009)
Now I remember, I think a right hand turn is exactly the opposite of what the diagram showed. Instead of pointing your hand down you point it up. Of course it's been 30 years since I took drivers ed.
Jason 3:46PM (8/20/2009)
Doesn't work for all states. In NY the pedestrian ALWAYS has the right of way. Pretty good though.
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