They are crooks. I just posted my story. They forgot to enter my warranty in their computer, but I had the original and had left them a photocopy of the same, they wanted me to pay for repairing the defective computer. They probably thought old lady stupid.
I sadly had to do something like what the op had to do but with steam game :< I paid for a mmo rpg play 1 hour of it was like I really don’t like this game I’m return it look over steam return was with in all the things so hit return and wait well by time they got back to me a week or so later they said you had it for a week now we can’t return it so I group chat with them they won’t budge so I went to PayPal and got the money back that way steam was like why you go to PayPal and not talk to us we have work it out I’m like I try for 3 day talk to anyone who talk to me
"Why is this old guy mad about something that's none of his business" Some people, often old but not all, have absolutely nothing better to do than pretend they're the police
@@rareram not so. A while back, an old gentleman who'd used to be the Head Keeper in our local park began to make a nuisance of himself by attempting to enforce the park rules, despite having been retired (He was showing signs of arthritis but the Council also wanted shot of him because they'd received numerous complaints about his "acting like a tin pot Dictator in some Banana Republic"). Eventually, after he attempted to physically evict a family out of the park because they had a dog, saying their claims it was a service dog was "nothing but liberalistic communist left wing bullcock", during which he slapped the mentally disabled girl (who was only 8) and called her an "fudging Retar", the Police and his family decided he was a danger to himself and others and had him sectioned under the Mental Health Act. This happened in the UK, so be wary, people like these aren't defined by country and occupation.
I think I would get with all the neighbors and if or when he goes some where I would have everyone park on the street in front of his house so he has to walk along ways.
@@flashstudiosguy Ah, I think you've assumed something and I would like to clear this up. My comment is not some kind of nationalistic racism. I am German, and I also live here. Of course this behavior is everywhere, but your example is one crazy old guy, here it is 50/50 if you walk across an empty street with a red crossing light that someone will tell you that what you did is a bad example for children and illegal. Likewise any other action in life in public that is illegal on paper but fine in reality
Oklahoma has a very sinple one...the study booklet is only about 20 pages and looks like a first grade reader book. The written test only has 10-12 questions on it and you only need a 70% to pass. Driving test also only need a 70% and only takes about 5 minutes to do. Buckle up, heck your sights n mirrors before starting car. Back out safelyb turn onto main road, signal while changing into a turning lane, then turn into a parking lot to demonstrate parallel parking. Go back to testing site and engage parking brake and turn wheel to demonstrate how to park on a hill. Turn off the engine and done. To this day i still make fun of one of my older brothers that had to take the tests 2x😂
In the US there is no difference between a manual & automatic tests. You must pass a knowledge test and get a learners permit. With that permit you can drive with an adult who holds a full license. After that comes a practical test, which gives you your license. Now the fine details can vary between states. Some states have curfews, some state restrict the age of your passengers. Also the state issues the license, not the federal government. I have a Colorado license, but if I move to another state I need to get that states license.
Ya driving test in the usa is stupid easy, specifically in upstate New York where I did my test, I got to take it in the middle of a snowstorm. So I got to drive 10 miles per hour on residential roads and parallel parked next to a tree since no one could park on the roads due to the parking ban for plow trucks. No 3 point turn, no difficult traffic murging, nothing. I even got points off for taking a turn too fast for the conditions even though I turned going about 7 mph
Not that easy in AZ, my tester didn’t even tell me when the test had started, I thought it was just a practice drive before the test, 3 point turn, heavy traffic, avoiding a car crash, etc... Somehow passed with 100%
Had one malicious compliance when i was working in a nursing home. I had several jobs during my time there...CNA, housekeeping, laundry, and kitchen. After being moved from CNA to housekeeping, we had one housekeeper that continuously would slack off and i was picking up the slack for her doing her public areas, cleaning entire dining area by myself after meals, and even going to do half the rooms on her hall after i completed mine, as well as other duties we had that extended beyond cleaning. I started reporting to the higher ups about her slacking off. (While working there i got pregnant and was starting to have issues that caused me to be put on light duty which is why i was moved from CNA to housekeeping.) Nothing was being done about this other young woman slacking off her duties onto me. Mind you, i am supposed to be on light duty per my OBGYNs orders. Finally found out that she was related to one of the big bosses when that boss told me that i needed to quit reporting the other worker for what she is supposedly not doing, to stick to my work only and to not worry about the other workers areas as it was not my job. Que the malicious compliance. The next day i did no cleaning in any of her public areas, did not help clean her hall (which also happened to be the smallest hall) and only cleaned my half of the dining room after breakfast. A couple of hours into shifts and tons of complaints are coming in from families, residents, and staff about how filthy and smelly her zones are. Staff is trying to find her to make her clean dining room because it is almost time for lunch to be served and half the dining room is still filthy from breakfast. The floors are atrocious and trash is over flowing in her areas. Her public restroom looked like a bomb went off. The hall trash smells to high heaven from the disposables not being empted regularly. And of course State inspectors just had to come in. (After a friendly call since i knew how much work i actually did for her) The facility got a few write ups that they had a few days to correct and the boss related to the housekeeper that was slacking off had no choice but to fire her on the spot. I still did her job that day and for 2 more days until they could hire a new person but it worked out great in the end. Everything passed inspections when state came back in and the new worker did the job well with no one having to give extra help. And i got an apology from management and the relative boss for not taking my complaints about the other worker seriously. They hadnt realized i was the one doing 3/4 of her job as well as my own when i was supposed to be on light duty. Apparently my condition hadnt been shared with the higher ups prior to this.
To get a drivers license in Oregon US. You must be 15 1/2 to get a permit to drive. You must have between 50 to 60 hours of driving practice with a driver over 18, usually a parent. In that time youvare encouraged to take a privately owned drivers ed course through the local community college. Based on hours driven written test and grades you can get your license upton turning 16 and completing the drivers education course vs taking the driving test through the department of motor vehicles. If you have a b+ average your car insurance is based on the grades. If you drop out of high school your drivera license is automatically void. Insurance rates are tied to gpa and extracurricular activies. Each givea you plus point for lower insurance. Example if youre an A student you get better rates than a D student. So academics are important. Thinking that smarter you might be the more safe a driver you are? Idk. I have 2 driving age teens in my home. I have no nerves left to give.
@@carollynch8319 You study the book, take the writen test. If you pass that then you take the driver test. Each cost a fee if you pass. Its that simple. Its only difficult for children learning boundaries that could potentially kill them. As an adult its percieved you know the cost of indifference. Children do not always consider consequences. At 16 you also have the right to vote, which comes with the drivers license.
@@gigidodson Seriously?!? THAT is freakin' scary! If someone isn't mature enough to walk around with a CC permit or have a beer until they are 21, then they sure aren't mature enough to vote!
@@Pro3110 i agree, but 16 yr old grandson got his voters registration in with his permit. I was SHOCKED . You can legally vote in Oregon at age 16 with the right to drive. Personally im beginning to think you should be 35. But with the way the worlds going...?
Driver's licenses are state controlled not federal. So requirements differ depending on which of the 50 states you live in. Probably territories like Puerto Rico, DC, and so on have their own rules.
Luke Green There is also the possibility that the tester was either incompetent, or bought off. I've seen enough episodes of Canada's worst driver of women confessing they hit on the tester, in order to get a passing grade. 🤦♂️ EDIT: As a 16 year old driver, she likely has never done a driving test, as she would be a student driver at the time. At least in my province of Ontario, your first driving test isn't for eight months if you have a driving instructor, or 12 months without. The initial test to get your G1 license is strictly written. I think that's pretty universal for most states, provinces, and countries. Difference with mine is that G1 drivers are forbidden to drive without a fully licensed driver with 4 years experience in the passenger seat. I know that some states and provinces don't require this. This could be one of those cases.
Minor differences in states, but generally: You do a 6-10 week driver training course and pass it, then have to do 30-90 days driving WITH an adult that has a currently-valid license. THAT, before the full license is granted. Plus, teen insurance. Usually 3-5X the price of adult insurance. BEFORE the accident. Doubling or tripling after EACH reported accident. Her 'daddy' must be the biggest *****whipped mo of anyone known, or Bill Gates.
The main issue is not the test, but yhe fact that most states don't use a point system... so stupid drivers generally do not lose their license. At least in states with mountians natural selection seems to thin the pack somewhat, but in states that are mainly flat the amount of dumb drivers on the roads is staggering.
Generally speaking it is easy to get a license in the US. Know the rules of the road(written test) and then follow them while driving the DMV employee around for a few minutes and doing a parallel parking job. The hard part is getting people to follow the rules when someone enforcing the rules isn't riding shotgun.
I love that story about Best Buy. I had a similar problem with a Best Buy security guy that waits at their front door. He would always harass me when I came into the store. So. What did I do? I went above everybody's head and contacted a Best Buy executive officer and they called me back. We talked for about 30 mins and she apologized to me for my experience and that she would escalated it to the store manager of the location the employee's actions would be corrected. When in doubt, contact Best Buy executive employees. Never complain to store management or send your com,plaint through Best Buy's "contact us" forms.
re: Driver's License in the US. States vary, but most allow restricted licenses at 16, some as young as 14. Getting a license usually requires a short written test and a half-hour driving test. Usually you need only a few dozen practice hours before the test. Driving schools are recommended, but not required, so it's possible for kids to just learn from their parents.
US driver's license? Pass a 20 question multiple choice rule/law test (17/20 is OK). Go for a test drive with an examiner, don't break any laws, don't have an accident, turn where they say to, drive semi-competently during the test drive. Repeat as many times as necessary. Public schools in my town don't have driver education classes any more, but the community college does (laws, rules, and actual driving.)
When I was 16 I failed my first driving test as it was the middle of the week it was hot my car was not air conditioned and the day before my father had embarassed the whole DMW with him refusing to give them his thumb print as it was classified for where he worked so they failed me we went back 2 weeks later to a different DMV and I passed no problem. By the way the test then was a lot harder enough people complained that "the test is to hard" so it was made much easier
On the driving in the US. The written test and practical test are not all that difficult, but because there is no such thing as needing to re-take the test unless it's with a court order after DUI, people just forget everything within a few months. Then you end up with 70-80 year olds who haven't taken an exam in 50 years, and the laws have changed since then, plus failing vision, decreased reaction times, etc. So you get cocky 20 year olds, and clueless 80 year olds, as well as people driving without licenses, people in the country illegally who don't want to get caught, people making intentional insurance scame by backing into people and then driving off so that they can tell insurance somebody rear-ended them, etc
In the state I’m in, after passing the written exam and after a required amount of hours of driving (if you are a minor), can parallel park and a small driving around the block, you can get your license. I waited until I was OUT of high school... it was easier
Some states have different ways of testing for a driving test, some schools can also be found. I honestly felt I had a bit of a hard time with mine. My dad had a saying when it comes to driving. "It's not how your driving if you're doing it right and following the laws. Its about the other people."
My driving test, in TN was literally driving in a circular route, likely less than a mile, down a 2 lane road, turning onto a 4 lane at a traffic light, driving several hundred feet, turning into a neighborhood, and driving through it to come back out on the original 2 lane road in front of the driver's license office.
In my country your insurance fees go up after two accidents like 100% or 150%. If you have only one damage, it might be only 30 to 40 % or less, depending on how many years without damage you had before. So having two minor collisions his a huge setback, because you´ll pay more for the next years and if you are involved in a third accident, you really get ripped by your insurer.
It is very easy to get your license in the USA. For me for the first time when I was 18, I just showed up with my car, did the easy written test and drove around the block with an instructor. Got my license in less than 30 minutes. That was 18 years ago. Now, I've heard several times where people walk in, then walk out 5 minutes later with their license in hand. No written test, no driving test. Just in then out with no fuss. The only time it will take longer is if you have any driving infractions, or had your license suspended.
That in-and-out in 5 minutes is usually only for renewals, though. Most states do still require the written and driving tests for first-time licenses, and at least the written test for people who have moved into a new state and need a new license, unless they've had a license from that state already.
Where I live in the US, it's a little trickier than that to get your license....They put you through the whole nine yards....A written test, a driving test....and the instructors they have seem to be very competent in their job...They don't just hand them out! If they feel you are even the slightest risk to the others out on the road, they'll let you know by not giving you your license! It's something that really, *really* should be the standard, seeing as when you're out on the road, you're not only taking your life into your hands.....but the lives of everyone else who could potentially be driving on it!
American Driving Tests: Parallel parking, Lots of left and right turns in variable traffic conditions, stops where it is hard to see oncoming traffic, all levels of safety checking such as turning head, adjusting mirrors, safety belt on, hand location on the wheel, varying speed limits, and so forth. In some states, a hardship license can be obtained. A youth can be licensed as young as 14 years of age, certain conditions apply. After I passed, I was allowed to drive to School, work, or church and their related activities. Of course, I always had something to do... To obtain a hardship license the household has to meet certain conditions, such as only 1 licensed adult at home or a disabled parent. I was licensed at.15 years. Of course, I was mature enough, had my permit for 6 months, and drove at every opportunity.
the last one: 1 out of 5 drivers on the road don't have a valid license, and many of them have NEVER had a license. Va state trooper told me that 1 out 4 tractor-trailer drivers he pulls over have never gotten a CDL, and that they didn't know you needed one. scary.
Unfortunately Best Buy's notorious for this. Was given a DS as a present, warranty brought too. The next week had a problem with the lower screen. When I went to exchange it the lady didn't even look at the DS, I never got a chance to take it out of the box before she shooed me away.
as an American with a drivers license I can honestly say I know next to nothing about traffic laws. literally just last night a cop pulled me over and said something about move over laws, like wtf even is that, and apparently my tags are expired, they're made of metal, they shouldn't expire, they're in my name so it's not like that's suddenly gonna change after a year.
It's harder to get your license in Canada. All sorts of rules about when you can drive, what you can drive, where you can drive...Unfortunately, there is a lot of teen drinking and driving up here, with the resultant horrible death toll. The more stringent rules about driving reflect that.
I don't know what it is with our populations insistence on drunk driving, it's not just the teenagers, but in smaller towns the teenagers are also big into drinking, so it's the perfect storm
This is true, unless you live in the center of town where the layout might be in your favor enough to walk to what you need like myself. For most people its not. At least the college campus's near where i live have layouts meant for being able to walk to places
Answer: really easy. Maybe harder in big cities, but it’s super laid back in small towns and such. Getting a license in a town less than 20k population: drive to a residential road nearby, back up straight, stop properly, 3point turn properly, use proper signals, that was basically it (and head back obviously). You have to be horrendous or an idiot to fail under similar circumstances to my test. I would imagine it’s MUCH harder in Los Angeles or New York. Aka Sunday drive vs insane traffic, makes for a different test.
ease of getting driver's license in USA. There are a lot of factors affecting the ease of the driving test - What State, County or City you live in, what driving evaluator you get, what kind of car you are driving for the test, how well you did in driver's education, how much experience you had before coming to take the test (i.e., how much practice you got). My driving test was easy - but that was because my mom made sure I passed HER test before I went for my license test. She taught me on a stick shift - how to start and stop on a hill without rolling backwards, how to parallel park, how to drive on snow, all kinds of things. When I went for my real driving test, it was a SNAP! Personally, I think showing up with a stick shift that I would use for the test was a major plus on my side! LOL
about passing the driving test in america: it is really easy. if i wanted to i would go ahead an pass it to get it over with. should I be allowed on the road? hell no! would i be allowed on the road? hell yes!
depends on how you define easiy, the is a huge road block, if the car isn't inssured for *you* to drive it you auto fail, so you can only take the test in a car the insured for an unliced drvier to drive it. not an easy insrance to get if tring to take the test as an adult
I was told to parallel park between two cones. The cones could fit a 40-foot RV, much less the Ford Escape I was driving. The part that got me the first time around was the written test- I didn't bother studying the consequences for drunk driving because I knew I would never put myself in that circumstance. Much different from France where no translation was available and each question is limited to the amount of time you would have to decide in that situation, often seconds.
That just proves that we are all unique. I was safely entrusted with pulling some pretty expensive horses and their trailers before I was 18 during the time of my first job, working as a groom and handler at a Thoroughbred race training facility. You, however, scoff at a test that you haven't yet taken. See? Totally unique from one another!
@Storytime when I was 15 y/o it was a 20 question multiple choice test and you had to get at least 15 question right to get a learners permit where you can drive with an adult in the car with you. At 16 y/o I took a 25 question multiple choice test (had to get at least 19 correct); the "Driving Test" involved chauffeuring around someone's very nice Grandma on a route that was less than 2 miles (3 km) long in which I had to pull into a parking lot, part in a normal parking space, back out of said parking space, pull back onto the main road and return to the DMV. So to answer your question, it is way too easy. After that the only restrictions on my license was where they printed "UNDER 21" in bold red print all over it to prevent me from trying to buy alcohol or tobacco with it.
There are 2 main ways to pass you driver's test in the USA. 1)take a driving course(which has professional teach the written teat material and do practical teaching behind the wheel). All you REALLY need to do is pass the written test because the instructor signs off on the street experience. 2) take the written and the street practical. no class needed.(more states are not allowing this if you are under 18/21yrs old). All you really do for the practical is drive around the neighborhood the DMV/DPS office is in, during office hours when the road are super empty, so pretty hard to fail if you can use the brakes and blinkers.
The parking permit poster was an idiot. Why did it take her that long to think about giving the bf her permit? It was malicious compliance to use her permit 🙄
Driver's training is taught to all students in public schools by the age of 15. by 15.5 years, a kid can get a Learner's permit which means he can drive while accompanied by a licensed driver. By 16, a real driver's license is given if you can pass a written test (easy) and a road test. So long as you know the road laws and are aware the pedal on the right makes the car go, you pass.
It’s very easy to get a driver’s license in America. When I got mine in Maryland (about 10 years ago now), all you had to do was log 60 hours of driving during the 9 month period you had the learners permit (the MVA never even checked the log so everyone I knew BS’d it), get a 80% on a written test, and pass a simple driving test; literally just parallel park, do a 3 pint turn and back into a parking space, all on a closed course. No actual road test. Took all of 45 minutes to do the whole thing. Oh, and the driving school I went to was a joke too. I probably learned more about driving from watching car crash compilations and shit than I did at the school.
In the states, the driving test is not standardized at all. Some places are quite hard, as where some are quite easy. I got the very easy one, which required me to drive about 1 mile into a quiet neighborhood, navigate through a few 4-way stops, and then that was it.
Most people fail the Driving Test three or four times before they pass. I have heard of instructers getting tired of riding with the same people and just passing them when they should have failed. Just today I heard a crash and went over to check it out and a lady turned in front of a guy. Head on collision. Luckily there only appeared to be a minor injury, but the damage seemed pretty bad on her car. His truck was fine though.
I can confirm that it's way too easy for idiots to get a driving license here in the U.S. It's normal for people to pull out in front of you last moment, then go 10 mph under the speed limit. They brake check you, flick you off, and purposely try to get into accidents for insurance fraud. A good 30% of them are like this.
In my state in the U.S. 16 year olds can get a driver's license. If they just drive to school and home and sometimes work, they can drive alone. Other time a licensed driver older than 18 or 21 has to be with them in the vehicle. Some rural areas, drivers younger 14-15 can drive all over. It depends on the city or state rules. It's not hard to get the license, it's just people don't really learn to the rules after they get the license.
I'm in the UK and I just failed my driving test a few days ago. The reason I failed was because I didn't stop for someone waiting to cross at a zebra crossing (I didn't see them waiting and am still sure there was no one there) literally 10 seconds from the end of a 40 minute test. All I had to do at that point was get past the crossing, turn onto a side street and park. I would have passed if it wasn't for that.
I think drivers nation wide in america need to be re-tested OR consistently checked due to how bad people are everywhere I go.. Everything to forgetting the simplest things (just a pet peev I Guess? Hecc everyone who doesn't use blinkers.) to behavoirs/habits/bad choices that are reckless or endangering to others around them. Deadly even as I come from a place with a drinking culture.. I've been fortunate to have been taught the true impacts of driving under the influence, but also the misfortune of losing people to it. So much could be avoided..
I just recently passed my drivers test, the amount of idiots I see on the road today has put me in a state of mind of “I’m gonna give you some space so you can sort out your sh$t” some people need retesting truth be told, once saw a guy weaving in and out of lanes every five seconds in RUSH HOUR! P.S. passed with 0 points off my drivers test (very rare, barely happens)
How easy is it to pass the driving exam in America? Depends on where you're at. I live in Arizona. We have no mandatory permit requirements (you can just get your license if you like). No mandatory education (just go take the test, 25 questions, max errors 5). I personally didn't need to do more than drive around the block, yield, merge into traffic, and then park. No parallel parking required, I don't recall needing to reverse, and 3 point turns. No freeway driving, no cones, nothing all that exciting. Oh, and the license expires at 60 years of age.
Both the written and driving license tests are pretty easy to pass in the Maryland. But insurance rates are pretty high for females until age 24 and males until age 30 in Maryland. But insurance is pretty high anyway. You lose your license at 12 points. But you insurance can increase with only 2 points for moving violations.
When I took my test, we went through a residential area for maybe fifteen minutes and then parallel parked next to the DMV. No highway driving at all. Heard from my brother who took his maybe two months ago that he had a similar experience. Guess we're lucky our dad taught us to assume all drivers are idiots, cause most of them probably are given how lax the text seems to be in Texas. Idk about other states though.
Wouldn't matter if the boyfriend did park infront of next doors house. You don't own the road infront of your property. People park in front of my house every day and I couldn't care less.
In Australia you can't even drive by yourself untill 17, or 18 in my state (My states the only one that's 18) and once you're 16 you get a Learner permit once you pass a rules test, where you can drive as long as a fully licenced driver is with you. Then you have to pass two tests to get your probationary licence
Our minimum driving age is 16 years old. I believe our laws also allow officers to suspend the license if the younger driver racks up enough accidents of any kind and traffic violations, but I could be wrong.
Jake, learning and passing the test are not easy in the US. Unfortunately, once some kids pass the test they don't bother following all the rules they learned. I'm betting that girl was on the phone or in deep conversation with a friend and not paying any attention.
Yep drivers test super easy in the us. My dad had to get one in the uk and told me how tedious it was. If you can parallel park and stop at stop signs, you pass. I didnt crack open the rule book and only practiced for the parallel parking. Im not a great role model i know but it is much harder in the uk. Us, we kinda just circle the block, ive heard some go on the highway but like i didnt have to.
My sister never took a driving test to get her license in Texas. The thrid time she went to get her learners permit they just gave her the drivers license. I think she was 20 at the time.
It's not. You just have to prove you can operate the vehicle. Having a permit for a few years and not getting pulled over and no accidents proves you can drive.
Different states have different rules & requirements for passing the drivers test in the US. It isnt easy to pass. It just depends on who you get get doing the test. The difference is when you are doing the road test, that is all you are doing. When the girl was leaving school, she was in a parking lot with a bunch of teens all in a hurry to get out & she was obviously a very careless driver. I’m in NC. Kids can get their permit at 16, after taking a student driving class. After having the permit for a year (always driving accompanied by an adult) in which they can only drive during daylight hours, they can then get a graduated license. A graduated license is where they drive alone (limit on people in the car) & the restrictions on driving hours change as they get more experience. A driving log must be kept. At 18, if a certain number of hours of driving have been logged then the kid can get a full license. But sometimes accidents happen. My daughter reared another student waiting in line to turn into the school parking lot because it was raining heavily. Stuff happens. 🤷♀️
Getting a driver's license depends on the state where you live. Here in Ohio a 16 year old can get a learner's permit but can't get a driver's license until they have taken a class lasting three weeks and another three weeks of road work with an instructor. The teenager must also hold the learner's permit for 6 months before taking the road test. A learner's permit requires that a licensed driver over 21 must be in the car for them to drive. If they are 18, they can skip all the class work. Get a learner's permit after taking a test and then take the road test whenever they feel ready.
In the last one, Im pretty sure she was doing it on purpose to make someone pay for her car. I had a friend who did stuff like that and continuously tried conning and scamming people for money. I stopped talking to him and apparently he ended up getting sued for so much he had to sell both of his cars and most of the stuff he owned just to pay off half of the owed amount.
Probably already said, but passing the driving test varies from state to state. I’m 19 and managed to pass the permit test after a few tries, however getting the license means passing a whole nother set of exams.
TBH, having taken driver's tests in 2 different countries, yeah, the US one is relatively easy. There are several points that can fail you instantly, like tapping a cone on the parallel parking bit, things that will deduct you points, like looking over the outside shoulder instead of the inside should while backing up, etc. Often includes a section where you must drive on real streets with at least one merge onto and off of the highway. That said, tests here in Japan were pretty difficult. Sections not on the US test include the S-turn section only a meter or so wider than the car, the crank-turn section (S turn, but like three parking spaces put together to make it and yellow vertical bars all around), and for motorcycles, the accelerator-controlled slalom and the 25cm bridge (as in 25cm wide, 15? m long, and a minimum of 8 seconds driving over it with your feet on the pegs. Fall off, fail.) Oh, and for the driver's test at least, you would get arbitrarily failed by the committee (after your instructor grades you, they discuss in a committee if you should pass) until they felt you had taken it a sufficient number of times to prove your... ability, I guess? This is a big reason driver's tests here you average 4 tries if you do the minimum 10 hours of practice only (about 600 USD), 1.5 after the 2,500 to 3,000 buck instruction course. Yes, the license center and schools are connected, with testers and instructors talking.
I was in a high school percussion section, one guy in it would make out with his girlfriend in the backroom. The other new guy only used the bass drum, I would be high or drunk most of the time, but I still got an A, because I was the only one who would do anything. I never pursued it after that but that teacher loved me and tried to get me to move to the advanced class halfway through the next semester
Driving tests, written and road tests vary by state. Some states have more difficult tests than other states. Most teenagers in my state can pass the written test. Many teenagers have difficulty passing the road tests, having to take it multiple times. The road test examiners are very nitpicky. You can flunk by making one big bad move or by accumulating lots of point deductions for several small nitpicky things. Teenagers tend to flunk several times by both methods.
The First one... Returns Policy of Trading Standards across all countries is that If the product is defective and within the 30 days returns period... There is nothing the retailer can do but refund or replace the item. It is trading law in many countries. (as long as you have a receipt and have paid in full. Every purchase (non-perishable or non- food) is refundable within 30 days as long as it is in the condition that you purchased it in.
Passing your driving exam in America consists of 2 parts Written, and behind the wheel The written portion is a standardized multiple choice test, all the knowledge of which can be found in a driving rules book, found at just about any DMV. ~90% of the info is just common sense though (though there are minor things that will change from State to State) The behind the wheel portion (I don’t know the technical name, but that sums it up well) is exactly that. You and a DMV employee get in a car together, and you pretty much show you know what you’re doing behind the wheel, and the employee watches you, and grades you as you go on Some States (if not all) have a few additional requirements for minors (>18) but it’s just taking/passing a class and having a minimum amount of driving time logged is the only difference I know of So no, it’s not hard to pass. Just because some people KNOW a thing is not ok, doesn’t mean they don’t do it though
U.S. driver's tests for private vehicles are comparatively easy to pass. I think that's largely because public transit doesn't work very well in most of the country; it just isn't doable with the large distances involved. That said, I do think we should be quicker to revoke them for clear instances of reckless driving.
Getting a driver's license is pretty easy here in the US, it's the permits most have problems with. Permits you have to study for and it's not easy, most I know fail atleast once. Permit at 15 where you can only drive with an adult then you can get a junior operators license at 16. The most people have a hard time with the license is parallel parking lol there's no written test or anything just drive around with someone from the DMV for like 15 minutes to show you know all the basics and then you're done. You also have to have a certain amount of hours logged of driving with an adult to get a license but some just make up the logged hours 🙈 It could be different in other states or changed since I was 16, it has been 10 years 😅
Honestly? It can take up to a year or more for those under the age of 18 to get a drivers license. At least where I live it does, some states have different law regarding that kind of stuff, so yeah.
I don't know about anywhere else but here in Ontario, it's not that easy to get a DL. I don't have one, I am too scared of driving, but I did have to get one for ID before they made the Ontario Photo Card. I only got a G1. For the G1, you only have to pass a written test which lets you drive on the roads during daylight with a licensed driver riding with you and IIRC you can't drive on highways.. After a year (eight months if you pass a driver's ed course), you take the first road test. Pass that and you get the G2. With the G2, you can drive at night and and on highways, again with a licensed driver. After another 8-12 months, you can take another road test. If you pass this final test, you are rewarded with your full G license and get released to cause all sorts of chaos on Canadian and American roads. Even with all these redundancies, I still nearly get run over all the time, simply crossing the street at a traffic light right outside my work. Drivers are nuts.
the driving test in america is a 5 min drive around a neighborhood, being able to reverse 20 ft, and parallel parking. It is insanely easy and there are definitely people who have a license that shouldnt
its not easy storytime. i am not 16 anymore and i still have a permit. i seem to always get people like that last story [minus a accident] who cut me off as im turning to go back to the parking spot, mind you i passed the test but it officially cant be graded till we reach the spot safely, and the Procter fails me cause of them.
That first one is exactly why, if you're going to make a purchase from Best Buy (a company with the WORST customer service in my experience), ALWAYS use your credit card, or debit card with good customer protections.
Actually, under certain circumstances, you don't even need to pass a driving test here in America. In some states, if you pass an approved driver's ed course (like the ones offered through public school) and you go to a license office that doesn't offer driving tests because they are too rural (even if you do not live in that county), you can automatically get a license with only an eye exam. That's how I got my first and only license as a teenager (before we knew I was having seizures and I stopped driving). As a side note, I passed driver's ed with a 99% on the bookwork and an F in driving, which averaged out to a C! Yeah... I never should have been on the road. Thank goodness I didn't hurt myself or anyone else!
unfortunatly having a piece of plastic dont make you a good driver just like not having it cant make you a bad driver people depend on usless crap to say you can or cant do something
If that is in the US, they can not refuse to give him a refund,as one of the laws is if a product can't or wont do what it is supposed to do ,when purchased you have an absolute right to your money back
Required IDs for staff and students at a school is not a "petty" thing. Obviously some folks didn't live through things like the DC sniper and having people's BRAINS BLOWN OUT NOT THAT FAR FROM YOUR SCHOOL. It's a security thing, making sure the people who are there are MEANT to be there. I got punished a couple times for forgetting my ID and never once complained because I knew it was for safety and not to annoy me. Now I work in a school where you need your ID to get into the building, there's cameras everywhere, you're required to scan your license or ID and get a printout guest sticker that has your picture on it if you're a not staff, and a police officer on site.
Neither were inner city schools, so neither had metal detectors, although I can't speak for current conditions at my hs alum, as I haven't been back in 15 years. However, bag and locker searches require no warrant, so things such as broken scissors, pocket knives, and even fireworks have been taken from students, both at my alum and at the school where I work.
I think that old guy is just an interfering busybody that needs to learn to mind his own business before someone teaches him to. Perhaps he used to have a job where all he did was bark orders at people and still expects to be able to do it! I just wish, once the petty compliance started, he got mad and called the cops! Cast: OM-Old Man PD-Police Dispatcher PD: Police Emergency. OM: Yes,there's a car parked outside my neighbour's house. It doesn't belong to the house and we're on a street with Resident Only Parking. PD: I see. Does the Driver have a Permit? OM: No...well,sort of.... PD: Sort of? OM: The Permit doesn't belong to the driver of the car, it belongs to my neighbour who is related in some way to the driver. PD: Well, Sir, I'm afraid if the car's displaying a relevant permit, there's nothing we can do. OM: NOTHING YOU CAN DO?!? PD: Nope. OM: BUT HE DOESN'T LIVE THERE! SURELY THAT'S PARKING ILLEGALLY!? PD: Sir, under the Law, a Resident Permit may be used by anyone the Permit Holder chooses. OM: B-BUT SURELY, IN ORDER TO USE IT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT REGISTERED TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED TO YOU!? PD:Nope. OM: THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I DIDN'T FIGHT IN WORLD WAR TWO SO YOU CAN JUST SIT ON YOUR ASS AND TELL ME "There's nothing we can do, Sir.."! I WANT THAT JACKINAP ARRESTED OR FINED RIGHT NOW! PD: Sir, if you don't calm down, I'll dispatch an Officer all right, but it won't be to arrest someone for sharing a Parking Permit, it'll be to arrest a "deluded and confused elderly gentleman" who is currently screaming abuse at a Police Dispatcher,got it?! OM: YOU DIRTY LITTLE FACI- PD: Good day,"Sir"! *CLICK*
Drivers license, it's easier than it should be in the US. We have a phrase for bad drivers here. "Where did you get your license? A Cracker Jack box?" Meaning your skills are worth as little as a free toy.
My brother did his driving test not to long ago. He only had 10 questions, having only to get 7 right. I however had over 100 questions, having to get 70 right. The test sure have changed and you dont have to learn as much ether.
Ugh Best Buy has been gettin such bad reviews and bad people workin for them lately. It’s ridiculous they treat their customers like that then they always wanna pull some crap to get out of refunds and other stuff. I honestly don’t know how they’re still in operation. Their prices are ridiculous and employees are rude and disrespectful. I haven’t shopped there in years. They flat out refuse to help and/or act like it’s such a bother to help a customer. Last time I tried to build a computer years ago I couldn’t get a straight answer about certain parts I was lookin for and finally told them I would never shop there again and I haven’t, of course after a bit of tellin them off and where they go wrong every day.
I don't know how easy the test is (relatively speaking), but the act of driving itself isn't that complicated-- which, I think, leads people to take their skill level (or lack thereof) for granted.
In most of the USA you only have to read the driving manual and then pass the written test and a short on road test with an examiner and you are good to go. A few states require you to take driver's ed before any of that, but drivers ed is by no means a requirement most places. In rural areas you can get a special license as young as 14 that is only good for driving to school and home or work and home and no other person can be in the car with you except family. This is like for farm kids and kids who live like 20 miles from their school where the busses don't go. Very few people qualify. Then there is the learner's permit at 15 or 16, depending on the state, where you can only drive if an adult over 18 is with you in the car and no one else but family can be there also. Then usually 16 or 17 is where you are legally allowed to get a full license and drive by yourself, but some states started putting restrictions on these as well, like you can't have anyone under 18 in your car who isn't family and similar limits.
Almost every 16 yr old passes their drivers test on the first try. Most start studying at 15 because they can't wait to get that license. They can nearly recite the rules book word for word. Where I am they require that you fail no more than seven questions and the kids compete by asking how many you failed, the most respect given to those who failed none. I've seen immigrant people from various countries having a hard time with it though. They get a free rules book just like the kids so I must assume their trouble is with the translation. I met a woman from Japan who's husband failed the test twenty times. He would not allow her to get a license until he did, so they were both riding the bus. She could learn a lot from Women's Liberation.
Surely there's more to the insurance story? It reads like a he said / she said situation. The narrator obviously didn't take any pictures. Maybe the insurance investigator determined from the damage that the narrator was not "flying through the parking lot"?
I am a music teacher and the character that I found the most frustrating in the scale story is the band director, not the girl. First of all, you don't ignore the percussion players and just focus on the woodwinds, trust a senior to teach people in the percussion section scales, and then FAIL a student for not knowing the scales the teacher didn't help her learn! I hope that if O.P. is going to school for music education, he helps all of his students and not just the percussion section because that is what he knows.
The driving test is actually very easy in small towns and harder in the city since they normally cover more. It's actually a problem but public transit is S**t in most of the country and you can't get around on time without a car.
Oh, I love the "ID Shirt" idea. Classic MC & funny as h*ll.
Her attitude was sharp, but her performance fell flat
JekyllGaming99 🥁 🥁 * that drum noise thing * 🥁 🥁
Elmo is disappointed At your recent decision, Rimshot?
Loved OP at Best Buy! What was wrong with these people? Great move calling Amex and rectifying it right then and there. Nicely done!👍👍👍👍👍
I literally got a best buy add about 10 seconds after that bestbuy story
They are crooks. I just posted my story. They forgot to enter my warranty in their computer, but I had the original and had left them a photocopy of the same, they wanted me to pay for repairing the defective computer. They probably thought old lady stupid.
Cc companies are happy to do shit like that because THEY don't lose. The ONLY one who loses in this situation is the store.
I sadly had to do something like what the op had to do but with steam game :< I paid for a mmo rpg play 1 hour of it was like I really don’t like this game I’m return it look over steam return was with in all the things so hit return and wait well by time they got back to me a week or so later they said you had it for a week now we can’t return it so I group chat with them they won’t budge so I went to PayPal and got the money back that way steam was like why you go to PayPal and not talk to us we have work it out I’m like I try for 3 day talk to anyone who talk to me
"Why is this old guy mad about something that's none of his business"
Some people, often old but not all, have absolutely nothing better to do than pretend they're the police
Sounds like germany, people are highly involved in making sure people are doing what is entirely correct
@@rareram not so. A while back, an old gentleman who'd used to be the Head Keeper in our local park began to make a nuisance of himself by attempting to enforce the park rules, despite having been retired (He was showing signs of arthritis but the Council also wanted shot of him because they'd received numerous complaints about his "acting like a tin pot Dictator in some Banana Republic").
Eventually, after he attempted to physically evict a family out of the park because they had a dog, saying their claims it was a service dog was "nothing but liberalistic communist left wing bullcock", during which he slapped the mentally disabled girl (who was only 8) and called her an "fudging Retar", the Police and his family decided he was a danger to himself and others and had him sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
This happened in the UK, so be wary, people like these aren't defined by country and occupation.
I think I would get with all the neighbors and if or when he goes some where I would have everyone park on the street in front of his house so he has to walk along ways.
@@flashstudiosguy Ah, I think you've assumed something and I would like to clear this up. My comment is not some kind of nationalistic racism. I am German, and I also live here.
Of course this behavior is everywhere, but your example is one crazy old guy, here it is 50/50 if you walk across an empty street with a red crossing light that someone will tell you that what you did is a bad example for children and illegal. Likewise any other action in life in public that is illegal on paper but fine in reality
Teachers hating on the good teacher?
Really? Are we in high school?
Well, I guess we are and they never left.
Some people become teachers to "relive" their school days in a position of power, pretending that it's popularity.
Some people never transition from teenager into adult, no matter how old they get
@@potaterjim Growing Older is manditory, Growing Up is optional
went to HS in a small town (~200 students), boy is this spot on. full vicious nastiness opera.
Should have told Best Buy manager "I'll be back in a few days after you've been fired."
Your killing me me with your " bad note " 😂
That pun was so painful it made me bleed.... and how I love it
i groaned so bad when the pizza delivery guy knocked at the same time i got such a awful stare...
It depends on where you live to how hard the test is. Some are really strict some aren't
Oklahoma has a very sinple one...the study booklet is only about 20 pages and looks like a first grade reader book. The written test only has 10-12 questions on it and you only need a 70% to pass. Driving test also only need a 70% and only takes about 5 minutes to do. Buckle up, heck your sights n mirrors before starting car. Back out safelyb turn onto main road, signal while changing into a turning lane, then turn into a parking lot to demonstrate parallel parking. Go back to testing site and engage parking brake and turn wheel to demonstrate how to park on a hill. Turn off the engine and done.
To this day i still make fun of one of my older brothers that had to take the tests 2x😂
Haha pass a driver's test? Most people just go to Walmart and buy boxes of CrackerJacks until they to find a driver's license contained within.
In the US there is no difference between a manual & automatic tests.
You must pass a knowledge test and get a learners permit. With that permit you can drive with an adult who holds a full license. After that comes a practical test, which gives you your license.
Now the fine details can vary between states. Some states have curfews, some state restrict the age of your passengers. Also the state issues the license, not the federal government.
I have a Colorado license, but if I move to another state I need to get that states license.
There is a driving test in the USA but it's a joke. They don't even teach people how to parallel park or test for it any more.
Yes they do, I got tested on it. Failed the first time too specifically because I couldn't do it in a "reasonable time frame".
Ya driving test in the usa is stupid easy, specifically in upstate New York where I did my test, I got to take it in the middle of a snowstorm. So I got to drive 10 miles per hour on residential roads and parallel parked next to a tree since no one could park on the roads due to the parking ban for plow trucks. No 3 point turn, no difficult traffic murging, nothing. I even got points off for taking a turn too fast for the conditions even though I turned going about 7 mph
In Tennessee it's even easier all you have to do is drive around the block
Not that easy in AZ, my tester didn’t even tell me when the test had started, I thought it was just a practice drive before the test, 3 point turn, heavy traffic, avoiding a car crash, etc...
Somehow passed with 100%
Had one malicious compliance when i was working in a nursing home. I had several jobs during my time there...CNA, housekeeping, laundry, and kitchen. After being moved from CNA to housekeeping, we had one housekeeper that continuously would slack off and i was picking up the slack for her doing her public areas, cleaning entire dining area by myself after meals, and even going to do half the rooms on her hall after i completed mine, as well as other duties we had that extended beyond cleaning. I started reporting to the higher ups about her slacking off. (While working there i got pregnant and was starting to have issues that caused me to be put on light duty which is why i was moved from CNA to housekeeping.)
Nothing was being done about this other young woman slacking off her duties onto me. Mind you, i am supposed to be on light duty per my OBGYNs orders. Finally found out that she was related to one of the big bosses when that boss told me that i needed to quit reporting the other worker for what she is supposedly not doing, to stick to my work only and to not worry about the other workers areas as it was not my job. Que the malicious compliance. The next day i did no cleaning in any of her public areas, did not help clean her hall (which also happened to be the smallest hall) and only cleaned my half of the dining room after breakfast.
A couple of hours into shifts and tons of complaints are coming in from families, residents, and staff about how filthy and smelly her zones are. Staff is trying to find her to make her clean dining room because it is almost time for lunch to be served and half the dining room is still filthy from breakfast. The floors are atrocious and trash is over flowing in her areas. Her public restroom looked like a bomb went off. The hall trash smells to high heaven from the disposables not being empted regularly.
And of course State inspectors just had to come in. (After a friendly call since i knew how much work i actually did for her)
The facility got a few write ups that they had a few days to correct and the boss related to the housekeeper that was slacking off had no choice but to fire her on the spot.
I still did her job that day and for 2 more days until they could hire a new person but it worked out great in the end.
Everything passed inspections when state came back in and the new worker did the job well with no one having to give extra help. And i got an apology from management and the relative boss for not taking my complaints about the other worker seriously. They hadnt realized i was the one doing 3/4 of her job as well as my own when i was supposed to be on light duty. Apparently my condition hadnt been shared with the higher ups prior to this.
To get a drivers license in Oregon US. You must be 15 1/2 to get a permit to drive. You must have between 50 to 60 hours of driving practice with a driver over 18, usually a parent. In that time youvare encouraged to take a privately owned drivers ed course through the local community college. Based on hours driven written test and grades you can get your license upton turning 16 and completing the drivers education course vs taking the driving test through the department of motor vehicles.
If you have a b+ average your car insurance is based on the grades. If you drop out of high school your drivera license is automatically void.
Insurance rates are tied to gpa and extracurricular activies. Each givea you plus point for lower insurance. Example if youre an A student you get better rates than a D student. So academics are important. Thinking that smarter you might be the more safe a driver you are? Idk.
I have 2 driving age teens in my home. I have no nerves left to give.
Gigi Dodson I’m very surprised at Oregon’s driving standards. What happens if you get your license as an adult say in your 30’s?
@@carollynch8319 You study the book, take the writen test. If you pass that then you take the driver test. Each cost a fee if you pass. Its that simple. Its only difficult for children learning boundaries that could potentially kill them. As an adult its percieved you know the cost of indifference. Children do not always consider consequences.
At 16 you also have the right to vote, which comes with the drivers license.
@@gigidodson Seriously?!? THAT is freakin' scary! If someone isn't mature enough to walk around with a CC permit or have a beer until they are 21, then they sure aren't mature enough to vote!
@@Pro3110 i agree, but 16 yr old grandson got his voters registration in with his permit. I was SHOCKED . You can legally vote in Oregon at age 16 with the right to drive.
Personally im beginning to think you should be 35. But with the way the worlds going...?
Driver's licenses are state controlled not federal. So requirements differ depending on which of the 50 states you live in. Probably territories like Puerto Rico, DC, and so on have their own rules.
Luke Green There is also the possibility that the tester was either incompetent, or bought off. I've seen enough episodes of Canada's worst driver of women confessing they hit on the tester, in order to get a passing grade. 🤦♂️
EDIT: As a 16 year old driver, she likely has never done a driving test, as she would be a student driver at the time. At least in my province of Ontario, your first driving test isn't for eight months if you have a driving instructor, or 12 months without. The initial test to get your G1 license is strictly written. I think that's pretty universal for most states, provinces, and countries. Difference with mine is that G1 drivers are forbidden to drive without a fully licensed driver with 4 years experience in the passenger seat. I know that some states and provinces don't require this. This could be one of those cases.
Minor differences in states, but generally: You do a 6-10 week driver training course and pass it, then have to do 30-90 days driving WITH an adult that has a currently-valid license. THAT, before the full license is granted.
Plus, teen insurance. Usually 3-5X the price of adult insurance. BEFORE the accident. Doubling or tripling after EACH reported accident. Her 'daddy' must be the biggest *****whipped mo of anyone known, or Bill Gates.
Cynthia Johnston Ouch. Thanks for the explanation!
Driver's test varies from state to state in the U.S.
The main issue is not the test, but yhe fact that most states don't use a point system... so stupid drivers generally do not lose their license. At least in states with mountians natural selection seems to thin the pack somewhat, but in states that are mainly flat the amount of dumb drivers on the roads is staggering.
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Believe me, I know, I used to live in Nebraska, wonderful people, worst drivers I ever encountered.
@@acdbrn2000 I live in a mountainous state and drivers are stupid!
@@louisechacon9836 I guess I am just lucky that in the few mountainous areas I have lived in people seemed to be more polite and drive much better.
Generally speaking it is easy to get a license in the US. Know the rules of the road(written test) and then follow them while driving the DMV employee around for a few minutes and doing a parallel parking job.
The hard part is getting people to follow the rules when someone enforcing the rules isn't riding shotgun.
I love that story about Best Buy. I had a similar problem with a Best Buy security guy that waits at their front door. He would always harass me when I came into the store. So. What did I do? I went above everybody's head and contacted a Best Buy executive officer and they called me back. We talked for about 30 mins and she apologized to me for my experience and that she would escalated it to the store manager of the location the employee's actions would be corrected. When in doubt, contact Best Buy executive employees. Never complain to store management or send your com,plaint through Best Buy's "contact us" forms.
re: Driver's License in the US. States vary, but most allow restricted licenses at 16, some as young as 14. Getting a license usually requires a short written test and a half-hour driving test. Usually you need only a few dozen practice hours before the test. Driving schools are recommended, but not required, so it's possible for kids to just learn from their parents.
US driver's license? Pass a 20 question multiple choice rule/law test (17/20 is OK). Go for a test drive with an examiner, don't break any laws, don't have an accident, turn where they say to, drive semi-competently during the test drive.
Repeat as many times as necessary.
Public schools in my town don't have driver education classes any more, but the community college does (laws, rules, and actual driving.)
When I was 16 I failed my first driving test as it was the middle of the week it was hot my car was not air conditioned and the day before my father had embarassed the whole DMW with him refusing to give them his thumb print as it was classified for where he worked so they failed me we went back 2 weeks later to a different DMV and I passed no problem. By the way the test then was a lot harder enough people complained that "the test is to hard" so it was made much easier
On the driving in the US. The written test and practical test are not all that difficult, but because there is no such thing as needing to re-take the test unless it's with a court order after DUI, people just forget everything within a few months. Then you end up with 70-80 year olds who haven't taken an exam in 50 years, and the laws have changed since then, plus failing vision, decreased reaction times, etc. So you get cocky 20 year olds, and clueless 80 year olds, as well as people driving without licenses, people in the country illegally who don't want to get caught, people making intentional insurance scame by backing into people and then driving off so that they can tell insurance somebody rear-ended them, etc
In the state I’m in, after passing the written exam and after a required amount of hours of driving (if you are a minor), can parallel park and a small driving around the block, you can get your license. I waited until I was OUT of high school... it was easier
Some states have different ways of testing for a driving test, some schools can also be found. I honestly felt I had a bit of a hard time with mine. My dad had a saying when it comes to driving. "It's not how your driving if you're doing it right and following the laws. Its about the other people."
My driving test, in TN was literally driving in a circular route, likely less than a mile, down a 2 lane road, turning onto a 4 lane at a traffic light, driving several hundred feet, turning into a neighborhood, and driving through it to come back out on the original 2 lane road in front of the driver's license office.
In my country your insurance fees go up after two accidents like 100% or 150%. If you have only one damage, it might be only 30 to 40 % or less, depending on how many years without damage you had before. So having two minor collisions his a huge setback, because you´ll pay more for the next years and if you are involved in a third accident, you really get ripped by your insurer.
I’m ready for my story. Also, that laugh when he’s told a cheesy joke.
It is very easy to get your license in the USA. For me for the first time when I was 18, I just showed up with my car, did the easy written test and drove around the block with an instructor. Got my license in less than 30 minutes. That was 18 years ago.
Now, I've heard several times where people walk in, then walk out 5 minutes later with their license in hand. No written test, no driving test. Just in then out with no fuss. The only time it will take longer is if you have any driving infractions, or had your license suspended.
That in-and-out in 5 minutes is usually only for renewals, though. Most states do still require the written and driving tests for first-time licenses, and at least the written test for people who have moved into a new state and need a new license, unless they've had a license from that state already.
Where I live in the US, it's a little trickier than that to get your license....They put you through the whole nine yards....A written test, a driving test....and the instructors they have seem to be very competent in their job...They don't just hand them out! If they feel you are even the slightest risk to the others out on the road, they'll let you know by not giving you your license! It's something that really, *really* should be the standard, seeing as when you're out on the road, you're not only taking your life into your hands.....but the lives of everyone else who could potentially be driving on it!
American Driving Tests:
Parallel parking,
Lots of left and right turns in variable traffic conditions, stops where it is hard to see oncoming traffic, all levels of safety checking such as turning head, adjusting mirrors, safety belt on, hand location on the wheel, varying speed limits, and so forth.
In some states, a hardship license can be obtained. A youth can be licensed as young as 14 years of age, certain conditions apply. After I passed, I was allowed to drive to School, work, or church and their related activities. Of course, I always had something to do...
To obtain a hardship license the household has to meet certain conditions, such as only 1 licensed adult at home or a disabled parent. I was licensed at.15 years. Of course, I was mature enough, had my permit for 6 months, and drove at every opportunity.
the last one: 1 out of 5 drivers on the road don't have a valid license, and many of them have NEVER had a license. Va state trooper told me that 1 out 4 tractor-trailer drivers he pulls over have never gotten a CDL, and that they didn't know you needed one. scary.
Unfortunately Best Buy's notorious for this. Was given a DS as a present, warranty brought too.
The next week had a problem with the lower screen. When I went to exchange it the lady didn't even look at the DS, I never got a chance to take it out of the box before she shooed me away.
as an American with a drivers license I can honestly say I know next to nothing about traffic laws. literally just last night a cop pulled me over and said something about move over laws, like wtf even is that, and apparently my tags are expired, they're made of metal, they shouldn't expire, they're in my name so it's not like that's suddenly gonna change after a year.
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We all know the saying.
You can’t fix stupid.
But if your lucky, you Can slap it!
It's harder to get your license in Canada. All sorts of rules about when you can drive, what you can drive, where you can drive...Unfortunately, there is a lot of teen drinking and driving up here, with the resultant horrible death toll. The more stringent rules about driving reflect that.
I don't know what it is with our populations insistence on drunk driving, it's not just the teenagers, but in smaller towns the teenagers are also big into drinking, so it's the perfect storm
Most things in America aren't within walking distance.
This is true, unless you live in the center of town where the layout might be in your favor enough to walk to what you need like myself. For most people its not.
At least the college campus's near where i live have layouts meant for being able to walk to places
Answer: really easy. Maybe harder in big cities, but it’s super laid back in small towns and such. Getting a license in a town less than 20k population: drive to a residential road nearby, back up straight, stop properly, 3point turn properly, use proper signals, that was basically it (and head back obviously). You have to be horrendous or an idiot to fail under similar circumstances to my test. I would imagine it’s MUCH harder in Los Angeles or New York. Aka Sunday drive vs insane traffic, makes for a different test.
ease of getting driver's license in USA. There are a lot of factors affecting the ease of the driving test - What State, County or City you live in, what driving evaluator you get, what kind of car you are driving for the test, how well you did in driver's education, how much experience you had before coming to take the test (i.e., how much practice you got). My driving test was easy - but that was because my mom made sure I passed HER test before I went for my license test. She taught me on a stick shift - how to start and stop on a hill without rolling backwards, how to parallel park, how to drive on snow, all kinds of things. When I went for my real driving test, it was a SNAP! Personally, I think showing up with a stick shift that I would use for the test was a major plus on my side! LOL
about passing the driving test in america: it is really easy. if i wanted to i would go ahead an pass it to get it over with.
should I be allowed on the road? hell no!
would i be allowed on the road? hell yes!
depends on how you define easiy, the is a huge road block, if the car isn't inssured for *you* to drive it you auto fail, so you can only take the test in a car the insured for an unliced drvier to drive it. not an easy insrance to get if tring to take the test as an adult
I passed it with a constant mistake the whole test.
I was told to parallel park between two cones. The cones could fit a 40-foot RV, much less the Ford Escape I was driving. The part that got me the first time around was the written test- I didn't bother studying the consequences for drunk driving because I knew I would never put myself in that circumstance. Much different from France where no translation was available and each question is limited to the amount of time you would have to decide in that situation, often seconds.
@@geraldgrenier8132 buying insurance is only a phone call away. That should not be the main hindrance. I think you missed his point entirely.
That just proves that we are all unique. I was safely entrusted with pulling some pretty expensive horses and their trailers before I was 18 during the time of my first job, working as a groom and handler at a Thoroughbred race training facility. You, however, scoff at a test that you haven't yet taken. See? Totally unique from one another!
I literally said to my fiancé “I wish storytime would bring out a new video” and I got a notification, are you psychic??????
Probably haha I was in the same boat with my girlfriend
Joshua Maher wow its almost like this was a joke
"we had no strings rip". Former cellist here; string players can be snooty as hell. I wish I'd done band
@Storytime when I was 15 y/o it was a 20 question multiple choice test and you had to get at least 15 question right to get a learners permit where you can drive with an adult in the car with you. At 16 y/o I took a 25 question multiple choice test (had to get at least 19 correct); the "Driving Test" involved chauffeuring around someone's very nice Grandma on a route that was less than 2 miles (3 km) long in which I had to pull into a parking lot, part in a normal parking space, back out of said parking space, pull back onto the main road and return to the DMV. So to answer your question, it is way too easy. After that the only restrictions on my license was where they printed "UNDER 21" in bold red print all over it to prevent me from trying to buy alcohol or tobacco with it.
There are 2 main ways to pass you driver's test in the USA. 1)take a driving course(which has professional teach the written teat material and do practical teaching behind the wheel). All you REALLY need to do is pass the written test because the instructor signs off on the street experience. 2) take the written and the street practical. no class needed.(more states are not allowing this if you are under 18/21yrs old). All you really do for the practical is drive around the neighborhood the DMV/DPS office is in, during office hours when the road are super empty, so pretty hard to fail if you can use the brakes and blinkers.
The parking permit poster was an idiot. Why did it take her that long to think about giving the bf her permit? It was malicious compliance to use her permit 🙄
One word: Redditor.
Loved the ID teacher!😂👍
Driver's training is taught to all students in public schools by the age of 15. by 15.5 years, a kid can get a Learner's permit which means he can drive while accompanied by a licensed driver. By 16, a real driver's license is given if you can pass a written test (easy) and a road test. So long as you know the road laws and are aware the pedal on the right makes the car go, you pass.
It’s very easy to get a driver’s license in America. When I got mine in Maryland (about 10 years ago now), all you had to do was log 60 hours of driving during the 9 month period you had the learners permit (the MVA never even checked the log so everyone I knew BS’d it), get a 80% on a written test, and pass a simple driving test; literally just parallel park, do a 3 pint turn and back into a parking space, all on a closed course. No actual road test. Took all of 45 minutes to do the whole thing. Oh, and the driving school I went to was a joke too. I probably learned more about driving from watching car crash compilations and shit than I did at the school.
In the states, the driving test is not standardized at all. Some places are quite hard, as where some are quite easy. I got the very easy one, which required me to drive about 1 mile into a quiet neighborhood, navigate through a few 4-way stops, and then that was it.
Most people fail the Driving Test three or four times before they pass. I have heard of instructers getting tired of riding with the same people and just passing them when they should have failed. Just today I heard a crash and went over to check it out and a lady turned in front of a guy. Head on collision. Luckily there only appeared to be a minor injury, but the damage seemed pretty bad on her car. His truck was fine though.
I can confirm that it's way too easy for idiots to get a driving license here in the U.S. It's normal for people to pull out in front of you last moment, then go 10 mph under the speed limit. They brake check you, flick you off, and purposely try to get into accidents for insurance fraud. A good 30% of them are like this.
It's all fun and games until your ID is required
In my state in the U.S. 16 year olds can get a driver's license. If they just drive to school and home and sometimes work, they can drive alone. Other time a licensed driver older than 18 or 21 has to be with them in the vehicle. Some rural areas, drivers younger 14-15 can drive all over. It depends on the city or state rules. It's not hard to get the license, it's just people don't really learn to the rules after they get the license.
I'm in the UK and I just failed my driving test a few days ago. The reason I failed was because I didn't stop for someone waiting to cross at a zebra crossing (I didn't see them waiting and am still sure there was no one there) literally 10 seconds from the end of a 40 minute test. All I had to do at that point was get past the crossing, turn onto a side street and park. I would have passed if it wasn't for that.
I think drivers nation wide in america need to be re-tested OR consistently checked due to how bad people are everywhere I go.. Everything to forgetting the simplest things (just a pet peev I Guess? Hecc everyone who doesn't use blinkers.) to behavoirs/habits/bad choices that are reckless or endangering to others around them. Deadly even as I come from a place with a drinking culture.. I've been fortunate to have been taught the true impacts of driving under the influence, but also the misfortune of losing people to it.
So much could be avoided..
I just recently passed my drivers test, the amount of idiots I see on the road today has put me in a state of mind of “I’m gonna give you some space so you can sort out your sh$t” some people need retesting truth be told, once saw a guy weaving in and out of lanes every five seconds in RUSH HOUR!
P.S. passed with 0 points off my drivers test (very rare, barely happens)
@@connerritscher9758 Congrats! I wish you no idiocy on the roads!
How easy is it to pass the driving exam in America? Depends on where you're at. I live in Arizona. We have no mandatory permit requirements (you can just get your license if you like). No mandatory education (just go take the test, 25 questions, max errors 5). I personally didn't need to do more than drive around the block, yield, merge into traffic, and then park. No parallel parking required, I don't recall needing to reverse, and 3 point turns. No freeway driving, no cones, nothing all that exciting. Oh, and the license expires at 60 years of age.
Both the written and driving license tests are pretty easy to pass in the Maryland. But insurance rates are pretty high for females until age 24 and males until age 30 in Maryland. But insurance is pretty high anyway.
You lose your license at 12 points. But you insurance can increase with only 2 points for moving violations.
When I took my test, we went through a residential area for maybe fifteen minutes and then parallel parked next to the DMV. No highway driving at all. Heard from my brother who took his maybe two months ago that he had a similar experience. Guess we're lucky our dad taught us to assume all drivers are idiots, cause most of them probably are given how lax the text seems to be in Texas. Idk about other states though.
Wouldn't matter if the boyfriend did park infront of next doors house. You don't own the road infront of your property.
People park in front of my house every day and I couldn't care less.
Hmm, I am wondering who wins the lawsuit of the last one.
I guess that here in the Netherlands the women will win...
In Australia you can't even drive by yourself untill 17, or 18 in my state (My states the only one that's 18) and once you're 16 you get a Learner permit once you pass a rules test, where you can drive as long as a fully licenced driver is with you. Then you have to pass two tests to get your probationary licence
Our minimum driving age is 16 years old. I believe our laws also allow officers to suspend the license if the younger driver racks up enough accidents of any kind and traffic violations, but I could be wrong.
Jake, learning and passing the test are not easy in the US. Unfortunately, once some kids pass the test they don't bother following all the rules they learned. I'm betting that girl was on the phone or in deep conversation with a friend and not paying any attention.
Yep drivers test super easy in the us. My dad had to get one in the uk and told me how tedious it was. If you can parallel park and stop at stop signs, you pass. I didnt crack open the rule book and only practiced for the parallel parking.
Im not a great role model i know but it is much harder in the uk. Us, we kinda just circle the block, ive heard some go on the highway but like i didnt have to.
How easy is it to get a driver's license in the US? It's a required High School class in some states so that should tell you something.
My sister never took a driving test to get her license in Texas. The thrid time she went to get her learners permit they just gave her the drivers license. I think she was 20 at the time.
@@robertlyall187 That sounds so illegal.
It's not. You just have to prove you can operate the vehicle. Having a permit for a few years and not getting pulled over and no accidents proves you can drive.
Different states have different rules & requirements for passing the drivers test in the US. It isnt easy to pass. It just depends on who you get get doing the test.
The difference is when you are doing the road test, that is all you are doing. When the girl was leaving school, she was in a parking lot with a bunch of teens all in a hurry to get out & she was obviously a very careless driver.
I’m in NC. Kids can get their permit at 16, after taking a student driving class. After having the permit for a year (always driving accompanied by an adult) in which they can only drive during daylight hours, they can then get a graduated license.
A graduated license is where they drive alone (limit on people in the car) & the restrictions on driving hours change as they get more experience. A driving log must be kept. At 18, if a certain number of hours of driving have been logged then the kid can get a full license.
But sometimes accidents happen.
My daughter reared another student waiting in line to turn into the school parking lot because it was raining heavily. Stuff happens. 🤷♀️
Getting a driver's license depends on the state where you live. Here in Ohio a 16 year old can get a learner's permit but can't get a driver's license until they have taken a class lasting three weeks and another three weeks of road work with an instructor. The teenager must also hold the learner's permit for 6 months before taking the road test. A learner's permit requires that a licensed driver over 21 must be in the car for them to drive. If they are 18, they can skip all the class work. Get a learner's permit after taking a test and then take the road test whenever they feel ready.
In the last one, Im pretty sure she was doing it on purpose to make someone pay for her car. I had a friend who did stuff like that and continuously tried conning and scamming people for money. I stopped talking to him and apparently he ended up getting sued for so much he had to sell both of his cars and most of the stuff he owned just to pay off half of the owed amount.
Probably already said, but passing the driving test varies from state to state. I’m 19 and managed to pass the permit test after a few tries, however getting the license means passing a whole nother set of exams.
TBH, having taken driver's tests in 2 different countries, yeah, the US one is relatively easy. There are several points that can fail you instantly, like tapping a cone on the parallel parking bit, things that will deduct you points, like looking over the outside shoulder instead of the inside should while backing up, etc. Often includes a section where you must drive on real streets with at least one merge onto and off of the highway.
That said, tests here in Japan were pretty difficult. Sections not on the US test include the S-turn section only a meter or so wider than the car, the crank-turn section (S turn, but like three parking spaces put together to make it and yellow vertical bars all around), and for motorcycles, the accelerator-controlled slalom and the 25cm bridge (as in 25cm wide, 15? m long, and a minimum of 8 seconds driving over it with your feet on the pegs. Fall off, fail.) Oh, and for the driver's test at least, you would get arbitrarily failed by the committee (after your instructor grades you, they discuss in a committee if you should pass) until they felt you had taken it a sufficient number of times to prove your... ability, I guess? This is a big reason driver's tests here you average 4 tries if you do the minimum 10 hours of practice only (about 600 USD), 1.5 after the 2,500 to 3,000 buck instruction course. Yes, the license center and schools are connected, with testers and instructors talking.
I was in a high school percussion section, one guy in it would make out with his girlfriend in the backroom. The other new guy only used the bass drum, I would be high or drunk most of the time, but I still got an A, because I was the only one who would do anything. I never pursued it after that but that teacher loved me and tried to get me to move to the advanced class halfway through the next semester
Driving tests, written and road tests vary by state. Some states have more difficult tests than other states.
Most teenagers in my state can pass the written test. Many teenagers have difficulty passing the road tests, having to take it multiple times. The road test examiners are very nitpicky. You can flunk by making one big bad move or by accumulating lots of point deductions for several small nitpicky things. Teenagers tend to flunk several times by both methods.
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Passing your driving exam in America consists of 2 parts
Written, and behind the wheel
The written portion is a standardized multiple choice test, all the knowledge of which can be found in a driving rules book, found at just about any DMV.
~90% of the info is just common sense though (though there are minor things that will change from State to State)
The behind the wheel portion (I don’t know the technical name, but that sums it up well) is exactly that. You and a DMV employee get in a car together, and you pretty much show you know what you’re doing behind the wheel, and the employee watches you, and grades you as you go on
Some States (if not all) have a few additional requirements for minors (>18) but it’s just taking/passing a class and having a minimum amount of driving time logged is the only difference I know of
So no, it’s not hard to pass. Just because some people KNOW a thing is not ok, doesn’t mean they don’t do it though
U.S. driver's tests for private vehicles are comparatively easy to pass. I think that's largely because public transit doesn't work very well in most of the country; it just isn't doable with the large distances involved. That said, I do think we should be quicker to revoke them for clear instances of reckless driving.
Getting a driver's license is pretty easy here in the US, it's the permits most have problems with. Permits you have to study for and it's not easy, most I know fail atleast once. Permit at 15 where you can only drive with an adult then you can get a junior operators license at 16. The most people have a hard time with the license is parallel parking lol there's no written test or anything just drive around with someone from the DMV for like 15 minutes to show you know all the basics and then you're done. You also have to have a certain amount of hours logged of driving with an adult to get a license but some just make up the logged hours 🙈 It could be different in other states or changed since I was 16, it has been 10 years 😅
Honestly? It can take up to a year or more for those under the age of 18 to get a drivers license. At least where I live it does, some states have different law regarding that kind of stuff, so yeah.
I don't know about anywhere else but here in Ontario, it's not that easy to get a DL. I don't have one, I am too scared of driving, but I did have to get one for ID before they made the Ontario Photo Card. I only got a G1. For the G1, you only have to pass a written test which lets you drive on the roads during daylight with a licensed driver riding with you and IIRC you can't drive on highways.. After a year (eight months if you pass a driver's ed course), you take the first road test. Pass that and you get the G2. With the G2, you can drive at night and and on highways, again with a licensed driver. After another 8-12 months, you can take another road test. If you pass this final test, you are rewarded with your full G license and get released to cause all sorts of chaos on Canadian and American roads. Even with all these redundancies, I still nearly get run over all the time, simply crossing the street at a traffic light right outside my work. Drivers are nuts.
the driving test in america is a 5 min drive around a neighborhood, being able to reverse 20 ft, and parallel parking. It is insanely easy and there are definitely people who have a license that shouldnt
That best buy is bizzare. Ive been to 2 in my town and their both great and super helpful!
its not easy storytime. i am not 16 anymore and i still have a permit. i seem to always get people like that last story [minus a accident] who cut me off as im turning to go back to the parking spot, mind you i passed the test but it officially cant be graded till we reach the spot safely, and the Procter fails me cause of them.
That first one is exactly why, if you're going to make a purchase from Best Buy (a company with the WORST customer service in my experience), ALWAYS use your credit card, or debit card with good customer protections.
Actually, under certain circumstances, you don't even need to pass a driving test here in America. In some states, if you pass an approved driver's ed course (like the ones offered through public school) and you go to a license office that doesn't offer driving tests because they are too rural (even if you do not live in that county), you can automatically get a license with only an eye exam. That's how I got my first and only license as a teenager (before we knew I was having seizures and I stopped driving). As a side note, I passed driver's ed with a 99% on the bookwork and an F in driving, which averaged out to a C! Yeah... I never should have been on the road. Thank goodness I didn't hurt myself or anyone else!
Australian here, judging by the dozen or so Americans I know they get their licences as a prize out of cereal boxes.
unfortunatly having a piece of plastic dont make you a good driver just like not having it cant make you a bad driver people depend on usless crap to say you can or cant do something
Luke Houston that’s one way to put it.
You'd wonder, how easy driving gets, when you drive on the actual right side - you don't have to dodge all those ghost driver all the time.
In America, the On-The-Wheel Drivers Test is easy, but the Written Test is BS.
kilo1901 truth
If that is in the US, they can not refuse to give him a refund,as one of the laws is if a product can't or wont do what it is supposed to do ,when purchased you have an absolute right to your money back
Required IDs for staff and students at a school is not a "petty" thing. Obviously some folks didn't live through things like the DC sniper and having people's BRAINS BLOWN OUT NOT THAT FAR FROM YOUR SCHOOL. It's a security thing, making sure the people who are there are MEANT to be there. I got punished a couple times for forgetting my ID and never once complained because I knew it was for safety and not to annoy me.
Now I work in a school where you need your ID to get into the building, there's cameras everywhere, you're required to scan your license or ID and get a printout guest sticker that has your picture on it if you're a not staff, and a police officer on site.
ah the good old days, no mention of metal detectors is a bit suspicious. Could bring a spoon to school who knows what might happen.
Neither were inner city schools, so neither had metal detectors, although I can't speak for current conditions at my hs alum, as I haven't been back in 15 years.
However, bag and locker searches require no warrant, so things such as broken scissors, pocket knives, and even fireworks have been taken from students, both at my alum and at the school where I work.
Ok, no one buy anything from Best Buy, ever! They will just screw you on any warranty. "BEST BUY" BAD!
The driving test in my town consists of back out of the parking space. Make 4 right turns and park back in the parking space. That's it. Test past
I think that old guy is just an interfering busybody that needs to learn to mind his own business before someone teaches him to. Perhaps he used to have a job where all he did was bark orders at people and still expects to be able to do it!
I just wish, once the petty compliance started, he got mad and called the cops!
Cast: OM-Old Man PD-Police Dispatcher
PD: Police Emergency.
OM: Yes,there's a car parked outside my neighbour's house. It doesn't belong to the house and we're on a street with Resident Only Parking.
PD: I see. Does the Driver have a Permit?
OM: No...well,sort of....
PD: Sort of?
OM: The Permit doesn't belong to the driver of the car, it belongs to my neighbour who is related in some way to the driver.
PD: Well, Sir, I'm afraid if the car's displaying a relevant permit, there's nothing we can do.
OM: NOTHING YOU CAN DO?!?
PD: Nope.
OM: BUT HE DOESN'T LIVE THERE! SURELY THAT'S PARKING ILLEGALLY!?
PD: Sir, under the Law, a Resident Permit may be used by anyone the Permit Holder chooses.
OM: B-BUT SURELY, IN ORDER TO USE IT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT REGISTERED TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED TO YOU!?
PD:Nope.
OM: THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I DIDN'T FIGHT IN WORLD WAR TWO SO YOU CAN JUST SIT ON YOUR ASS AND TELL ME "There's nothing we can do, Sir.."! I WANT THAT JACKINAP ARRESTED OR FINED RIGHT NOW!
PD: Sir, if you don't calm down, I'll dispatch an Officer all right, but it won't be to arrest someone for sharing a Parking Permit, it'll be to arrest a "deluded and confused elderly gentleman" who is currently screaming abuse at a Police Dispatcher,got it?!
OM: YOU DIRTY LITTLE FACI-
PD: Good day,"Sir"!
*CLICK*
Drivers license, it's easier than it should be in the US. We have a phrase for bad drivers here. "Where did you get your license? A Cracker Jack box?" Meaning your skills are worth as little as a free toy.
My brother did his driving test not to long ago. He only had 10 questions, having only to get 7 right. I however had over 100 questions, having to get 70 right. The test sure have changed and you dont have to learn as much ether.
Ugh Best Buy has been gettin such bad reviews and bad people workin for them lately. It’s ridiculous they treat their customers like that then they always wanna pull some crap to get out of refunds and other stuff. I honestly don’t know how they’re still in operation. Their prices are ridiculous and employees are rude and disrespectful. I haven’t shopped there in years. They flat out refuse to help and/or act like it’s such a bother to help a customer. Last time I tried to build a computer years ago I couldn’t get a straight answer about certain parts I was lookin for and finally told them I would never shop there again and I haven’t, of course after a bit of tellin them off and where they go wrong every day.
I don't know how easy the test is (relatively speaking), but the act of driving itself isn't that complicated-- which, I think, leads people to take their skill level (or lack thereof) for granted.
10:30 *plays rimshot* *plays rimshot for the rimshot because it's the percussion section*
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In most of the USA you only have to read the driving manual and then pass the written test and a short on road test with an examiner and you are good to go. A few states require you to take driver's ed before any of that, but drivers ed is by no means a requirement most places. In rural areas you can get a special license as young as 14 that is only good for driving to school and home or work and home and no other person can be in the car with you except family. This is like for farm kids and kids who live like 20 miles from their school where the busses don't go. Very few people qualify. Then there is the learner's permit at 15 or 16, depending on the state, where you can only drive if an adult over 18 is with you in the car and no one else but family can be there also. Then usually 16 or 17 is where you are legally allowed to get a full license and drive by yourself, but some states started putting restrictions on these as well, like you can't have anyone under 18 in your car who isn't family and similar limits.
Almost every 16 yr old passes their drivers test on the first try. Most start studying at 15 because they can't wait to get that license. They can nearly recite the rules book word for word. Where I am they require that you fail no more than seven questions and the kids compete by asking how many you failed, the most respect given to those who failed none.
I've seen immigrant people from various countries having a hard time with it though. They get a free rules book just like the kids so I must assume their trouble is with the translation. I met a woman from Japan who's husband failed the test twenty times. He would not allow her to get a license until he did, so they were both riding the bus. She could learn a lot from Women's Liberation.
Surely there's more to the insurance story? It reads like a he said / she said situation. The narrator obviously didn't take any pictures. Maybe the insurance investigator determined from the damage that the narrator was not "flying through the parking lot"?
Maybe there were security cameras in the parking lot that OP didn't know about but the insurance company managed to get video evidence from?
A friend passed his driving test a few weeks ago. The road test takes about ten minutes. It's TOO easy to get a drivers license here.
I am a music teacher and the character that I found the most frustrating in the scale story is the band director, not the girl. First of all, you don't ignore the percussion players and just focus on the woodwinds, trust a senior to teach people in the percussion section scales, and then FAIL a student for not knowing the scales the teacher didn't help her learn! I hope that if O.P. is going to school for music education, he helps all of his students and not just the percussion section because that is what he knows.
The driving test is actually very easy in small towns and harder in the city since they normally cover more. It's actually a problem but public transit is S**t in most of the country and you can't get around on time without a car.