meauxna

Tick tock, Granny.. when's your b-day again?

So, you'd have to be with AmerLisa (and me) in the "too old" to call it Cali Department then.

Oh phooey on all that.. are you going to have a fab 4th.. your first as a 'Merikun? We will salute you from up here.

Poppy girl

Yes matey off camping to Tahoe tomorrow loaded with booze and Mossi repelent...will be thinking of you

AmerLisa

Hey! I was born and raised there!

S Folinsky

Actually I was amused at the "Cali" because I was thinking of Colombia.

On "San Fran" or "Frisco" -- that is an old joke and usually, the offense taken is an act. I lived in the City for five years and I know. [BTW, the residents of San Francisco put on the snobbish air of "The City" and the old "San Francisco Warriors" [now "Golden State"] had "The City" on the front of their home jerseys].

BTW, El-ay is just fine for Los Angeles. When one of my off-spring lived in France for a while and she would be asked where she was from -- and having learned that French curse for the US at the time was the phrase "George Bush," would say "Los Angeles." And then she would get "Where in Los Angeles? I have friends LA who live in Irvine" or some such. She had trouble convincing people that she was born and raised in "Los Angeles." Irvine or Calabasas ain't L.A. Go figure.

aviva

One thought that make life easier is to join AAA, the autoclub for roadside service. About $80 for a year. It's useful and you can circumvent the DMV for many services as they have computers linked to the DMV. No waiting. So worth it.

Poppy girl

Not sure why thats relevent to my post!!
But I used to have AAA now I use AT&T its only $2.99 a month

emailrob

To give my experience, I would recommend taking the test in a rental car. Just have your rental full insurance and you should be fine. I did this, no problem.

And a tip - when you take the driving test you know those two little lines at a junction? You're supposed to stop before the first one not the second one I must have skipped that part in my "training", but still passed. Would never happen in the UK!

Not sure where you are / will be based, but ask around friends / colleagues about which test center to go to. Some are more accessible, and not as stressful. For example, i did mine in San Celemente, CA, which is a lovely quiet beach town, not a scary city

meauxna

What's this? AT&T custies get a AAA discount??
Might need to know about that!

AmerLisa

aviva

Does AT&T have the direct link to the DMV?

aviva

Although I learned on and had a stick shift, I rented an automatic and drove around a little before the test to get used to it. I figured my knees would be shaking and I might stall with the stick shift during the test and get flustered. They did and I was find because of the automatic.

SnoopJohnnyJohn

I'm going to have to take a test in Nevada when I move over... Having driven in California on visits, does anybody know if there are a massive difference in the rules/regs?

I know that "California stops" aren't legal anyways, even in California - doesn't stop me from doing them though! :P

SDDep

Very similar driving laws...but bring your rolling stops here...we just love writing those tickets...might let you off depending if your a northerner or southerner...

aviva

You can make a right on a red light, which I don't think you can in other states. Always stop behind the lines.

ian-mstm

Your thinking is incorrect.

Ian