Originally Posted by FlatDog (Post 6553027)

Massachusetts are fussy, and they are clear you can't take your test in a car without a central hand brake, so if you get in trouble the examiner can pull on it to stop you I guess.

Originally Posted by FlatDog (Post 6536289)

OK, here is my whine about this. I couldn't believe the type of questions asked in the electronic D class (passenger vehicle) test I took the other day. I'm wondering if they are all like this.

1st I thought I'd go read the DMV website before going for the test, on the site is an example test: EXAMPLE

It has sensible questions like:
"When planning to make a left turn across an intersection and you are waiting in the middle of the intersection for the traffic to clear, your front tires should be turned" etc.

Having been driving for 13+ years in the UK I quickly scanned the Mass drivers manual and went in to the local DMV office to take the test, boy did I fail badly, 3 times in a row too before they sent me on my way to go read the manual again.

The test is full of pointless questions that don't have anything to do with how to actually drive a car. They are all about alcohol and what the penalties are for doing something you shouldn't, or questions completely unrelated to the test I was taking!

e.g. (Remember I'm taking the D class passenger vehicle test, not the M class motorcycle test), the 1st question I got was something like "After purchasing a new motorcycle, how many days do you have to register it?" WFT?? I'm not taking the motorcycle test, so I didn't read that part of the drivers manual. This got me in a bad mood right from the start.
Then the next question comes up: "How can you tell if a pedestrian is blind?"
then the next: "If you get caught with an open bottle of alcohol in the car what is the penalty?"
"What percentage of driving accidents involve alcohol?"

and my personal favorite: "Drinking and driving is a) always recommended, b) a good idea, c) is forbidden, d) all of the above"
and so on and so on.

16 out of the 20 questions had nothing to do with how to drive a car. You've got to be kidding me, this is a joke I thought, they've given me the wrong test. So I go to the counter, say I failed, complain the questions were a load of twaddle and ask if I can go again. Next test is exactly the same sort of thing, and the test after that as well.

Quite frankly I walked out of the place in shock at how bad it was. I spent the next few nights reading the manual learning all the pointless percentages on how many accidents involve alcohol etc. and go back and eventually pass the test.

Personally the questions I answered do not qualify me to drive a car in my opinion.

Now I've got to book the practical test, god knows what that will involve, maybe how to load your shopping in the trunk or something.

What have your experiences been around this?

Originally Posted by FlatDog (Post 6560026)

I passed the road test yesterday first time :)

Originally Posted by FlatDog (Post 6560026)

I passed the road test yesterday first time :)

Originally Posted by smeg (Post 6562468)

Took me maybe 20 minutes from start to finish

Originally Posted by FlatDog (Post 6564238)

Mine was less than 10mins! But he made me do a reverse, 3 point turn, parallel park and hand signals. He spent most the time chatting about how he was scared of flying and wasn't really paying too much attention to what I was doing.

Originally Posted by English Muffin (Post 6564305)

My examiner answered her mobile phone 3 times during the course of my test. :ohmy: I was speechless!

Originally Posted by Alix (Post 6568885)

You did still pass ...right?

Originally Posted by maddiaks (Post 6909614)

Does any body can share sample questions?

Originally Posted by maddiaks (Post 6909614)

Does any body can share sample questions?