# Anyone fail the road test more than three times?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fail-the-road-test-more-than-three-times/257390>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 29, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fail-the-road-test-more-than-three-times/257390 "2004-07-29T03:55:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fail-the-road-test-more-than-three-times/257390/21 "2004-07-31T07:12:27Z")

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Hehe.

"Anyone fail the road test more than three times? "

Just above

“Stark reminders you are getting old.”

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**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fail-the-road-test-more-than-three-times/257390/22 "2004-07-31T11:29:26Z")

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The first time I took my driving test for my Class “A” CDL, I almost jack-knifed the truck. Hey, it was raining and I was on an interstate off-ramp. I passed the second time. The examiner said, “You did well enough that I have to give you a license but I would give you a job.” 😃😃😃

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fail-the-road-test-more-than-three-times/257390/23 "2004-07-31T23:10:22Z")

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Wow, I never realized how much I appreciated rural Iowa.  
My brother and I were driving as soon as we were able to see over the steering wheel and reach the pedals.  
In high school I took drivers ed. and only had to drive a total of 3 hours with the instructor. When I turned 16, I walked into the DMV, handed them my certificate that said I had passed drivers ed and walked out 15 minutes later with a license.  
I missed one on the written test and nerver took a driving test.

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fail-the-road-test-more-than-three-times/257390/24 "2004-07-31T23:11:53Z")

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> [@misstee](#):
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> … nerver…

Or never.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fail-the-road-test-more-than-three-times/257390/25 "2004-07-31T23:27:08Z")

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God, do I _win_? Ten years ago and it’s still kind of embarassing.

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**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-fail-the-road-test-more-than-three-times/257390/26 "2004-07-31T23:49:07Z")

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I have passed the test three times. It does get easyer each time. First time at 18 and I had lots of practice. Second time at 22, it lapsed and I had been driving without a license for about two months. At 34 it was because I was a “bad boy” and had been caught driving with no insurance.

Every time I drove without, I drove safer. Paranoia is a good thing.

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