# Shawshank Redemption Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-question/616559>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 22, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-question/616559 "2012-03-22T23:58:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-question/616559/21 "2012-03-25T05:01:52Z")

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I remember ads sponsored by the insurance industry in the mid-60s bemoaning the fact that in a number of states the only thing a person had to pass to get a drivers license was a mailbox. The modern requirements for road tests and drivers ed are relatively recent developments, at least in many states.

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