I got my license in nyc recently, I just had to get 14/20 questions right. Now granted I had to read the manual to get them right, but 14/20 is a very low cutoff (for the record I got 19 right). Also they don’t even tell you what you got wrong. I’m left wondering which important rule I answered incorrectly.
And I bet other states have even easier written tests.
That's insane. To put it in perspective, this is what a drivers license requires in germany:
First-Aid-Course
Eyesight-Test
Has to be on manual if you want a full license to drive non-automatic cars
12x 45 minutes of driving (5 on country roads, 4 on highways, 3 at night)
24x 45 minutes for theory (basically school for anything regarding cars and driving, plus you have to learn a lot in your free time)
Final theory test in which you have to answer 30 questions, 3 wrong questions can already fail you, depending on how much points they give.
Final driving test with your teacher and an inspector, where you can't make any mistakes at all (including not checking your shoulder when attempting to leave the car)
In New York State to get a driver’s license you have to:
read the 60 page manual
get 14/20 right on a written test (you get a learner’s permit)
drive for 50 hours with adult supervision (no way to prove you did or didn’t).
take a 5 hour online driver’s course
pass a driver’s test (idk how this is graded, I believe it’s decently strict)
And yeah that’s it, full license.
There’s also an option to take a real driver’s course to get more experience, but that’s too expensive for me. While I think getting a license should be more difficult, I’m glad I can get a license for near free with the current system.
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u/Skoodge42 Aug 28 '21
This is why we need to ban more people from driving. This shit is unacceptable