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Originally Posted by Altavia
So you have memorized all the quantative answers on the exam?
How good are most people at estimating distances?
E.g.
9: You’re about to make a turn. When should you use your turn signal within ______.?
11: You should dim your headlights when you see an oncoming car approaching within ______.
25: You may NOT park your car within ______ of a fire hydrant.
35: When coming up to a railroad crossing with signals flashing and/or ringing, how far back must you stop?
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I have not memorized all of those correctly. They were all on the test that I took (I guess it is not randomized) and I did not get all of them correct. This is a test to see whether you *do* remember 80% of what it takes to make good decisions. I feel pretty good that I was able to remember enough of the quantitative answers to pass the test without looking at any handbook in almost 50 years.
What possible good would an open-book test for driving be? Under what circumstances would a driver have time to reach into the glove compartment for a handbook to look up the right answer to the situation he found himself in?
And no, most people are not good at estimating distance. It does no good to know you should dim your headlights at a 500ft distance if you have no idea how far 500 feet is. But, maybe there is some value in at least knowing that your tires need to be close to the curb, your car needs to be not too close to a train or fire hydrant, and you need to dim your lights well in advance.