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Originally Posted by lightworker888
That's funny Rebel! I'm sure your dad told that one for years!
LW888
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He did indeed! He told many humorous stories from his days as a license examiner - many of them revolved around the mis-understanding/mis-communication common for recent immigrants for whom English was a second language.
Another story (that revolved around a native born US citizen) took place in the winter when the roads (including the off-road driving course) were covered with snow. He was in the passenger seat as the driver/examinee pulled back into the row of vehicles in front of the examination center. As she got closer and closer to the police car parked in front of her, his voice grew more insistent and louder that she step on the brakes - which she never did. After they climbed out of the car and surveyed the damage, my Dad asked her why she didn't apply the brakes. She replied that she knew conditions were slippery and she feared that if she used her brakes she would skid and have an "accident." So, he asked her how she would describe this collision...and whether it should be called an "on-purpose"?