Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2331689)

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.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2331875)

I once dimmed my headlights at 470 feet and got warning. How do I know? I measured it. I wonder if all the new cars with automatic dimming dims them at 500 feet exactly?
IMO yards would be better measurement number. :shrug:

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2331875)

I once dimmed my headlights at 470 feet and got warning. How do I know? I measured it. I wonder if all the new cars with automatic dimming dims them at 500 feet exactly?
IMO yards would be better measurement number. :shrug:

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2331559)

I couldn't take the test; I'm stuck going round and round in a RB with my left blinker on, in the outer lane, while coming to a dead stop for anyone entering and driving side by side with the rest :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2331884)

If two cars (both going 60 mph) are 500 feet apart and are approaching each other, they are going 176 feet per second and they will meet in 2.84 seconds.

Hard to believe you got a warning for the 30 foot difference!! That is .17 seconds. How did the cop measure the distance?

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2331886)

Okay, forget 500 feet, the better measurement is 167 yards.

Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2331657)

This test is useless without the hand book.

Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2331931)

I haven't seen the latest official driving test in any state lately, but when I did some years back, there was nothing about watching out for motorcycles or bikes or even golfcarts. :shrug:

Using footage, right and left, color signs and lines on the road etc. is fine on the test, but what about the vehicles that share the same road in real life??
Drivers need to be aware.

Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2331931)

I haven't seen the latest official driving test in any state lately, but when I did some years back, there was nothing about watching out for motorcycles or bikes or even golfcarts. :shrug:

Using footage, right and left, color signs and lines on the road etc. is fine on the test, but what about the vehicles that share the same road in real life??
Drivers need to be aware.