Failed Permit Test

[pixiewings71]

My DD16 took hers earlier this year, she failed the first 2 times and passed easily the 3rd time.

that should say early last year, not earlier this year. LOL

 

[Callie]

In Indiana we didn't have to take any test to get a permit! Just had to prove we were enrolling in drivers ed.

Besides Drivers ed, I really didn't study anything for the written test. The signs are the trickiest part!

Also, I was lucky when it came to the driving test. I'd been driving to and from school for a month before hand (with my aunt of course).

 

[Hrhpd]

My son is beginning to study to get his drivers permit. He could get it easily if I signed him up for drivers ed, but I want him to prove that he is going to be serious about it and actually get his permit before taking drivers ed.

He is not happy about studying, but I am not dropping $400 to not have him pass the class.

We actually just had that conversation last night. And a couple hours later I saw that he had the drivers ed study book bookmarked.

I have the practice test saved in our favorites on the computer so he can take it anytime he wants.

BTW, it took me 3 tries to both get my permit AND get my license.

That $400 you spend on Driver's Ed more than pays for itself when trying to insure a male teen. For my insurance, the discount for having Driver's Ed was double what I paid in Driver's Ed for my boys.

I don't know how your Driver's Ed works (we don't have it in our school), but my kids learned far more before taking the permit test than they would have if they just sat down with the book themselves. Everything was explained in detail, with examples, etc so there was a thorough understanding of the rules of the road.

 

[maxaroni]

DS19 passes his written test first time. Kids take drivers Ed in school their sophomore year and the "final" is the written test. Once they become 16 most then take 6 hours of on the road lessons from a driving school. DS's instructor took him to DMV for his permit. Once 17 they are able to take their road test which DS passed first time. However, instructors try to trip them up....they may say go ahead and yet the instructor doesn't have his seatbelt on yet. If they move the car they fail. Parallel parking is where most fail.

 

[sharonmickey]

DD failed her permit test the first time she took it. It was on her 16th birthday (the first day she was eligible to take it). It ruined her birthday. Fortunately, she passed it the next morning. It made for a long, depressing birthday for her though. Good luck to your daughter.

 

[maxaroni]

Yep. We were there a little more than 2 hrs. We got there around 9:30. I told DS that we should get there no later than 8 am so we're one of the first - in and out!

Quite honestly, I think he's still too nervous to learn how to drive. He so much as admitted that his friends pressured him into taking the permit test. He didn't study AT ALL. I think he threw it so that he could say that he tried. If he REALLY wanted it, he'd have had us back at the DOT first thing this past Saturday. Ah, well, I have a feeling that we'll even be renewing his permit at least once before he's ready to take his driving test. I'm ok with that. I'd MUCH rather he be a comfortable, confident driver than me be a nervous wreck every time he's out.

My DS.was not quick to drive. Once he turned 16 he waited 5 months for on the road driving school. I thought we would have to renew the permit but he said he was ready and took the drivers test and passed. He was 18 and the age is 17 in NJ. However, didn't help our nervousness when he went out on his own. But he waited until he felt ready. No peer pressure

 

[maxaroni]

DD failed her permit test the first time she took it. It was on her 16th birthday (the first day she was eligible to take it). It ruined her birthday. Fortunately, she passed it the next morning. It made for a long, depressing birthday for her though. Good luck to your daughter.

I know a lot of parents who try and not have them take the tests on their birthdays. Usually doesn't work. Lol

 

[Pikezh638]

When I took mine 10 years ago, i failed, then passed, let it expire, failed, passed, and then passed the driving part. Heh I ran a stop sign and still passed.

 

[SandrA9810]

My bf failed 3 times. He was able to keep the tests to study from and tgey wrote down some of the page numbers to where the answer was. There were even questions I would have missed, like what happens on a first DUI or whats the legal BAC limit. For a guy that never plans on touching alcohol he only glanced over that stuff. Then there were the almost similar answers but the obscure one was right. He did ace the practice tests but that answers were more straight forward.

 

[NotUrsula]

DS just passed on his 5th try, though he got a 98 in driver's ed last summer.

His issue was that he kept studying the wrong things (mostly defensive driving information), and expecting the questions on the test to be exactly the ones in the book. Neither was helpful. Road signs were the easy part, but they put those last in the test, and if you don't get though the earlier questions with no more than 4 mistakes, the program terminates. Missouri also has some really boneheaded questions, such as "what is the fee for a Class A license?" As if that matters -- anyone taking the permit test is at least six months away from applying for one, and if he's 15, three years away from it.

After the 3rd try he didn't want to deal with it anymore; he just wanted to be a non-driver. His father and I have made it clear that NOT getting his solo graduated license at 16 is not an option -- it will make our lives exponentially easier to transfer some of the household driving responsibilities to him. (Especially as his grandmother can no longer drive and needs to be taken places quite often.)

BTW, one thing that the examiner told me was that with boys, especially, there is a tendency to rush through the computerized test. They are used to gaming, where speed counts, so they don't take the time to read each question thoroughly, and just as often they double-click the mouse when they mean to single-click, and end up unknowingly skipping past a question and getting a zero for it. On each of his unsuccessful tries, DS took less than 10 minutes to get as far as he could before the program shut him down; each time by question 17 of the 25. When when he passed, the time elapsed was 45 minutes -- taking it slowly made all the difference.

 

[Albort]

i failed 3 times... i did pass the driving on my first shot...

 

[marcyinPA]

Yep. We were there a little more than 2 hrs. We got there around 9:30. I told DS that we should get there no later than 8 am so we're one of the first - in and out!

Quite honestly, I think he's still too nervous to learn how to drive. He so much as admitted that his friends pressured him into taking the permit test. He didn't study AT ALL. I think he threw it so that he could say that he tried. If he REALLY wanted it, he'd have had us back at the DOT first thing this past Saturday. Ah, well, I have a feeling that we'll even be renewing his permit at least once before he's ready to take his driving test. I'm ok with that. I'd MUCH rather he be a comfortable, confident driver than me be a nervous wreck every time he's out.

Oh, I get that completely. My DS has been the same way. He got his permit last March, and refused to get behind the wheel until around the end of May. He is doing pretty well- but he is very nervous to drive places that he doesn't know. I mean, he is a GOOD driver- he drives back and forth to school and church and the dermatologist- places he goes often. But, I wanted him to drive into Allentown today to go to the dentist and he completely froze. He's been on 22 a handful of times, but still doesn't have the confidence. I am hoping that once he passes the driving test and gains some more confidence- being on his own in town- that he will get more comfortable to do the rest.

It takes at least six weeks to get an appointment for the drivers test, so it looks like we will be renewing his permit. They supposedly add more testing times on Mondays at noon- I actually tried from 8 am on today and it kept coming up that there were no appointments available. Something tells me that it wasn't being updated because Penndot was closed today. I will try again tomorrow morning.

Does your district have drivers ed? Ours dumped it years ago- so now the only option is to go private or teach your kid yourself. Private lessons are more than we can manage right now- unfortunately.

 

[minkydog]

My bf failed 3 times. He was able to keep the tests to study from and tgey wrote down some of the page numbers to where the answer was. There were even questions I would have missed, like what happens on a first DUI or whats the legal BAC limit. For a guy that never plans on touching alcohol he only glanced over that stuff.

I did the same thing! When I moved to Georgia umpteen years ago, they had a point system--break a law, get points against your license. Too many points and your license gets suspended. The main things you could get points for (at that time) were alcohol/drug violations, excessive speed, leaving the scene and hit & run. Since I never speed and i don't drink, I hardly even paid attention to the point system. Big mistake. When I got to that part of the test, I bombed! Thankfully, I did well on the other (more meaningful) stuff.

 

[torinsmom]

DS failed his first time. He aced it the second time without even studying again. From talking to his friends, there seems to be a really hard test and then several that are more straight forward.

 

[It'sWDW4me]

Oh, I get that completely. My DS has been the same way. He got his permit last March, and refused to get behind the wheel until around the end of May. He is doing pretty well- but he is very nervous to drive places that he doesn't know. I mean, he is a GOOD driver- he drives back and forth to school and church and the dermatologist- places he goes often. But, I wanted him to drive into Allentown today to go to the dentist and he completely froze. He's been on 22 a handful of times, but still doesn't have the confidence. I am hoping that once he passes the driving test and gains some more confidence- being on his own in town- that he will get more comfortable to do the rest.

It takes at least six weeks to get an appointment for the drivers test, so it looks like we will be renewing his permit. They supposedly add more testing times on Mondays at noon- I actually tried from 8 am on today and it kept coming up that there were no appointments available. Something tells me that it wasn't being updated because Penndot was closed today. I will try again tomorrow morning.

Does your district have drivers ed? Ours dumped it years ago- so now the only option is to go private or teach your kid yourself. Private lessons are more than we can manage right now- unfortunately.

Allentown is a tough city to drive in. One of my aunts (now 60) will NOT drive in Allentown or the circle in Easton. LOL... And 22 can be insane at times. Bran has said more than once that he doesn't know how I can handle driving with so much traffic around.

No, Catty doesn't have driver's ed, unfortunately. However, I think I did see a beginner driver course in one of LCCC's mailers. It's designed for beginning or inexperienced drivers so I'm thinking I'll look more into that. NCCC might offer something along those lines, if you're closer to NCCC...


ETA: I found it here. $175 for a three night course. Not bad at all.

Young Driver Program
A comprehensive training experience for students in the process of getting their drivers' license or for the recently licensed student who is interested in more education and training. This class includes simulated driving time on our state-of-the-art driving simulator, TransSim VS5- the newest in real-world technology. This technological masterpiece includes the fun and challenge of a mega-video game while offering real-road scenarios to develop the reaction and critical thinking skills that young drivers need. Concentration will be on four key driving skills that safety experts believe are significant in preventing crashes, injuries and fatalities. The are: Hazard Recognition, Vehicle Handling, Space Management, and Speed Management. Our small group instruction will include development of perceptive and cognitive skills through controlled driving scenarios on the TransSim VS5 as well as classroom discussions.

COURSE# DATE(S) TIME DAY(S) LOCATION COST
YOU 749-50 1/29-1/31 5pm-8pm* TWR M $175
YOU 749-51 3/12-3/14 5 pm-8 pm* TWR M $175
YOU 749-52 5/14-5/16 5 pm-8 pm* TWR M $175

*Class extended one additional hour on final meeting date...

 

[Angebee]

Don't have kids, but I was the kid who failed the permit test my first time. I tend to choke on tests and almost all of my friends had passed their first time. They said it was a "no brainer" and "you don't even need to read the back half of the book". Wrong! In the end, a lot of them had to re-do the driving test while I aced that on my first try (even after bumping the curb during parallel parking). It'll work out.