The process of getting a DRIVER'S LICENSE...
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Started by La
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Aug 2004
Me and Jeremy somehow got into a discussion of driving and getting a license. Somewhere in the conversation we discuss what it took for us t get a license. Then he says in Illinois it is mandatory that all h.s. students take drivers ed in their school cause its a graduation requirement, and they have to have a yellow card, then a permit, then they can get a license...I never heard of a yellow card cause we dont do those here in Connecticut. Anyhow, I didnt realize how DIFFERENT it was in all state's it is to go about learning how to drive and get a license...This is how it works here in my home state...
:arrow: Driver's Ed ( OPTIONAL ) I went tho, and it cost $400. We dont have drivers ed in all high schools in Connecticut, and my high school happened to be a school that didnt have drivers ed...so I went to Sears. Plus that stupid Sears driving book cost $25.
:arrow: Permit testing..It cost $10
:arrow: When you are under 18 and have had your permit for so many months, then you can make an appointment to take ur drivers test.
:arrow: Making an appointment cost ANOTHER $40...and then when you go to make an appointment..it aint like u can take it nexrt week or sumthin...You have to wait months in advance...Like I made my appointment in a May and couldnt take the test until that following July...I guess cause there are so many people tryin to get licenses their appointments book months ahead.
:arrow: The actual day of the drivers test arrives. If you successfully complete your exam is cost $77 for the license...They claim its this much cause it doesnt expire for 7 years, unlike older license that use to expire in 4 years...
So after its all said and done I spent a total of $552 just to eventually get a license. I really coulda did without the drivers ed...Cause not only was that sh*t boring as hell...but my daddy taught me how to drive honestly...Those few lessons I had from the Sears instructors didnt do much. But that is ridiculous after you calculate all the costs...But Im just wondering..how does it work in every state?
^^but you were born after 1985, meaning that you have more criteria to put up with.
My GA license process went like this:
- Picked up a certificate of attendance from my school
- Took the written test for my permit @ age 15.
- Waited a year and a day throughout my sophomore year while taking health to get my ADAP card
- Brought permit and ADAP card to the bureau, took the road test, and got my license.
Shortly after I got my license, I found out the criteria changed up slightly for folks born after 85, but I didn't pay much mind to that because it didn't apply to me.
The road test is an f'ing joke. I still couldn't believe I witnessed some girl so nervous she peed in her pants :lol:
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In TEXAS you can take driver's ed or go to Sears and take their courses. You can gain a learner's permit at 15 or 16, I forget. You can go up to the DMV and get this free yellow driver handbook, study it, take the test and get your liscense when you turn 18.
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ThunderBonez06 wrote:well here in Georgia, you get the permit at 15, and then you go to your school and get a Certificate of Attendance so you can prove that you're enrolled in whatever school and you attend classes regularly...you have to take an ADAP course (alcohol & drug awareness program) in your freshman health class and pass the ADAP test so you can get the ADAP card...sooo after all of that you have to make an appointment to take the driving test and that takes MONTHS...i scheduled an appointment this past May and I can't take the road test until August 28th :roll: this is pissin me off because my dad taught me to drive when I was 13 and last year I drove all the way down to Daytona so I'm obviously a good driver, but yet I have to wait to get my official license...my dad even snuck me up to the driving range and we ran through the course in his car and I did everything right
