driver's test...

So I'm off to take my driver's test. I'm a little nervous... wish me luck! Hopefully, I'll report back with a license in my posession.

Good luck. What age do you have to be in California to get your license?

You can get your permit at 15 1/2 and your license at 16.

well, it says he's 51 in his profile. So i dont know. maybe he's taking the senior citizen test, to make sure he doesnt kill any youngsters on the road. maybe

youngen...good luck

[quote22fa82abb2="Dippy"]well, it says he's 51 in his profile. So i dont know. maybe he's taking the senior citizen test, to make sure he doesnt kill any youngsters on the road. maybe[/quote22fa82abb2]

I'm 17 ;)

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I get my GDL (Graduated Driver's License) in less than a month. April 26 FTW. D Then I can get rid of my provisional driver's license. D

Good Luck! I'm sure you'll do fine and get your license.

In Michigan, you can get a permit at 14 and 9 months. My 13 year old son is counting the days! My two oldest sons ( 20 and 18 ) both passed easily and I'm sure you will, too.

I got my learner permit at 14 took drivers ed at 14 got my permit at 15 and license at 16

I feel like I got my license 20 years ago. (

[quotecc40ea9c61="bballp6699"]I feel like I got my license 20 years ago. ([/quotecc40ea9c61]

Don't feel bad. I actually got my license 30 years ago!

Woah! WTF I couldn't even get my permit till I was 16! And you have to have your permit for 6 months before you can take your test!
I wish I could have gotten mine earlier than that.

Good luck! I'm sure you'll do just fine! D

In Indiana you get your permit at 15 and license at 16, a month, and a day. Don't ask.

What's a GDL TFOAF?

[quote362c08c159="tylerc"]In Indiana you get your permit at 15 and license at 16, a month, and a day. Don't ask.

What's a GDL TFOAF?[/quote362c08c159]

I assume that's probably something like in PA. You get a JDL Junior Driver License and you can only drive with as many people as seatbelts and everybody has to wear a seatbelt and you can't drive after 11. And then when you are 18 (17.5 if you've had no moving violations or accidents) it changes to a Drivers License and you can driver after 11 and whatnot.

I failed my first time and the person behind me did the exact same thing

[quote7a562147e2="bballp6699"]I feel like I got my license 20 years ago. ([/quote7a562147e2]

LOL... same here! Actually it was 16 years ago... shock

[quote1e5bba7c11="Donatello"]I failed my first time and the person behind me did the exact same thing[/quote1e5bba7c11]

I had to park an extended cab van. This thing was huge! I got in no problems and was like "yeah, I'm set. I'm gonna pass now." And then the guy was like ok now lets get out of here and get onto the highway. And I backed up and was like about to put it in drive and I was like "Woah! Turn Signal" So I put that on, let my foot off the brake and the van moved about half an inch and touched the cone!!! I was super pissed. A little dumb ass mistake cuz I was nervous and forgot to put it in drive! oops

So I took it again the next week and I passed.

If I had to retake my written and my driving test, I would probably flunk. Hope I never accidently let my license expire.

[quote4770b8d643="Twon"][quote4770b8d643="bballp6699"]I feel like I got my license 20 years ago. ([/quote4770b8d643]

LOL... same here! Actually it was 16 years ago... shock[/quote4770b8d643]


I know the feeling...mine was 13 yrs ago (

Remember when driving used to be FUN? Now it takes a really hot car before it's anything more than a chore.

Driving is easy. I drove with my parents right when I turned 15 and once I was 16 I immediately got my own car. You're a little behind there Chex. ;)

I passed!

It was a breeze, I got 4 errors (out of 15 allowable).. I thought it was going to be a lot longer than it was.

So now I have a slip of paper that says that I have a license, I just need my license to come in the mail.

What sucks, is that I can't drive now since I'm not insured since I don't have a car. But whatever.

D

My test lady gave me an error for holding the steering wheel wrong while turning. ?

btw congrats )

Heh. Yay! Congrats.

Damn, that sucks. When I passed, they take a picture, you sign a form, and they make the license for you right then and there. D

LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink

[quote5fc6496af7="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quote5fc6496af7]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.

I live in kansas and you are allowed to get your learners permit at 14 which means you can drive with your parents (or maybe just an adult) and by yourself to and from school/work. At 15 its(permit) to and from school/work by yourself and other than that you need an adult present. I may have confused a few things but yeah I was 14 when drivers ed started and ended but something to do with my birthday allowed me to take the class.

Yeah, they aren't here either, maybe Indiana is more technologically advanced than California, to the point where they can MAKE cards right there while you wait.

In Nevada you can get your instruction permit at 15 & 1/2 and your licenses at 16. But you must hold a permit for atleast 6 months. Or if your over 18 you can skip bolth the permit and drivers ed. The nice thing is you get a full licenses right away. There are no restrictions. Back when I got my licenses you could get it at 15 & 3/4 you didn't need a permit for 6 months.

[quote58e929d173="dmorris68"][quote58e929d173="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quote58e929d173]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.[/quote58e929d173]

I was just poking fun at NJ, one of my roommates is from there and his license really is just a laminated piece of cardstock. Its pretty cool that they can do all that right on the spot though, NY's licenses are so ridiculous that there's just no way they can do that.

[quotec2f76421ea="dmorris68"][quotec2f76421ea="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quotec2f76421ea]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.[/quotec2f76421ea]


Exactly the same for NV. I was glad to I would probably loose it if it where just paper.

Ours also have a banner that says "Under 18 untill XX-XX-XXXX" and then once you turn 18 it says "Under 21 untill XX-XX-XXXX". We also have the vertical and horizontal system. With all of that, minors can still get alcahole and cigarettes very easily.

Yeah In Missouri we don't have to wait for our driver's license to come in the mail, they are made on the spot!

Jordan-Indiana does the same, except not vertical/horizontal, just says UNDER 18 UNTIL and UNDER 21 UNTIL

When I got my license in FL, it was given to me on the spot; however, the girl before got a letter. When she asked, the lady told her only U.S. citizens receive their driver's license, IDs, etc on the spot.

[quote8f78e28e93="dmorris68"][quote8f78e28e93="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quote8f78e28e93]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.[/quote8f78e28e93]

Same here in PA they are pretty advanced. They are like scannable and whatnot and have a pretty good hologram on them. Very very hard to fake. They take a little more than 10 sec to print, that or the service just sucks. I usually end up waiting about 5 min after the picture is taken before they give it to me.

so maybe NY is the only state where you have to wait for your license to come in the mail P

They're made of some kind of soft plastic, I can literally bend my license all the way in half without it breaking, and if you cup into a c shape you can feel a scale like texture on the front of it. It also has the entire rainbow of colors on the front, leaving no white area at all. It doesn't have a hologram, but under a blacklight you can see the New York state seal.

[quote97b03414dd="tinman5"]so [b97b03414dd]maybe NY is the only state where you have to wait for your license to come in the mail[/b97b03414dd] P

They're made of some kind of soft plastic, I can literally bend my license all the way in half without it breaking, and if you cup into a c shape you can feel a scale like texture on the front of it. It also has the entire rainbow of colors on the front, leaving no white area at all. It doesn't have a hologram, but under a blacklight you can see the New York state seal.[/quote97b03414dd]

No. CA is the same way.

[quote1b4bac0238="tinman5"][quote1b4bac0238="dmorris68"][quote1b4bac0238="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quote1b4bac0238]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.[/quote1b4bac0238]

I was just poking fun at NJ, one of my roommates is from there and his license really is just a laminated piece of cardstock. Its pretty cool that they can do all that right on the spot though, NY's licenses are so ridiculous that there's just no way they can do that.[/quote1b4bac0238]
Umm...no? I can tell you right now it has the feel of a credit card...it's not a laminated piece of paper. It's exactly how dmorris described it. )

[quote1b4bac0238="JordanE"]Ours also have a banner that says "Under 18 untill XX-XX-XXXX" and then once you turn 18 it says "Under 21 untill XX-XX-XXXX". We also have the vertical and horizontal system. With all of that, minors can still get alcahole and cigarettes very easily.[/quote1b4bac0238]
We use that system too. D

[quotea781f3c51a="TFOAF"][quotea781f3c51a="tinman5"][quotea781f3c51a="dmorris68"][quotea781f3c51a="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quotea781f3c51a]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.[/quotea781f3c51a]

I was just poking fun at NJ, one of my roommates is from there and his license really is just a laminated piece of cardstock. Its pretty cool that they can do all that right on the spot though, NY's licenses are so ridiculous that there's just no way they can do that.[/quotea781f3c51a]
Umm...no? I can tell you right now it has the feel of a credit card...it's not a laminated piece of paper. It's exactly how dmorris described it. )[/quotea781f3c51a]

They must have changed them, I could easily recreate my friend's licence with nothing but printer paper and a laminator, that's probably why they changed them, actually

Chex - Are the CA licenses as ridiculous as the NY ones too?

[quoteeffcd90ca3="tinman5"][quoteeffcd90ca3="TFOAF"][quoteeffcd90ca3="tinman5"][quoteeffcd90ca3="dmorris68"][quoteeffcd90ca3="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quoteeffcd90ca3]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.[/quoteeffcd90ca3]

I was just poking fun at NJ, one of my roommates is from there and his license really is just a laminated piece of cardstock. Its pretty cool that they can do all that right on the spot though, NY's licenses are so ridiculous that there's just no way they can do that.[/quoteeffcd90ca3]
Umm...no? I can tell you right now it has the feel of a credit card...it's not a laminated piece of paper. It's exactly how dmorris described it. )[/quoteeffcd90ca3]

They must have changed them, I could easily recreate my friend's licence with nothing but printer paper and a laminator

Chex - Are the CA licenses as ridiculous as the NY ones too?[/quoteeffcd90ca3]

CA licenses feel like a credit card. http//pics.livejournal.com/splicer/pic/00004tzd/s320x240[" alt=""/img] look like that. that's not me, btw

[quote4717e34ad6="tinman5"][quote4717e34ad6="TFOAF"][quote4717e34ad6="tinman5"][quote4717e34ad6="dmorris68"][quote4717e34ad6="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quote4717e34ad6]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.[/quote4717e34ad6]

I was just poking fun at NJ, one of my roommates is from there and his license really is just a laminated piece of cardstock. Its pretty cool that they can do all that right on the spot though, NY's licenses are so ridiculous that there's just no way they can do that.[/quote4717e34ad6]
Umm...no? I can tell you right now it has the feel of a credit card...it's not a laminated piece of paper. It's exactly how dmorris described it. )[/quote4717e34ad6]

They must have changed them, I could easily recreate my friend's licence with nothing but printer paper and a laminator, that's probably why they changed them, actually

Chex - Are the CA licenses as ridiculous as the NY ones too?[/quote4717e34ad6]
This is what the NJ license looks like (Horizontal)
http//www.spidentity.com/new_jersey_driver_license.jpg[" alt=""/img4717e34ad6]

[quote8f2f6e2136="TFOAF"][quote8f2f6e2136="tinman5"][quote8f2f6e2136="TFOAF"][quote8f2f6e2136="tinman5"][quote8f2f6e2136="dmorris68"][quote8f2f6e2136="tinman5"]LOL, it's not quite that easy when you live in a place where driver's licenses are more than just a laminated piece of paper wink[/quote8f2f6e2136]
GA licenses are made on the spot and they're not paper. They're thick, solid plastic cards that are inkjet/dye printed with your photo, electronic signature capture, and 3D barcode that contains your life story, then overlaid with a security film. You sign an electronic pad, they take your digital photo, and the machine spits out the finished license in about 10 seconds. Pretty slick.[/quote8f2f6e2136]

I was just poking fun at NJ, one of my roommates is from there and his license really is just a laminated piece of cardstock. Its pretty cool that they can do all that right on the spot though, NY's licenses are so ridiculous that there's just no way they can do that.[/quote8f2f6e2136]
Umm...no? I can tell you right now it has the feel of a credit card...it's not a laminated piece of paper. It's exactly how dmorris described it. )[/quote8f2f6e2136]

They must have changed them, I could easily recreate my friend's licence with nothing but printer paper and a laminator, that's probably why they changed them, actually

Chex - Are the CA licenses as ridiculous as the NY ones too?[/quote8f2f6e2136]
This is what the NJ license looks like (Horizontal)
http//www.spidentity.com/new_jersey_driver_license.jpg[" alt=""/img8f2f6e2136][/quote8f2f6e2136]

This is what my friends looks like [img="8f2f6e2136]http//images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2001-07-02-id.jpg[" alt=""/img8f2f6e2136]

They didn't do the horizontal/vertical thing then, they just made him look up and to the right when his picture was taken so people would know that he was underage.

The picture is a fake licence made by a reporter doing a story on how NJ licenses used to be the easiest to fake.

Tinman5, that license was the old kind. My mom still has that one. P She'll have to renew it sooner or later.

OK, so they did change them in the past few years, I guess my friend will also be getting one of the newer ones once his expires.

[quote1094066252="fawker"]I got my learner permit at 14 took drivers ed at 14 got my permit at 15 and license at 16[/quote1094066252]

same ), that is one time that I love kansas!

I hear this question asked in school at least weekly and it always gets the same response from anyone within earshot,"Totally, it's like a 2 minute drive around the block". But I wouldn't know, I took mine with a drivers ed. program.

That driving test was sooo easy. I got a 98%. Just remember to signal and which way to turn the wheels when parking. Also parallel parking.

Man i got my drivers license 17 yrs ago and now i am trying to get my CDL class B with airbrakes, p endorsement and s endorsement in other words I am trying to get my CDL to drive a big yellow bus. LOL

Mine was a block around the DMV. The guy didn't even pay attention to me while I was driving, I passed easily.

So did you pass?

Edit My NY license is really cool...it has so many safely features on it, I can bend it completely in half without a making a crease on it.