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by kennell
3589 days ago
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Would you consider it difficult to pass? Are there any numbers what the failure rate is? Just for comparison, here in Germany, you have to take a 14 hours of theory lessons and then do a theoretical test (which has a 25%+ failure rate). Once you passed that, you have to take 20 hours of mandatory driver training with a certified instructor. The instructor will decide if you need additional training hours (up to another 8 hours). The practical test then consists of 25-30 minutes of driving and parking (in a real parking spot, not cones). This practical test also has a 25%+ failure rate. Also, all that happens in a car with manual transmission. |
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No. It's literally driving around a few streets, stopping at a stop sign / stop light, and (maybe) parallel parking. I had to do it with real cars, which in retrospect were junkers that the DMV had for the purpose.
> Are there any numbers what the failure rate is?
Massachusetts provides a list of drivers ed schools with their pass rates - it seems to vary from 50% to 90%. Cutting that in half and adding a little bit, (the highest pass rates come from large, successful schools) the pass rate seems to be around 75% or so.
However, this is for teenagers who went through driver's ed - adults have a much, much easier time with the test because they're more mature.
Also, it greatly depends on the state. When I was in the Marines, I had the wonderful task of teaching boots how to drive so that they could get an Arizona driver's license. Their test was literally just driving around the block, no parallel parking involved.
I took the test in a manual because that's what my dad had, but most take it in an automatic. In all seriousness, though, a manual really isn't that hard once you spend a few hours stalling at every stop sign in a suburban neighborhood.