Driving

Robbieb · Post by **Robbieb** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 7:57 pm

good job man i got mine on monday i got 100% woot

phantom · Post by **phantom** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:33 pm

Good job guys. I had a 92% when I took the written test to get my permit. In Colorado it is too easy to get a permit. You can miss 7 out of 25 and still get one. That's a 72% to pass. Way too low in my opinion.

Robbieb · Post by **Robbieb** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:39 pm

in pa u can get 3 out of 18 wrong and pass

Post by **The Minority** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 8:44 am

you guys are so lucky. i STILL haven't gotten my permit yet, and i should have gotten it last july. *shrug* oh well. i really don't need it. i'll get it when i get it and when i do, that will be the best time for me.

Capt.Rutlinger · Post by **Capt.Rutlinger** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:47 am

Why is it different from state to state?!!

Robbieb · Post by **Robbieb** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:37 pm

because all states have there dvm and own sets of driving laws like in some states there is no right on red

Post by **Jay** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:37 pm

When the United States created its Constitution, many people were concerned about a central government that was too strong. They believed that a central government couldn't know what was going on in all locations. So the Constitution was created with many compromises. The states would create their own laws for things involving safety. The central government would ceate laws for things involving commerce between the states. From this, the states create their own laws for how driving licenses and permits can be obtained, as well as the laws affecting driving on the various roads. Also from this, the central (Federal) government appropriates funds for roads that go "between" states (interstates and other federal roads), as well as decide what maximum speeds are for these roads. It gets confusing sometimes. (For example, Hawaii has an interstate even though it cannot get to another state.) And politicians continuously try to reinterpret the Constitution and laws. But these are the underlying reasons for the differences.

Capt.Rutlinger · Post by **Capt.Rutlinger** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 12:12 pm

thx for the info, but wouldn't it be much easier to have on general law.
The US is a now a federal state but wasn't it at the beginning a confederal state?

Post by **Jay** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:11 pm

Some people would say a general law is better. Others will say a general law is not better. Should a state that has snow and ice have different driving laws than a state that does not? Maybe, maybe not. The Constitution can be amended. But it takes many votes. So it is usually amended only for significant things, at least more significant than driving.

"confederal" is something involving two or more nations. You probably mean "the Confederation". In 1781, two years before the end of the American Revolution, the 13 original states called themselves "the Conferation" under a document called the Articles of Confederation. This lasted from 1781-1789. In 1787, a Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia to create the Constitution of the United States, which went into affect March 4, 1789. It is this document and its Amendments that "guides" the United States today.

Many people think George Washington was the first president here. However, there were other presidents during the Confederation. George Washington was the first president under the Constitution.

Capt.Rutlinger · Post by **Capt.Rutlinger** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 1:31 pm

yeah maybe you're right but It's hard for me to imagine ( I live in a tiny country, although we are a federal state to)

Post by **okapi_07** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:29 pm

you guys only have like 18 or 25 questions? our test has 50

i went out driving tonight for about 30 min. i thought it was pretty fun

im not very good at backing yet but i take corners pretty well i drove at our county fairgrounds which has a combination of dirt gravel and asphalt roads and i only almost hit something once

i was going around a slightly downhill curve and nearly clipped a wooden post but i saw it and corrected the car but my dad got a little scared

the car i was driving also didnt have ABS(anti-lock brake system) so ill have to get used to breaking a bit slower but i only hit it a little hard a couple times

phantom · Post by **phantom** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:22 pm

Just keep practicing Okapi. It took me a while to get the hang of turns, but eventually I mastered them. Braking is just a matter of feel. Pretty soon it'll just be basic instinct for you. The only way to learn is get out there and practice and soon you'll have your license.

Post by **okapi_07** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:31 pm

ive pretty much got the hang of it but sometimes ill accidently hit a pedal to hard or something oh well still learning

firelupe · Post by **firelupe** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 3:27 pm

I don't look forward to driving, even though I know (well,basically) how to drive. But the pedals make me nervouse and i press to hard on them. One time I almost ran into a parked 18-wheeler!

It's kinda confusing, but maybe as I get older I'll get more brains. Or I could enhance my brain