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It might not be uh, peak performance, but I passed my driving test (roughly 1.5 years of lessons, 1 per week, ~£5000 on lessons) (infosec.pub)
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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I showed up for mine as soon as I was 16, drove around for 30 minutes and paid $30.

A few years later I drove a tractor trailer for about the same amount of time, showed I could back it around a corner, got my CDL.

Things were different 30 years ago.

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I'm older, but I took a paper test and got my learner's. Then later, I took the driver's test

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My dad got his mate to do the test for him. Handed him his ID, the guy pretended to be him, and boom free pass.

You could probably still do that now, if you have a cousin that looks like you

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

My grandfather straight up lied about his age and got it at 16

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Yah, learners was a paper test, but I think it still is. My 14yo nephew took his recently and that's all it was. I have that kid float shifting an 18 speed Western Star already. Picked it up faster than most adults I've taught.