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mi16
10-Sep-11, 12:57
Ok for all you .org driving standards campaigners take the below challenge and post the results (honestly)
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/DoItOnline/DG_4017669

I took both parts of the car theory practice tests and I must ashamedly admid I only managed to answer 93% of the questions correctly, the pass mark is 85. Gutted last time I took it I got 100%.

have a go and see how you get on.

Add your score to the list for a .org leaderboard.

mi16 - 93%

Tugmistress
10-Sep-11, 13:34
not too bad i guess, 96%

Corrie 3
10-Sep-11, 13:51
45 out of 50 on the first part, not good but at least it's a pass!!...lol

C3............;)

lindsaymcc
10-Sep-11, 13:57
46/50 on the first part. 44/50 on the second. 90/100. 90%. Not bad, but not great! Still a pass! 8yrs since I passed my test!

mi16 - 93%
lindsaymc - 90%

Corrie 3
10-Sep-11, 14:06
And 47 out of 50 for the second part.....I make that 92%....I think its a pass....just!!!

C3.....................:roll::roll:;)

Corrie 3
10-Sep-11, 14:10
Tugs= 96%
mi16= 93%
Corrie= 92%
Lindsay= 90%

All pretty much close together really!!

C3...........:)

Aestus57
10-Sep-11, 14:18
;) 48/50 and 48/50, so I make that 96%

Not too bad as I've never taken a test since passing 42 years ago!!

Mrs Aestus 57 also got 96%, pretty good since it is 30 years since she took and passed her test (1st time!)

billmoseley
10-Sep-11, 15:20
48/50 phew took the pcv one. good job i passed really

billmoseley
10-Sep-11, 15:48
took the car one too and got 96% so not too bad

northener
10-Sep-11, 15:56
100%

Good job, really ;)

mi16
10-Sep-11, 17:41
The scores on the doors so far then, either we are all liars or we all know our humpback bridge from our handbrakes.
Where are the miserable failures then, dont be shy we wont tease you!!
Northener may pester you for business though!!

Northener = 100%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
mi16= 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Lindsay= 90%

Corrie 3
10-Sep-11, 18:16
The scores on the doors so far then, either we are all liars or we all know our humpback bridge from our handbrakes.
Where are the miserable failures then, dont be shy we wont tease you!!
Northener may pester you for business though!!

Northener = 100%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
mi16= 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Lindsay= 90%
Too be honest, it was all a bit too easy....when you have a choice of 4 answers and 3 of them are laughable it's not too difficult to guess the right one. What I found was the distance that we should leave from the car in front, there wasn't a lot about that to be honest and a far cry from my days when you had to work out "Speed...thinking distance in feet....stopping distance in feet......total stopping distance equals??"....you certainly needed a degree in Maths to get that right. Now it's just a 2 second gap between you and the car in front which is fine as long as you have something to measure it by!!!
Loved the one about a farmer rounding up sheep, "would you tell him he has no authority to stop traffic and put your foot down and roar on"!!!
Sorry, but its like all the school exams, I am sure they have made them all a lot easier than they were years ago but perhaps that just me getting old!!

C3...........:roll:;)

mi16
10-Sep-11, 18:19
The first aid and accident ones I thought were good.
But yes many didnt require a lot of thought

gingernut
10-Sep-11, 20:32
44/50 & 44/50
88%
Oh dear, just scraped a pass!

gillsbay
10-Sep-11, 20:42
48 & 48 here so another 96%, over 40 years since I passed my test

Kodiak
10-Sep-11, 21:20
1st one I got 46 out of 50

2nd one I got 49 out of 50

Bah! it was the distance where you had to put a red Triangle if you breakdown that I got wrong.

Otherwise not too bad with a overall of 95%.

joxville
10-Sep-11, 22:08
I got 48/50 on part one, part two I got 50/50 but admit to guessing three of the answers.

joxville
10-Sep-11, 22:25
100%

Good job, really ;)
I wouldn't expect a driving instructor to get less than 100%, and knowing what Caithness is like for gossip you'd have to leave the county in shame. :)

seadog
10-Sep-11, 23:27
47/50 & 45/50 92% No excuse for watching the tennis at the same time lol

northener
11-Sep-11, 01:06
I wouldn't expect a driving instructor to get less than 100%, and knowing what Caithness is like for gossip you'd have to leave the county in shame. :)

Indeedy.:D

But if I had screwed up, I'd be happy to post up as an example as how you shold never be complacent or believe you know it all....

mi16
11-Sep-11, 07:10
Northener = 100%
Joxville = 98%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Gillsbay = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
Kodiak = 95%
mi16= 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Seadog = 92%
Lindsay= 90%
Gingernut = 88%

robglysen
11-Sep-11, 07:50
Just did a motorcycleone, got 47/50, when I did it for real, I got 45. ooooh.

mi16
11-Sep-11, 09:22
Over 400 views to the thread yet only 12 with the cahones to post the results.
Come on folks

golach
11-Sep-11, 10:02
Maybe over 388 of us do not give a toss [lol]

robglysen
11-Sep-11, 10:16
I just passed one of the bus ones with 43 out of 50 on my first go. Yay!

mi16
11-Sep-11, 10:40
Maybe over 388 of us do not give a toss [lol]

Some may say that you do!!

northener
11-Sep-11, 11:11
Too be honest, it was all a bit too easy....when you have a choice of 4 answers and 3 of them are laughable it's not too difficult to guess the right one. What I found was the distance that we should leave from the car in front, there wasn't a lot about that to be honest and a far cry from my days when you had to work out "Speed...thinking distance in feet....stopping distance in feet......total stopping distance equals??"....you certainly needed a degree in Maths to get that right. Now it's just a 2 second gap between you and the car in front which is fine as long as you have something to measure it by!!!
Loved the one about a farmer rounding up sheep, "would you tell him he has no authority to stop traffic and put your foot down and roar on"!!!
Sorry, but its like all the school exams, I am sure they have made them all a lot easier than they were years ago but perhaps that just me getting old!!

C3...........:roll:;)

The questions involving thinking/braking/overall stopping distances are still in the question bank, but there's around a thousand potential questions that are chosen at random on the 'real' test - so sometimes you can breeze through the test without getting any of the more challenging ones thrown in.

The Two Second Rule is a good way of assessing following distance and not much else. . But the numerical calculations are still there and valid as people do not realise just how long it takes to drag a ton of steel down from, say, 60mph. There's a very simple numerical way of remembering the thinking/braking/overall stopping distances involved - but it only works in feet, not that funny Euro measuring system.

And yes, Corrie, you're just getting old....;)

Dadie
11-Sep-11, 11:47
I got 50/50 and 49/50.
My 5 yo who cannot read yet alone drive (wont be able to see out the window and reach the pedals) got 45/50 and 39/50 by randomly picking the boxes!

mi16
11-Sep-11, 12:11
Northener = 100%
Dadie - 99%
Joxville = 98%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Gillsbay = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
Kodiak = 95%
mi16= 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Seadog = 92%
Lindsay= 90%
Gingernut = 88%
Dadie's Bairn = 84% (fail)

Our first failure, watch out for the 5 year old on the roads, he/she (delete as applicable) doesnt know the highway code.

Dadie
11-Sep-11, 12:20
In all fairness to Laurens attempt, she only put one answer in for the ones that needed two or more answers for a correct score!
Will I get her to try again?
Or should we stick to learning the green cross code first:lol:
I let her try as she was watching me and wanted a go, but, I thought it would give you all a laugh at how sometimes multiple guess questions can result in a good (though not quite a good enough score this time) result by someone without a clue!

mi16
11-Sep-11, 12:31
I fancy that she wouldve passed had she tick the 3 boxes where required.
That is crazy, just goes to show the value of the theory test.
I would start her off on cycling proficiency at the very least.
Do you still get such a thing?

upolian
12-Sep-11, 07:55
Northener = 100%
Dadie - 99%
Joxville = 98%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Gillsbay = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
Kodiak = 95%
mi16= 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Seadog = 92%
Lindsay= 90%
Gingernut = 88%
Dadie's Bairn = 84% (fail)
Upolian = 93%

mi16
12-Sep-11, 08:55
Northener = 100%
Dadie - 99%
Joxville = 98%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Gillsbay = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
Kodiak = 95%
mi16= 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Seadog = 92%
Lindsay= 90%
Gingernut = 88%
Dadie's Bairn = 84% (fail)
Upolian = 93%

for the love of god man, cant you see the results are ranked from 100% genius to 84% 5 year old you have ruined it.

Northener = 100%
Dadie - 99%
Joxville = 98%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Gillsbay = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
Kodiak = 95%
mi16= 93%
Upolian = 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Seadog = 92%
Lindsay= 90%
Gingernut = 88%
Dadie's Bairn = 84% (fail)

young_fishin_neep
12-Sep-11, 09:22
been two or 3 years since i passed my theory and i still got 100% :D

mi16
12-Sep-11, 09:59
Northener = 100%
Young_fishin_neep = 100%
Dadie - 99%
Joxville = 98%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Gillsbay = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
Kodiak = 95%
mi16= 93%
Upolian = 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Seadog = 92%
Lindsay= 90%
Gingernut = 88%
Dadie's Bairn = 84% (fail)

davth
12-Sep-11, 10:08
Davth = 100%

mi16
12-Sep-11, 10:31
Davth = 100%

I refuse to accept this davth is a cheat
A CHEAT I TELL YA!!

rob1
12-Sep-11, 10:45
45 on both. Not very impressed. Got full marks when I did this for real 10 years ago

NickInTheNorth
12-Sep-11, 11:07
50 on the first and 45 on the second.

They have some very strange answers.

In particular their advice on what to do with burns is very dubious!

mi16
12-Sep-11, 11:39
Davth = 100% (disqualified for cheating)
Northener = 100%
Young_fishin_neep = 100%
Dadie - 99%
Joxville = 98%
Aestus57 = 96%
Billmoseley = 96%
Gillsbay = 96%
Tugmistress= 96%
Kodiak = 95%
Nickinthenorth = 95%
mi16= 93%
Upolian = 93%
Corrie3= 92%
Seadog = 92%
Lindsay= 90%
Rob1 = 90%
Gingernut = 88%
Dadie's Bairn = 84% (fail)

mi16
12-Sep-11, 11:40
What do you suggest you should do with burns then?

davth
12-Sep-11, 11:44
I refuse to accept this davth is a cheat
A CHEAT I TELL YA!!

I don't appreciate being called a cheat.
I am just really good at these things.

mi16
12-Sep-11, 11:46
Oh I know you cheated, you always cheat.
http://simpsons.neoseeker.com/w/i/simpsons/6/69/Chief_Wiggum.gif
DID YOU DO IT??

davth
12-Sep-11, 11:58
Ha Ha I like that.

I may have had some help but there was nothing in the rules to say that was not allowed.

mi16
12-Sep-11, 12:01
I knew it, your busted!!

George Brims
12-Sep-11, 20:39
Only did the first half. 50/50 which was a bit of a surprise considering I passed my test in 1972 and left the country for good in 1985. Mostly just common sense mind you.

Walter Ego
13-Sep-11, 06:18
What do you suggest you should do with burns then?

He's quite handy to be able to quote at haggis fests. Usually get a free dram or two for it.

Walter Ego
13-Sep-11, 06:19
48/47

Not bad for someone who hasn't read the Highway Code in 30 years:Razz