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Driver passes test for license on 272nd attempt....

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  1. Uprising

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    Driver passes test for license on 272nd attempt
    Reuters News Service

    SEOUL - The motto for one would-be South Korean driver likely is "if at first you don't succeed, then try, try again another 271 times."
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    Seo Sang-moon passed the academic part of his driver's license examination on his 272nd attempt earlier this week.

    The repairman, from a small town in the southeastern part of the county who will soon turn 70, said he was illiterate and used the test process to teach himself the rules of the road because he could not read them in a manual.

    Since the oral exam was launched, Seo took the test as often as he could, paying about $1,000 in fees along the way. Each failure taught him a little more, and after 271 attempts, he was able to get the minimum score needed to pass the academic test.

    Test officials were thrilled to see Seo pass.

    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/headline/world/3140013
     
    #1 Uprising, Apr 18, 2005
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    Awww YAY for the old dude!
     
    #2 meggoleggo, Apr 18, 2005
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    umm, unless you are driving around him.:eek:
     
    #3 pirc1, Apr 18, 2005
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    Now watch them take his license away because he's blind... lol.
     
    #4 Svpernaut, Apr 18, 2005
  5. A-Train

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    He should have come to Houston or Austin...I'm sure they would have given him a license after 271 fewer tries
     
    #5 A-Train, Apr 18, 2005
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    It wouldn't have been easier to just figure out how to read during that time...:rolleyes:
     
    #6 rockets-#1, Apr 18, 2005
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    he's friggin 70....go into a retirement home and chill man.:p
     
    #7 wizardball, Apr 18, 2005
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    shocking :eek:
     
    #8 NJRocket, Apr 18, 2005
  9. Uprising

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    I wouldn't want to be on the same road as this dude. Freakin scary!
     
    #9 Uprising, Apr 18, 2005
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    Seems like you could have a friend or family member explain the rules to you, rather than going through a complex system of trial and error.
     
    #10 KeepKenny, Apr 18, 2005
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