Rant - Old People Driving

Man Passes Drivers Test on 272nd Attempt

SEOUL, South Korea - 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." 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. “He has been coming here for more than five years and we regard him almost as being one of the family,” an official from the exam office said by telephone.

Seo said he was preparing for his road test, and was discussing with his wife what kind of car to buy once he get his license. “Driving seems a bit hard. But after trying 271 times to pass the oral exam, what do I have to be afraid of?” Seo said.


... what does HE have to be afraid of... the real question is what does the rest of South Korea have to be afraid of?!? Well let me answer that for ya... people like HIM!!! If you do the math, this guy took the drivers exam about 4 times every year he was alive!

First of all... elderly people shouldn't be driving in the first place. Secondly, if you can't read, then you shouldn't be allowed to drive anyways... because I'm sure they have road signs that are WORDS that have to be READ to understand. This is not a world where comprehension is based purely on looking at pictures. If you can't read not only should you not be allowed to operate a motor-vehicle, you should be teleported back to the dark ages... back when the only way people understood the Bible was because they had a billion paintings explaining things... and the church had complete control over their peasants for that reason.