Originally posted by: nineball9
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
A friend of mine failed his test 14 feet after his test started... by running a stop sign!
My local RMV (Massachusetts uses the term "Registry of Motor Vehicles" instead of "Department of Motor Vehicles") was a small round building on the side of a slight hill with a circular driveway encircling the building. Those scheduled for a road test entered the driveway and parked in the rear of the building. After completing the necessary paperwork etc., the applicant and tester got in to the vehicle and the tester told the driver to head for the exit and then take a right on to the main road.
At the bottom of the circular driveway (the exit) was a stop sign. Many an applicant drove down the incline, generally looked both ways, and proceeded on to the main road. At that point, the tester simply told the applicant to take the next right - the entrance to the building - you had just failed to stop at a stop sign and hence, failed the exam.
More than 14 feet, but not much! Fortunately, I knew about this before taking my road test.