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Man passes driving test on 272nd try

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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.
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one would have hoped that literacy would be a requirement for a lisence...what with roadsigns and all.

Maybe the SK parliment will come up with a "sang-moon law" that appends a random paragrapgh portion to the test where you have to summarize it to the proctor.
 
Originally posted by: So
one would have hoped that literacy would be a requirement for a lisence...what with roadsigns and all.

Maybe the SK parliment will come up with a "sang-moon law" that appends a random paragrapgh portion to the test where you have to summarize it to the proctor.
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Err, it is a requirement. Hence why he couldn't pass.
And he now DOES know all the signs, since he's taken the test 272 times and probably memorised them.
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.
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Originally posted by: thegimp03
Man, I'd have given up. Maybe this is a sign to him that he should not be driving on the road.
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Good thing the inventor of Formula 409 didn't give up at formula 408, or else I might never be able to get my house clean...
 
Originally posted by: Boze
Originally posted by: thegimp03
Man, I'd have given up. Maybe this is a sign to him that he should not be driving on the road.
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Good thing the inventor of Formula 409 didn't give up at formula 408, or else I might never be able to get my house clean...
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And good thing the inventor of WD-40 didn't give up at formula 39, or else I would've never fixed my squeeky door!
 
but you guys have to first realize the differences between the korean license system and america's...

but still 272 tries is still a bit high. :Q
 
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