I got the 9am appointment to renew my license. Not that it mattered- the non-appointment line was moving faster.

Girl turns to another girl and asks if she can give her boyfriend directions from Broderick & Broadway here. It starts a long conversation in line at the best route. “Van Ness!” “No just take it down to Broderick.” etc.

They speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Spanish and English, at any time of the day there is a translator available. I checked, and no single state employee speak all 5 (that my cashier person knew of). I wonder if there was such a person, if they’d get paid the salaries of all 5? Hmm.

I passed 100%! Knowing how odd the logic is, and how strangely the entire test is written, I find this really scary.

OK the scary people who should not get a license, but seemed to be getting one anyway:

- The 80 year-old man who needed an assistant to help him through the process. The process is a test, guy, and you failed. Scary.

- The guy who was in front of me in line at the testing station who said: “I can’t take this. I quit. Can I take test home and practice?” The woman very nicely handed him a handbook and took the test back. He had a point though, the tests are bizarre.

- The crazy man who was loudly yelling obscenities about how f***ng long the line was. In reality all the lines were shorter then 10 minutes. Trying to get in the J Crew dressing rooms take longer.

- The *obvious* crackhead. I didn’t know I could take the DL test drunk/high.

And yes, the guy just loafing around visiting his friends. I like the idea of convincing some friend to go with you (who exactly would that be? I can’t imagine even luring a husband here.). He actually got on the phone and gave good directions. So I’m not sure why, but this guy seems to hang out here every day! I suspect he’s a neighbor. He knew about 3 people there taking tests, including the 16 year-old behind me who was failing the test each time. She was cute, but a little too happy to be at the DMV. The other first-timer was at the appointment counter with his mom. That’s got to be embarrassing, I mean, from my distance 15 feet away I could tell that dynamic.

OK here are my favorite 2 questions of the test, totally made up. Because I’m sure if I posted the questions here I’d hear about it from the stat.e Yes, I’m that paranoid.

1. A person steps off the curb. You must stop if:
a) They are blind
b) They stepped into a crosswalk
c) They are not in a crosswalk.
d) At all times.

2) You are passing a car. Which of the following is true?
a) Never assume the car will maintain the same speed.
b) You cannot pass the car.
c) The car will make room for your car in front of them

(I’m not going to post the totally made up answers, either.)

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