Interview+with+Mr.+Ray+summary

Mr. Ray gave us an overview of the steps to be taken to acquire a drivers licence: Some of Mr. Ray's personal opinions: Food for thought: did taking the driving education out of public schools hurt the process? Companies the depend on profit need students to pass the test...
 * At 15 1/2 one can apply for a permit, in order to get the permit one needs to pass the permit test (online test, very easy!)
 * One can practice driving with this permit as long as one has a licensed driver over the age of 18 in the car
 * At 16 one can take the test for the drivers license as long as one has had the permit for at least 6 months, completed the drivers education course (24 classroom hours and 8 in car driving hours. One will have to pass the written test in the classroom and the driving teacher will let you know if you are ready to take the test.
 * Make an appointment to take the driving test (Franklin County has 3 places where you can take the test)
 * Take the drivers education certificate, the permit and an affidavit from the adult practicing driving with you, verifying that you practiced for at least 50 hours, to the appointment.
 * You need to bring your own car to the appointment
 * There are two parts to the test: driving and maneuverability. One needs an 85% to pass.
 * For the first year after one gets the license one is restricted to having only one person under the age of 18 that's not a family member in the car. One can also not drive alone after 1am
 * Classroom instruction should not be based on hours completed, but rather by lessons covered.
 * The test to get the permit is too easy. If the test would be appropriately harder, then only the people who fail the test should be required to take the in classroom instruction
 * A type of "skid/offroad class" should be required
 * Make the test more practical for real driving
 * Practice going off-road and correcting
 * Practice driving in the snow and other weather conditions
 * Make driving part of the permit test
 * Make video games with accurate gas and brake petals and steering wheel
 * He tries to make the teens understand that they are not ready for speed: a baby learning to walk doesn't start running!