Here in the Shoals, so many of them are going to Decatur and Athens to past it, a friend of mine wanted to know why is there so much of a problem here when a teenager tries to get their drivers license here in the Shoals.
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Are they failing the test or is it a long wait? I know the wait is horrible in Madison (Huntsville) county. People start lining up at 6:30am and they open at 8:00am. Limestone county isn't much better. I got there at 8:30 and finally got to switch over my GA license to an AL license at 2:00pm. I imagine the driving test would be worse if they were in a strange area, and therefore harder to pass.
Well then that explains a lot! People drive like lunatics over here! I thought it was just me, but there might be something to it. Hmmm...
Trust me, people around the Shoals area have no idea how to drive. I have driven in most major cities in this country and people here are oblivious. Personally, I think the driver's test here was pretty easy. It's just kids are getting dumber. Look at the education system. If you're not happy that little Jimmy or Jane got a bad grade(because they're lazy and know mommy and daddy will bail them out because God knows that they are perfect) all you have to do is go to the school, pitch a hissy, and in most cases Jimmy and Jane will have an opprtunity to fix it. It's stupid. So, kids are getting dumber because it's easier to just let them go as I have heard on here before. Lazy parents, lazy kids.
Hey "that smart chick", I love your avatar.
What do you think, the KFC was used as bait? Isn't that bribery? Could I be arrested for bribing a police officer if I was to be stopped for speeding and gave a black officer a piece of chicken? What would it be if I had an extra watermelon in the back seat - a felony?
Talk about goofy.
Talk about goofy.
OMG born you should probably think this sort of stuff and not say it.
My 15 year old step-daughter FAILED her 1st test attempt to get her permit....because she DIDN'T study. Of course SHE claims there were questions on the test NOT covered in the study book.
As far as WAITING goes, my wife and I waited over 2 HOURS to trade our TN DLs for AL DLs back in October at the troooper's headquarters on Hatch Blvd.
As far as WAITING goes, my wife and I waited over 2 HOURS to trade our TN DLs for AL DLs back in October at the troooper's headquarters on Hatch Blvd.
quote:Originally posted by outspokenjerk:
Trust me, people around the Shoals area have no idea how to drive.
BAD (or NO, as the case may be) traffic enforcement results in BAD driving.
Seems like RACE always gets THROWN in there at some point.
Just face it these kids just did not STUDY so they failed and I don't believe the chicken had nothing to do with it.
Just face it these kids just did not STUDY so they failed and I don't believe the chicken had nothing to do with it.
quote:Originally posted by dogsoldier0513:quote:Originally posted by outspokenjerk:
Trust me, people around the Shoals area have no idea how to drive.
BAD (or NO, as the case may be) traffic enforcement results in BAD driving.
I'll second that opinion! We'll find out if strict enforcement really makes better drivers in a couple of weeks. I got this in my email earlier (Press Release from the AL DPS):
The Alabama Department of Public Safety announced Thursday a new state trooper initiative to fight Alabama's increasing traffic fatalities. DPS Director Col. J. Christopher Murphy said the program, "Take Back Our Highways," will place all available troopers - from all divisions and all ranks - on patrol duty Aug. 13-17 in an intensive highway safety effort. Additional "Take Back Our Highways" intervals will be scheduled throughout the year.
Joining Murphy in announcing the program were District Attorney Ellen Brooks of Montgomery and District Attorney Richard J. Minor of St. Clair County. The Alabama District Attorney's Association and Executive Director Randy Hillman have partnered with DPS in "Take Back Our Highways," said Murphy.
Murphy said the increase in Alabama traffic deaths - at their highest level since 1973 - prompted the initiative. Alabama traffic deaths rose more than 5 percent in 2006, to 1,208, when traffic deaths nationwide fell 2 percent. "At a time when traffic fatalities nationwide are on the decline, we cannot say the same is true for Alabama," said Murphy. "Tragically for our state and for all who share her highways, traffic fatalities in Alabama have increased."
Every available state trooper will be in uniform and on patrol during the program, including the addition of approximately 200 troopers normally assigned to duties other than patrol. "I will be taking Alabama Bureau of Investigation agents away from their normal duties for that week, and I will have Driver License troopers working the roads during that week.
"From Aviation, to our training academy, to the majors and captains who serve on my staff, every available trooper will be in uniform and on our highways Aug. 13-17," said Murphy. He said there will be some exceptions, including critical ABI investigations, court appearances, and protective details. The colonel said leave will be restricted during the period.
"The district attorneys of Alabama join with the Department of Public Safety's efforts to decrease vehicular fatalities," said Minor. "As prosecutors, we are all too familiar with the stories of drivers who have killed or caused serious injuries to themselves and other motorists on the roadways of Alabama due to speeding and aggressive driving. Furthermore, we have committed to the vigorous prosecution, as we do every day in courtrooms across our great state, of those who would ignore the warnings given today."
Troopers will target primary violations that cause crashes and contribute to more severe crashes, Murphy said. These include speeding, failure to yield the right of way, following too closely, driver inattention, and DUI. "We will engage in routine patrol, we will assist motorists, and we will aggressively enforce traffic laws," he said.
Throughout the state, troopers will target crash-prone areas and implement line patrols, saturation patrols, driver license checkpoints, and LIDAR details. Murphy said the public can expect to see a marked increase in the number of troopers on the road and a marked increase in the number of citations issued. "The goal is saving lives," said Murphy. "We believe that goal is worth the effort."
Murphy said Gov. Bob Riley and the Alabama Legislature's support have allowed Public Safety to hire additional troopers to supplement the state's ranks. "Thanks to Gov. Riley and the Legislature, we have a class of troopers in training now, we plan to hire a class in October, and we are implementing a long-term hiring program," said Murphy.
So watch your driving, there will probably be someone watching you!
I guess BORNTOWORSHIP decided he/she didn't like this forum!!! LOL... and I am glad, I just hate it when someone makes replies like was up there ^^^ .... 
Besides, I sincerely DO believe that this person was just making that comment to make people angry.....
Teens don't pass because either they don't study, or they cannot do enough on the test correctly to add up to a passing grade. If their grades and driving is not good, then I think ANY parent out there don't want them on the road ALONE until they improve their skills.
Besides, I sincerely DO believe that this person was just making that comment to make people angry.....
Teens don't pass because either they don't study, or they cannot do enough on the test correctly to add up to a passing grade. If their grades and driving is not good, then I think ANY parent out there don't want them on the road ALONE until they improve their skills.
Those women over there have been there forever, I think that they know what they are doing. The day I turned 16, I passed my test the first time with a 89. HAHA, I sound like a dork. All my friends took the test & passed and a few days before my birthday, I drove the route they did, over & over. (they took me a different route!) And, I was driving around when I was younger (by myself, stupid I know)!
Do the still make you parallel park?
quote:Originally posted by Confederate Pride:
Do the still make you parallel park?
LOL, CP!!!! That is the thing I had the hardest time on!!! And that was about a million years ago, and the cars were HUGE, with NO power steering either, lol!!!
lol, not with me. The "hardest" thing that I had to do was park along a curb. I was nervous anyways, I was afraid that I was gonna run up on it!!
I will never forget the name of the trooper in Sheffield who went with me for the road test. Trooper Raper. I had never heard that last name before, and I couldn't quit thinking about it! But somehow I passed anyway.
quote:Originally posted by LAWGRL:
I will never forget the name of the trooper in Sheffield who went with me for the road test. Trooper Raper. I had never heard that last name before, and I couldn't quit thinking about it! But somehow I passed anyway.
LOL... good one!!!
borntooworship,
I have nothing against "European Americans". I know plenty of them. Some of my best friends are European Americans. Heck, I even tolerate mixed marriages (sprinklers and dunkers, you know).
I knew a kid who took a loaf of Wonder Bread to his driving test. Put it right on the seat. When the European American test giver saw it, she said "I smell that Wonder Bread!"
You know, prefacing your tirade with an apology for your racial liberalism does not give you the moral right to then engage in racism.
Born to worship, indeed.
DF
I have nothing against "European Americans". I know plenty of them. Some of my best friends are European Americans. Heck, I even tolerate mixed marriages (sprinklers and dunkers, you know).
I knew a kid who took a loaf of Wonder Bread to his driving test. Put it right on the seat. When the European American test giver saw it, she said "I smell that Wonder Bread!"
You know, prefacing your tirade with an apology for your racial liberalism does not give you the moral right to then engage in racism.
Born to worship, indeed.
DF
quote:Originally posted by DeepFat:
borntooworship,
I have nothing against "European Americans". I know plenty of them. Some of my best friends are European Americans. Heck, I even tolerate mixed marriages (sprinklers and dunkers, you know).
I knew a kid who took a loaf of Wonder Bread to his driving test. Put it right on the seat. When the European American test giver saw it, she said "I smell that Wonder Bread!"
You know, prefacing your tirade with an apology for your racial liberalism does not give you the moral right to then engage in racism.
Born to worship, indeed.
DF
DF!!! GREAT reply!!! Simply GREAT!!!!
quote:Originally posted by Kindred_Spirit:quote:Originally posted by DeepFat:
borntooworship,
I have nothing against "European Americans". I know plenty of them. Some of my best friends are European Americans. Heck, I even tolerate mixed marriages (sprinklers and dunkers, you know).
I knew a kid who took a loaf of Wonder Bread to his driving test. Put it right on the seat. When the European American test giver saw it, she said "I smell that Wonder Bread!"
You know, prefacing your tirade with an apology for your racial liberalism does not give you the moral right to then engage in racism.
Born to worship, indeed.
DF
DF!!! GREAT reply!!! Simply GREAT!!!!
WHY? who is born to worship and what relevance is European Americans to this topic?
quote:Originally posted by Confederate Pride:quote:Originally posted by Kindred_Spirit:quote:Originally posted by DeepFat:
borntooworship,
I have nothing against "European Americans". I know plenty of them. Some of my best friends are European Americans. Heck, I even tolerate mixed marriages (sprinklers and dunkers, you know).
I knew a kid who took a loaf of Wonder Bread to his driving test. Put it right on the seat. When the European American test giver saw it, she said "I smell that Wonder Bread!"
You know, prefacing your tirade with an apology for your racial liberalism does not give you the moral right to then engage in racism.
Born to worship, indeed.
DF
DF!!! GREAT reply!!! Simply GREAT!!!!
WHY? who is born to worship and what relevance is European Americans to this topic?
ANSWER: Total Idiocy and NO revelancy!!! lol
quote:Originally posted by dogsoldier0513:quote:Originally posted by outspokenjerk:
Trust me, people around the Shoals area have no idea how to drive.
BAD (or NO, as the case may be) traffic enforcement results in BAD driving.
Very good point.
I don't know if the test is hard or it's the wait. But, when you have to arrive there by 6:30 or 7:00 and then have to wait for three more hours just to take your test, by that time you are so nervous and tired it's easy to see why the failure rate is so high. And, I know what I'm talking about because we have been there and done that. If you get there past 8:30, you can forget taking your test that day. You really have to get in line that early to get a spot!! Seems like we might need either more help over there or maybe one for Lauderdale and one for Colbert County.
your right... its ridiculous...
quote:Originally posted by LAWGRL:
I will never forget the name of the trooper in Sheffield who went with me for the road test. Trooper Raper. I had never heard that last name before, and I couldn't quit thinking about it! But somehow I passed anyway.
You and me both LawGrl....it was kind of freaky being a female riding with a man with that last name....still remember that...BTW, I passed the written the first time and the driving the first time...no, didn't parallel park, but had to park on a curb.
Kids these days don't pass because they are more interested in talking on the phone and "cruising" than actually learning how to drive...
and parents don't give them true lessons...my dad took me on the old dirt roads in Laud County with a cup of hot coffee in his old work truck...he'd sit his coffee on a certain spot on the seat and tell me to drive...if I spill the coffee--I fail....I failed many times til I learned how to be smooth and in control...taught me the same way with a stick shift...it wasn't easy, but I remember those lessons...
If I were Born, I'd change my user name before I posted again. There is something terribly wrong with him (she). Maybe his blood sugar was low or high or something.
quote:Originally posted by SPELLBOUND:
I don't know if the test is hard or it's the wait. But, when you have to arrive there by 6:30 or 7:00 and then have to wait for three more hours just to take your test, by that time you are so nervous and tired it's easy to see why the failure rate is so high. And, I know what I'm talking about because we have been there and done that. If you get there past 8:30, you can forget taking your test that day. You really have to get in line that early to get a spot!! Seems like we might need either more help over there or maybe one for Lauderdale and one for Colbert County.
Wow, YOu are SOOOOOOOOOO right about that!!!! You would THINK that our Trooper post would already KNOW about what sort of drivers traffic to expect, because they DEAL with it all the time... Heck, I have heard they even close early and take afternoons off ... they have it made, and they could care less if anyone can drive or not.... One thing is for sure, Our Trooper post is horrific, when Colbert County Court House handled the drivers test, and then Sheffield did, it was so much better it is unreal... Now it is HORRIBLE!!!!
The people who work there should be ASHAMED of themselves the way they do people... If everyone who walked in the door, then went home and wrote a letter to Montgomery, IT MIGHT HELP, but I doubt it...
Looks to me like they would WANT it to go faster.... The more they get through there, the more money they make... sitting there doing NOTHING makes NO revenue...
I am so glad I do NOT have to go over to that place again EVER!!!!!
Born to Worship - - Unbelievable.
I know this may sound far fetched, but could it be possible kids are failing to pass their driver's test because they didn't perform the required tasks??????
I've heard people from Muscle Shoals say their kids are failed simply because they live in Muscle Shoals. Now the race card is being broadened to include any kid that's white????
Here's news. My children are white. They both passed their driver's tests on the first try. The women who gave them the tests were respectful and courteous and I assure you there was no fried chicken involved.
Wake up people. Make your children accountable!!!!!
I know this may sound far fetched, but could it be possible kids are failing to pass their driver's test because they didn't perform the required tasks??????
I've heard people from Muscle Shoals say their kids are failed simply because they live in Muscle Shoals. Now the race card is being broadened to include any kid that's white????
Here's news. My children are white. They both passed their driver's tests on the first try. The women who gave them the tests were respectful and courteous and I assure you there was no fried chicken involved.
Wake up people. Make your children accountable!!!!!
I don't think race is an issue at the DMV at all. I am a white female and I passed the permit and driver's test the 1st time (& this was jsut 4 years ago, so I consider it relevant info). Yes, there are a few course black women over there, but, think about it, they deal with snotty teenagers all day, wouldn't you be ill??? Too many kids go over there with the mind-set that just because they have been alive 16 whole years, they deserve to pass... um, NO! Now, I hate to sound way too old for my age, but driving a vehicle by yourself is a privilege, not a right. (To be cliche) anywway, that's my peace.
Ya'll these are hourly government workers. Every government office in the state is horrible. Probably every where else. That's why there are always jokes about the DMV. These worker's don't want to hurry. The faster they work, the more people they have to see.
We just have affirmative action, therefore there are more blacks in state jobs. If they were white they'd be just as slothful.
I have more to do in life than just sit at a computer all day. The only reason I am here at one now is because it's SATURDAY and I have a day off.... something that I don't always have! I must step up here and defend myself for a moment. I am a "New Kid On The Block", but, I did want to voice my opinion on this one. My children have been raised to be respectful of everyone. Age, Race, nor Gender being an issue with them. I believe that when I point one finger at one I have 3 pointing back at me. Judge me all you will. My daughter has been respecteful each time she has been to the DMV and so have I. I just find it ironic that, while with me and my spouse, our daughter has never made the mistakes that the lady claims she has. Keeping in mind that it was the same lady both times the test was given, and she did use the same excuses for not passing her both times. Just wondering: Can anyone explain why you have to be there so early? We made the trip to Athens so that she could take the test. An individual that I spoke with there said that people get in line there around 5:30 AM. When I asked why she said that there were a great number of kids coming from this area there to take the test. Just seems a little ironic to me! And as far as changing my name on here goes, Everyone was born to worship something.... what or who ever it may be!
you weren't in the car with her while she was taking her test were you?? Obviously she made the same misktakes TWICE. They aren't going to pick somebody out of the crowd and fail. I passed the first time with a 89. Most everybody on here passed the first time...didn't yall?
I'm a white girl and I passed my driver's exam the first time around. I have one friend who took it three times. Don't ask how many wrecks she's had - I've lost count. Everyone else I now of passed it on the first take, as well.
Borntooworship -
Have you thought of having your daughter re-create the course with you in the car? Perhaps you can help her identify the trouble spots, especially since she failed for the same mistakes twice.
Have you thought of having your daughter re-create the course with you in the car? Perhaps you can help her identify the trouble spots, especially since she failed for the same mistakes twice.
I didn't pass the first time. I almost ran over a guy in the crosswalk. I've gotten better, but I still can't back up.
quote:Originally posted by vick13:
I didn't pass the first time. I almost ran over a guy in the crosswalk. I've gotten better, but I still can't back up.
I think I was that guy in the crosswalk!!