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todo1 · Mar 24, 2013, 04:51 PM

My friend is about to take written driving test in Ohio, US.

English is her second language, and she would like to see the legal questions beforehand. I don't mean test questions!

What I mean is questions like this :

Have you ever been convicted of blah blah blah?

Is there any way to get a hold of such questions so that she can go over them beforehand?

AK lawyer · Mar 24, 2013, 05:16 PM

Go into the DMV office and ask for an application for a driver's license. She doesn't have to fill it out on the spot, you know.

todo1 · Mar 24, 2013, 05:30 PM

Okay I didn't know that! Because I had to fill it out on the spot - on the computer screen right before the test.

todo1 · Mar 24, 2013, 05:35 PM

Is there a link for this application online? She doesn't want to ask for ride twice - once to get the application and once to take the written test.

Alty · Mar 24, 2013, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by todo1

Is there a link for this application online? She doesn't want to ask for ride twice - once to get the application and once to take the written test.

Google it.

todo1 · Mar 24, 2013, 05:45 PM

Lol. Obviously I did Google it. I couldn't find anything worth sending to her. I thought some of you might know better.

Alty · Mar 24, 2013, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by todo1

Lol. Obviously I did google it. I couldn't find anything worth sending to her. I thought some of you might know better.

Nope. If you didn't find it on Google, there's no way for any of us to, unless we actually work for the DMV in your area. So you can stick around and hope that one of the members works for the DMV where you live, but you'd have better luck finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.

Guess she'll have to study for the test, and prepare herself for the questions. If she tells them that English isn't her first language, and she has trouble understanding, they should give her some leeway. The only reason for her to worry about legal questions is if she has something to hide.

Wish her luck. :)

JudyKayTee · Mar 24, 2013, 05:51 PM

If she cannot read and understand English does she think she can pass the written part of the exam?

Alty · Mar 24, 2013, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

If she cannot read and understand English does she think she can pass the written part of the exam?

Better yet, if she can't read and understand English, will she know to yield when the sign says "yield" will she stop when the sign says "stop", will she be a hazard on the road because all the signs she needs to read to drive safely are in English?

I'm bilingual. My first language isn't English. I live in a country where English is the main language. I do drive here. If you read my posts you'll realize that I obviously speak and read English very well. Take me to France and I'm lost. I can't read French, I don't speak French, and as far as I'm concerned, that means I shouldn't be allowed to drive in France.

If your friend can't understand the simple driving test, or the laws related to driving where she lives, then she shouldn't be allowed to drive. She also shouldn't be allowed access to the questions beforehand.

They need to know if she's capable of driving where she lives. The test tests for that. If she can't pass it, she's busing it or walking, as it should be. She shouldn't be allowed to put other people's lives at risk just because she wants a drivers license when she really shouldn't have one.

That's my opinion, and frankly, I don't think this is a matter of law. It's a matter of common sense.

Wondergirl · Mar 24, 2013, 06:43 PM

Your best bet is to call one of the numbers in this link (Ohio BMV) and simply ask --

ODPS | BMV | Contacts

Is she worried about an earlier legal problem or immigration problem?

There is a sample test to download too, or her local public library can help her/give information.

todo1 · Mar 24, 2013, 06:57 PM

Actually, it turns out that she indeed has some legal issue. I have decided to postpone it all till she sorts it out.

Thanks everyone!

Alty · Mar 24, 2013, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by todo1

Actually, it turns out that she indeed has some legal issue. I have decided to postpone it all till she sorts it out.

Thanks everyone!

Now you know why she was so concerned.

Good luck. :)

JudyKayTee · Mar 25, 2013, 07:28 AM

I thought it was about more than an inability to understand written English.

Another problem solved!

Wondergirl · Mar 25, 2013, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

I thought it was about more than an inability to understand written English.

In todo1's first post, she said, "she would like to see the legal questions beforehand. I don't mean test questions!!"

JudyKayTee · Mar 25, 2013, 08:29 AM

I thought the "English is her second language" had a lot more to do with "and she would like to see the legal questions beforehand. I don't mean test questions!!" than it apparently did.

The English speaking/reading part was, I guess, pretty immaterial.

What is your mother serving me for Easter?

Wondergirl · Mar 25, 2013, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

What is your mother serving me for Easter?

Pork roast, crispy potatoes, rich pork gravy, cauliflower with a cheesy crumb topping, green beans with onion and bacon, baked apple slices (local apples, with cinnamon and sugar coating), and an array of homemade desserts.

Don't be late!

tickle · Mar 26, 2013, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Pork roast, crispy potatoes, rich pork gravy, cauliflower with a cheesy crumb topping, green beans with onion and bacon, baked apple slices (local apples, with cinnamon and sugar coating), and an array of homemade desserts.

Don't be late!

Can I come too, pleeeease !

Wondergirl · Mar 26, 2013, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by tickle

Can I come too, pleeeease !

Only if you bring a big bowl of sage stuffing. ;) Come early so we can bake the stuffing in my mom's oven so the food will be hot when it's time to eat.

JudyKayTee · Mar 26, 2013, 08:05 AM

Tickle, I will stop and pick you up on my way past your house. Just be warned - when I showed up for Thanksgiving WG's mother wouldn't answer the door. I know she was there, because I could hear her moving around.

Wondergirl · Mar 26, 2013, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

Tickle, I will stop and pick you up on my way past your house. Just be warned - when I showed up for Thanksgiving WG's mother wouldn't answer the door. I know she was there, because I could hear her moving around.

She has early Alzheimer's now and has forgotten that she doesn't know you. (Shouldn't tickle pick YOU up on the way?)