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By on February 5th, 2009 at 7:32 am

Korean Woman Fails Driving Test 771 Times

I agree with Jim that this bit of news doesn’t surprise me in the least:

One could say she has the determination … but lacks the drive.

A 68-year-old South Korean woman this week signed up to take her driving test once again — after failing to earn a license the first 771 times.

The woman, identified only as Cha, first took the written portion of the exam in April 2005, said Choi Young-cheol of the Driver’s License Agency in the southwestern city of Jeonju.

At the time, she made her living selling goods door-to-door and figured she would need a car to help her get around, Choi told CNN.

She failed the test. She retook the test the next day and failed again. And again. And again.

“You have to get at least 60 points to pass the written part,” said Kim Rahn, who wrote about the unflappable woman in the Korea Times, an English-language daily. “She usually gets under 50.”

In the beginning, Cha went to the license office almost every day. Now, she no longer works but still turns up once a week, Choi said.

The office estimates she has spent more than 4 million won ($2,888) in exam fees.

Cha’s last failed attempt was Monday.

She tries for the 772nd time either Thursday or Friday.  [CNN]

You would think there would be a waiting limit or a maximum number of tests someone can take in one year.  It is pretty clear this woman is not qualified to get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.  With some of the crazy drivers I have seen in Korea it makes me wonder if it took them over 700 driving tests to get their license as well?

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  • failijuana
    12:50 am on February 5th, 2009 1

    I love driving in Korea. It's like a video game. :mrgreen:

    You know, the more I think about it, I don't think I can recall ever seeing an old Korean woman driving a car here…

  • Mark
    1:19 am on February 5th, 2009 2

    You know, the more I think about it, I don’t think I can recall ever seeing an old Korean woman driving a car here….

    That's because you have to bribe the tester with sexual innuendos in order to pass as a female.

  • The Hub of Sparkle!
    10:21 am on February 5th, 2009 3

    Hub of…Driving Safety?…

    Has anyone taken the Korean driving test and if so, could you shed some light on what makes it so difficult?
    A 68-year-old South Korean woman this week signed up to take her driving test once again — after failing to earn a license the first 771 …

  • Pete
    11:26 pm on February 5th, 2009 4

    I think she has a problem reading and cannot pass the written portion of the exam.

  • Mark
    11:30 pm on February 5th, 2009 5

    I thought nobody was illiterate in South Korea? :wink:

  • Frau in Korea fällt 771 mal durch Führerscheinprüfung
    11:36 am on February 7th, 2009 6

    [...] aus. Wie ein koreanischer Polizist gegenüber den Medien mitteilte, hat die Frau mittlerweile 771 mal an der Prüfung teilgenommen und sie nicht [...]

  • Danger Mouse
    1:35 am on December 31st, 2009 7

    She finally passed a few months ago.

  • Retired GI
    7:25 am on December 31st, 2009 8

    Glad to see you again! Remember you from the pastor Tan thing.

 

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