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Is there a booklet to study? I only ask because signage can be a bit different from state to state. When I moved to MN, the test was all about signs and what to to do when encountering snowplows or icy roads. Being from California, I had to study up. We are hopefully relocating soon. I am sure the sign test is easy to pass, but there could be a weird signage surprise to a newbie. Thanks!
The NC Driver's Handbook, sample written test and sign test info is on the following page.
They just changed it a couple of months ago...no "written" test for most licensed drivers moving from out of state or NC drivers whose licenses are expired less than two years. New drivers still have to take the test. Everybody gets eye and road sign tests.
WAIT! No more written test? That thing was tricky--not hard, but tricky.
Way back when I first got my license in Georgia, they had just started using "electronic machines" to replace the written test. It consisted of a screen with multiple choice questions. There was a physical bar across the bottom portion of the screen. If you got a question wrong, the bar would move, showing the correct answer. On many of the machines, the bar slammed down, making a fairly loud noise. You could tell who was not going to pass just by listening to how often you heard the slam!
Is there a booklet to study? I only ask because signage can be a bit different from state to state.
I remember when I took the sign test I struggled to identify what a yellow circle was (the signs in the test were by shape - they were otherwise blank). The examiner said "choo choo." (Even I was able to get it right with that hint.)
My husband did his NC licence last week - there was a sight test and part of that was identifying 3 or 4 signs. Then there is a multiple choice test where you need to get 20 out of 25 then a short driving test of about 10 mins. He passed and he can hardly drive lol Just kidding but I don't let him drive me anywhere....
They just changed it a couple of months ago...no "written" test for most licensed drivers moving from out of state or NC drivers whose licenses are expired less than two years. New drivers still have to take the test. Everybody gets eye and road sign tests.
This explains what I was told perfectly. My friend got her license last November and these folks got their license 2-3 weeks ago.
My husband did his NC licence last week - there was a sight test and part of that was identifying 3 or 4 signs. Then there is a multiple choice test where you need to get 20 out of 25 then a short driving test of about 10 mins. He passed and he can hardly drive lol Just kidding but I don't let him drive me anywhere....
I believe your husband came from outside of the US thus no US license, correct? That's why he had to take the written and drive test. The OP seems to come from Northeast so it's not the same situation. You just wanted to share the story I'm sure, but this response could be misleading (No offence, really).
WAIT! No more written test? That thing was tricky--not hard, but tricky.
The NCDOT site still shows written test as a requirement. . . .
It was tricky! I remember as a teen moving here and taking that test. I was warned it would have some trick questions so not to fall for them. Well, being fresh off the boat from England, I thought I had caught their trick question which said something like, if you are driving on the pavement and run off it, what should you do? I thought, oh no, you don't get me with this one, you shouldn't be driving on the pavement to begin with! You see, in the UK the pavement is the sidewalk. The road is called just that, not called the pavement as in the US.
Thankfully I got all the other questions right other than this one. My friends had a good laugh at me for this. But hey, they don't give you an American English translation book when you land here. How was I to know Americans call the road the "pavement".
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