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[winterbadger]

Out of curiosity, I took the UK Driving Standards Agency online practice theory test. I did pretty well--40 out of 50 right. That's still a failing grade if one were taking the test for real, but I felt it was still not too bad since I hadn't studied the Highway Code, the signs guide, or any of the test materials (the DSA publishes a study guide, a DVD game, and a compendium of all the questions with explanations of all of the answers--the Highway Code is also available online).

I was struck by how many questions dealt with first aid in the case of accidents. It's been a while since I've taken a driving test in the US, but I've *never* seen any US driving pubs that contained information on first aid. I was also pleased by the number of questions that could be answered by the simple application of common sense.

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[cmlc.livejournal.com]

Gosh - there was no first aid at all when I took my driving test ~15 years ago. Mind you there was no theory test then either.

(Hmm - I was going to tell you what my score was, but I can't see how to take the free test. It says it's free and it's £6.99 and maybe you have to register. And none of the obvious things I want to click on that page are clickyhyperlinks. Oh well.)

[winterbadger]

If you register with the site (it's free to create a username and password) and login, there's a box with a red bar on the right that says "Official Theory Test Menu" under which is a link to Free Practice Theory Test. I think you can do that free test twice--then they charge you for more practice.