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The latest California AB 60 results have been released and they share some interesting information. First, since the program inception on January 3, 2015, 513,000 AB licenses have been issued. This huge number shows exactly how badly this program was needed, given how many people are now driving legally in the state of CA. The latest PR release also discloses a 45% statewide pass/fail rate for applicants for a new driver’s license. Some might immediately suspect the flood of AB 60 applican... Read More

As of January, Floridians taking the Florida DMV written test receive a 50 question test, compared to the traditional 20 question test license seekers used to face. Overall failure rates have reached as high as 80% in some counties with this new test. The state-wide failure rate was 41% for the first six months with the new test. As dismal as these failure rates may appear to be, the overall failure rate on DMV written tests nationally is around 60%. Nasdaq.com published a January articl... Read More

When I was getting my hair cut someone commented that she used to give her son $300 a month for gas, and he recently told her that just wasn’t enough. I told her that it cost us just $27 to fill up the tank of our Prius, and that lasts us for at least two weeks. She said to me, “Huh. You know what, why don’t we think about the cost of gas when we buy our cars?”. Of course, some might also wonder why she’s giving her son gas money and not making him earn it, but that’s a totally different t... Read More

Helicopter Moms hover around their children to make sure they are safe and making good choices. More and more, our government and even private corporations are taking steps to hover and ensure we the people, or “the children” in this scenario, are making good choices. Laws have traditionally been the “hovering device” of choice, but recently, technology is making a strong debut in creating solid hovering capabilities. Some of these changes are probably for the best, but in America, where we... Read More

July 1st brings several states new laws for drivers. From move over laws to slow lane laws, laws that have proven effective in some states are spreading to other states. If you are headed to your DMV to take the test, be sure to ask if the new laws are represented in the DMV manual and the written test. States have been known to have a delay in updating test material and DMV manuals are often only updated once a year. Once the tests have been updated, expect a question on any new or update... Read More