License and registration please

Knowing my penchant for strange news stories, Mark sent me this just moments ago. It’s a story about a woman who took 960 attempts to get her driver’s license and is now excitedly planning to brutalise the roads of South Korea.

And even though the first 950 tries were on the written test and she only failed her actual driving test nine times (nine times!), I can’t help but share Mark’s sentiments on this one:

“I think after 20 tries, you should never be allowed to drive. Ever.”

You might think that’s harsh, but how do you fail a written test 950 times, IN A ROW? She took the test daily, daily, since April 2005 and still couldn’t get it right. There is something deeply disturbing about this. I’m willing to bet money that she gets confused about the appropriate behaviour at red lights and what you should do when you see children crossing the road.

So now the people in her area – her daughter and son included – have a legitimate reason to fear for their lives. Watch out for a small second-hand car swirling madly all over the pavement.