This is why the lakes have so many idiots..

Chad H

So in drivers ed at school tommorow we have our boating test. Well, it is open book, and you only have to get 40 out of 50 questions right. I don't see why they do this, they need to make it a real test.

Swass · Guest

A boating test in driver's ed? Do you live in Venice?

GoWakeboard · Posted: Jan 26, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

yeah thats kinda weird..but in IL i took the boating test but we didnt get to use books or anything and it was all common sense. it was 50 questions, and i only got one wrong.

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Jan 26, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject:

I never heard of anybody having to take a boat test, but it seems very logical....I would be willing to go to a class one weekend to learn how to drive a boat if it meant keeping down the number of idiots on the lake, but I doubt it would make a difference...

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Jan 26, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject:

nickdakoolkat, so......are you one of those idiots? Very Happy

Bruky V.4.0 · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject:

I've never seen an idiot automobile driver so this boat test sounds effective.

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject:

RufioSwashbuckle, no but I have almost been killed by one....my cousin too

Lanky · Criminal Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 73 City: Hudson

Ya I took a similiar test but I think we only had to get 35 of the questions right not 40. I think it's a great idea but no one takes it and most of the stuff was irrelavant to lakes and rivers, places i ride and see the most stupid drivers, mainly only ocean stuff.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Jan 29, 2006 10:17 am Post subject:

when i got my boat license we couldn't use open books, but i felt it was a good test of safety and emergency boating stuff

ScottyB_RochNY · Addict Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Posts: 971 City: Rochester

Opening the book to find the answers is like 100x more than they would do if there wasnt a test! SOME knowledge might sink in.