I remember initially reading about this story in febuary or so on TL, when she had taken the drivers written test 771 times. She's finally passed.
After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secure the 60 out of 100 points (the lowest possible passing score) needed to pass the test.
The grandmother has spent more than 5m won ($4,200, £2,600) on application fees for the test.
Now Mrs Cha, who lives in Jeonju, 130 miles (210km) south of Seoul, must pass the practical test to get on the road.
'Don't give up'
According to the Korean Driver's Licence Agency, the 50-minute written test consists of 50 multiple-choice questions on road regulations and car maintenance.
Mrs Cha had been trying to pass it since 13 April 2005, the Korea Times reported.
She wanted a licence so that she could use a vehicle to sell vegetables and other goods, the newspaper said.
And her determination to pass the test has made her well-known at the Jeonju centre.
"She is really famous here. Not only agency employees but even some test-takers know her. Her challenging spirit is really amazing," one official was quoted as saying.
Speaking in February - after her 775th failure - Mrs Cha had appeared undaunted.
"I believe you can achieve your goal if you persistently pursue it," she told Reuters news agency.
"So don't give up your dream, like me. Be strong and do your best.
On November 07 2009 09:09 koOl wrote:According to the Korean Driver's Licence Agency, the 50-minute written test consists of 50 multiple-choice questions on road regulations and car maintenance.
It's hard to imagine how you can't guess your way to 60% after a few hundred tries with multiple choice >.< wow
Would love to see the math of the probability of her passing after that many tries simply guessing every single multiple choice question (assuming 4 different answers for each). TBH I would've thought she'd pass soon simply guessing... kinda unlucky imo.
But yea she has no chance on the driving test, lol
edit: wow, posts above me all said pretty much the same thing about blindly guessing, haha
I'm kind of afraid of her trying the road test.........if she failed 950 times on the written test, maybe she'll crash 950 cars before passing? Kind of scary when you think about it.
I think god was trying to tell her something...After 700 it would seem pretty clear to me. Wouldn't be surprised or upset if she died in a car accident within 24 hours.
While I am happy for her and congratulate her, I'm more concern for her as well. Even if she mangage to past the behind-the-wheel(physically driving the car) test, I'd be worried if she'll be competent(for someone who tried 950 times to pass the written test) enough to drive on the road and not cause accidents! I wish her the best though and NEVER GIVE UP!
On November 07 2009 09:16 Ftrunkz wrote: Would love to see the math of the probability of her passing after that many tries simply guessing every single multiple choice question (assuming 4 different answers for each). TBH I would've thought she'd pass soon simply guessing... kinda unlucky imo.
On a test with 50 questions and 4 possible answers per question, the odds of getting 30 or more correct by guessing randomly are 1 in 6,089,075. So the odds of getting it within 950 tries by just guessing are about one in 6,410. So it would appear that she did actually learn something during the process. That, or she just got really, really lucky.
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