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MatthewMcDerpFace t1_iwguztq wrote

Reply to comment by Dizzy_Necessary8860 in Curious about drivers merging onto the highway by EthicalBribes

Me and several of me peers in the 2000's never once went on the highway for Driver's Ed. This should be a requirement.

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Dizzy_Necessary8860 t1_iwgysnu wrote

Agreed. Not all driving schools do it because the RMV doesn't require it, but the school I work for does.

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thafunkyhomosapien t1_iwhrkcr wrote

I did my driver's test in 1999, and am originally from one of the lovely towns in central Mass that has both an RMV and is conveniently located right on rt. 2. I most definitely had to go on the highway for my driver's test. Not all my peers did, but I did. Definitely depended on the officer you got back then. (do they still have state troopers sit in the passenger seat or is it someone from the RMV?)

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Dizzy_Necessary8860 t1_iwhs0zw wrote

Someone from the RMV.... Sounds like the Leominster RMV!

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thafunkyhomosapien t1_iwhsyyp wrote

Correct :) It's good that they changed that. Having a state trooper in your car definitely freaked the hell out of a lot of 16 year olds. As an old person now, maybe it was a good thing :)

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