November 7th 09, 07:07 PM
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Persistent Korean granny still needs to pass the driving exam
On Nov 7, 9:59*am, "Step out of the car, please"
> wrote:
> http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...-Grandmother-C...
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> 950th Time Is The Charm For Learner Driver
> 10:06am UK, Friday November 06, 2009
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> Jo Couzens, Sky News Online
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> A woman in South Korea has finally passed her driving test after hundreds
> of attempts - 950 to be exact.
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> Cha Sa-soon has taken the written exam on a near-daily basis since April
> 2005.
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> The test requires 60% to pass but Mrs Cha has repeatedly scored between 30%
> and 50%.
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> The 68-year-old grandmother forks out 6,000 won (£2.80) in application fees
> every time she takes the test.
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> After 950 tries, that amounts to more than five million won (£2,660).
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> Mrs Cha has been determined to obtain her licence so that she can get a car
> to make her door-to-door business a little easier.
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> At the moment she delivers food and household items to her customers in a
> handcart.
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> But now she has finally passed the written exam with a score of 60,
> according to police official Choi Young-chul.
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> However, Mrs Cha will not be buying a new motor just yet - she still needs
> to pass the driving part of the exam before she gets her licence.
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> The grandmother has become a familiar figure at the drivers' license agency
> in Jeonju, 130 miles south of Seoul.
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> In February this year, after Mrs Cha had failed her 771st attempt, traffic
> police officer Jung-seok said: "I feel sorry every time I see Cha fail.
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> "When she passes, I'll make a commemorative tablet myself and give it to
> her."
Wow. An Asian that can't drive. What's next? A black that can play
basketball?
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