Top 5 questions asked in Chinese Driving Exam
For the past month I tried to get my Chinese driving license. That’s not as easy as it sounds, after finishing the 46 bureaucratic steps to get all the paper work done. I thought I was lucky it was only a written test, without having to actually drive a car. But I was wrong. I wish I could just show them I can drive. Instead, I had to study 1500 questions, of which 100 where randomly selected on the exam. Now finally I know why Chinese traffic is completely crazy.
Here are my top 5 questions:
1. When a vehicle encounters an old man riding bike on the road, the driver should:
A) Honk to indicate him to yield when approaching him
B) Honk in advance, reduce speed and evade
C) Swiftly bypass
D) Follow closely
Answer: B (finally I know why all taxis randomly honk: they see old men on bicycles)
2. When overtaking at night, the driver should:
A) Turn on the high beam light
B) Continuously switch the high and low beam lights
C) Turn on the low beam lights
D) Turn on the hazard lights
Answer: B (those drivers are not aggressive, they are just following the rules)
3. The person who is addicted to drug taking and injection may apply for a motorized vehicle driving license when he is not overwhelmed by drug addiction
Answer: wrong.
4. The wrong measure to rescue a person sustaining burns all over his body is to:
A) Use sandy soil to cover
B) Swiftly put out the flames of his clotes
C) Spray cool water to his body
D) Take off his burning clothes
Answer: A. (that must feel real nice if you did)
And the question of all questions…
5. A citizen representative in the Shanghai delegation to bid for hosting Shanghai World Expo 2010 is:
A) Liao Changyong
B) Yuan Ming
C) Zhou Hongling
D) Shao Yibo
Answer B. Of course.
And the result: the minimum score is 90. I scored 91. Let’s hope I’m just as lucky in traffic.
