Update: If you are looking to drive in China, I’ve put together an ebook called The Definitive Guide to Getting Your Chinese Driver’s License. This guide is a step-by-step walk through of the whole process and it is based upon my personal experience getting my driver’s license in Beijing in the summer of 2010. Click here for the guide.
I passed my driver’s license test today. I got a 91% (you need 90 to pass). The test is composed of 100 questions chosen randomly from a pool of some 1000+. I used the China Drive iPhone app for studying. The thing that everyone talks about with the test is some of the ridiculous questions, so instead of a regular post today, I thought I would post some of my favorite questions from the study booklet. I will be including more of the fun questions in the Beijing Driver’s License eBook that I’m putting together for other China-drivers-to-be. (The eBook should be done in a week or two.) Here are seven of my favorite questions. The answers and my comments are at the bottom.
QUESTIONS:
1: When a vehicle overturns slowly and jumping out of the vehicle is possible, the driver should jump_____?
a. In the driving direction
b. In the overturning direction
c. In the opposite direction of the overturn
d. To the overturning side
2. When the driver senses he will inevitably be thrown out of the vehicle, he should violently straighten both his legs to increase the force of being thrown out and jump out of the vehicle. True or False?
3. When a head-on collision is unavoidable, the driver should free the steering wheel, raise the legs and lie sideward on the right seat at the moment of the head-on collision. This can ensure his body is not stuck by the steering wheel. True or False?
4. After a vehicle falls into water the wrong method for the driver to rescue himself is to ______?
a. Close the window to prevent water from flowing into the vehicle
b. Immediately use hand to open door
c. Let the water to fill up the driver’s cab so that the water pressure both inside and outside is equal
d. Use a large plastic bag to cover the head and tight the neck closely
5. When putting out a fire disaster that gives out erosive steam or poisonous gas, the firefighters should wear gas masks and other related protective articles and should operate from the windward side. True or False?
6. If a wounded person is breathless, it is necessary to immediately conduct mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration. True or False?
7. When a vehicle rolls continuously to a deep ditch, the driver should swiftly hide his body to the lower space in front of his seat, hold _______ to stabilize his body so that his body will not roll and get hurt.
a. The pedal
b. The steering column
c. The steering wheel
d. The gear lever
ANSWERS:
1. c. In the opposite direction of the overturn. So there are appropriate times to jump out a moving vehicle? If you must jump, PLEASE jump away from the direction that your car is overturning as to avoid being crushed; the alternative is terribly counter-productive.
2. True. Do you know anyone who has ever sensed that they were going to be thrown from a moving vehicle? I was under the impression that it sort of just happens.
3. True. If you have time to do all of that, the head-on collision was avoidable.
4. a. Close the window to prevent water from flowing into the vehicle. So covering your head with a plastic bag and “tighting the neck closely” is a good idea?
5. True. That seems like pretty solid advice… for a firefighter. Why is this question on the driver’s license test?
6. True. Girl: “Despite my injured arm, the sunset through the smoke of our burning car is so beautiful it takes my breath away.”
Guy (rushing over to her): Don’t worry; I know CPR!
7. Honestly the answer to this question is not really important because there are so many problems with this question before you even get to the answers. I will list three. 1) Continuously rolling? Has your car entered an abyss that leads to hell? How continuous can a roll be? It’s got to stop pretty soon. 2) Don’t the laws of physics sort of prohibit you from being able to “hide yourself” in the pedal well while you’re “continuously rolling”? 3) This whole thing is obviously assuming you are not wearing a seat-belt, and I know for a fact that other questions in this book said the driver should wear a seat-belt. (By the way, the answer is b. The steering column.)
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Looks like your site doesn’t let anyone comment on any post except the last one…. Anyhow regarding your mention in part 1 about borrowing a van – you might want to check on that because as far as I know a regular car driver’s license won’t let you drive a Jinbei-type van. The biggest you can go is a mian bao che. I was rather surprised at that too, after moving house with a 3-tonne truck back home on my regular license.
This amazing selection of questions gets 5/7 on ‘killing you if you follow their advice’. Hurrah!
thats awesome! wow, I’m nearly sad that we haven’t questions like those in Germany..
Oh my goodness I am laughing so hard I am crying. Please do not drive in a country that asks these questions! ( ok I am your mom!)