Quote Originally Posted by corporal_clegg View Post
On the test:
Memorization is the key indeed, I picked out all the funny questions and memorised them using "ANKI", frickin awesome memory tool I also use for studying chinese and got 100% :DD. With the weird double negatives (can't make a left turn\u-turn if theres a sign prohibiting no-left turns = true) and stupid definitions like "what is this? A simple cross hatched area" what's the point in knowing what it's called and not knowing what it means...
You aced the written exam??? Impressive! Did bells go off and a little brass band come out to celebrate? Actually, Chinese are great at taking tests so I imagine it's not that uncommon. But then there's the matter of, errr, practical driving. Someone should tell the authorities that just because someone aces a written test does not by any leap of imagination mean that they are capable of piloting two tons of steel at speed through China's teeming streets. (It's the same in most fields. You pass a written exam here to become a doctor. Hardly any practical training at all, and you are a genuine "attending physician"! Then the fun begins.)

Anyway, you are off to a great start! What you'll need now is as much riding experience as you can get prior to your big adventure. Riding a bike ain't like driving a car. Not even close.

cheers!