"We want them to study the manual," Rhodes said. Still Rhodes defended the department's shift to the new test which she said better gauges a young driver's ability to operate a vehicle than the state's previous, 20-question knowledge test, which she said was more of a memory exercise. The 41 percent pass rate is well below the state's typical pass rate and far from the agency's stated goal of having 70 percent pass the test. Statewide, almost 3 out of every 5 people who took the exam in the first six months of 2015 could not pass. The Tampa Bay Times reported last month that in the first two months, up to 80 percent failed the test in some counties.
QUESTIONS FOR FLORIDA DRIVING TEST DRIVERS
The state shifted to a new 50-question written drivers test in January.
"My measure is going to be challenging me to get that passing rate up." "I would just ask for your patience," Rhodes said during a monthly Cabinet meeting. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is studying the test results, getting rid of bad questions and trying to update its outreach programs to improve the failure rates, said Terry Rhodes, executive director of the DHSMV. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet as her agency struggles to deal with record failure rates on the state's new written drivers license exam. TALLAHASSEE - The state's top highway safety official asked Wednesday for patience from Gov.
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