On line drivers ed class

[kerry]

My daughter is taking an online driver's ed class to get a permit. What do you think the answers to the following questions are:

Which is not a part of the engine cooling system:

Thermostat
Coolant
Water Pump
Catalytic Convertor

The power of a transmission can be designed to direct the rear wheels only.

True
False

My daughter kept answering these questions and failing the test. I talked to the company. They say a catalytic converter is a part of the cooling system and a thermostat is not.

They say the answer to the second question is false because there are front wheel drive cars. My daughter and I say that we drive cars in which the power from the transmission directs the rear wheels only hence the answer is true.


What do you guys think? I think the people at the company are idiots. They don't know how a cooling system works and they can't figure out when a sentence can have two possible meanings.

[Nate]

What company? I would get my money back, and place her into a "real" class, with a real instructor. Its just not the same, not being able to ask questions to influence discussion.

Young drivers need all the help they can get, I dont think this is a place to do an online thing. Just a thought from a young driver...

I think an average ambulance ride costs between $300 and $1000. If theres an accident, most everyone rides in an ambulance for a once over... Unless it's a time crunch and she needs it desperately for some reason, Id get a good local school to teach her.
http://www.skipbarber.com/driving_school/mazda/two_day_school.aspx

I think that's the way to do it


~Nate

[cscmc1]

Originally Posted by kerry

They say the answer to the second question is false because there are front wheel drive cars. My daughter and I say that we drive cars in which the power from the transmission directs the rear wheels only hence the answer is true.

Wow. That's a weird one. First question is WAY off the mark, and the second one is just poorly-worded. What company is this? I'd love to shoot them an email and ask how the figure a t-stat is not part of the cooling system.

[G-Benz]

Was this a driver's ed course or auto shop class exam!???

It's like requiring a computer user to know how to build their own prior to allowing access!!

I would think the failure rate would be pretty high if the average driver would have to know something about the inner-workings of a vehicle prior to receiving a license...

[ImBroke]

Originally Posted by G-Benz

if the average driver would have to know something about the inner-workings of a vehicle prior to receiving a license.

Hell, around here they don't even need to know how to change a tire. They have people driving around in trucks to help people do just that. Well, not help people, but to do it because the drivers can't even figure out what a jack is. Back to subject, that company needs to find the word "Google". Morons.

[Kuan]

The power of a transmission can be designed to direct the rear wheels only.

First of all that does not make sense. The power of a transmission can be designed? How do you design the power of a transmission? Suppose you can. Is transmission power for "directing" wheels?

[Hatterasguy]

Clearly they are morons.

[Graplr]

Is this a driver's education class to get a driver's license or a mechanic's exam? Why would anyone need to know anything about a thermostat in order to drive a car?

I would wager over 50% of the population would get the first question wrong (assuming thermostat is the correct answer ).

[okyoureabeast]

Details Kerry! What is the name of the company?

[Brian Carlton]

Originally Posted by kerry

I think the people at the company are idiots. They don't know how a cooling system works and they can't figure out when a sentence can have two possible meanings.

Yep.........the world is full of them..........and sometimes they take your money............

[strelnik]

Originally Posted by okyoureabeast

Details Kerry! What is the name of the company?

We'll flame them until they see reason, or refund your money. We'll report them to the educational associattions and the DMVs and they will lose their accreditation.

[MTI]

Reminds me of the "Big Bang Theory" episode where Sheldon goes to the Calif. DMV to take his permit test . . .

Ever Want to Kick Albert Einstein in the Nuts?

[okyoureabeast]

Question 3:

What is not a proper automotive fluid?

A. Motor Oil 10w40 grade
B. Automatic Transmission Fluid
C. Blinker Fluid
D. DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid


Question 4:

There is a loud thunk eminating from under the center of the car. What is NOT a possible source of the sound?

1. CV Joints
2. Flex/Ujoints
3. Exhaust Gasket
4. Transmission

[kerry]

In order for a 15 yr old to get a permit in Colorado they have to take a basic driving class. (It's just on paper-no actual driving) This class is the course that the Colorado DMV directs people to on their website if they want to take a class online. It's called the Colorado Driving Course but the company than runs it appears to be in California. There are companies that offer in-person classes but when I talked to the most popular one on the phone, they seemed to be even bigger morons than this one.
If a person waits until they are older (18?) they can just take the written test at the DMV without taking any classes. I don't mind that they are making her learn about how cars work, it just would be nice if the writers of the course themselves actually knew how cars work and how to write a clear English sentence.
I went round and round with them on the phone. They were insisting that a thermostat was a gauge and that the question implied that cars could only be designed with transmissions for rear wheel drive which is clearly false.

[tonkovich]

Originally Posted by okyoureabeast

Question 3:

What is not a proper automotive fluid?

A. Motor Oil 10w40 grade
B. Automatic Transmission Fluid
C. Blinker Fluid
D. DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid


Question 4:

There is a loud thunk eminating from under the center of the car. What is NOT a possible source of the sound?

1. CV Joints
2. Flex/Ujoints
3. Exhaust Gasket
4. Transmission

the root of all car problems is the failure to regularly change the blinker fluid, every 5,000 turns.