Ginny, After I stopped laughing, I went to Wikipedia. It said that NY had licenses issued to chauffeurs starting 1 Aug 1910. New Jersey was first state to require a driving test in July 1913.
Thanks for giving me a good chuckle. Hope the history lesson helps the conversation. Gayle On Mar 24, 2011, at 10:16 PM, "Ginny" <mioakha...@aol.com> wrote: > My father-in-law born in 1895, Kansas, went into a drug store in > Kansas City, MO and paid 50 cents for his drivers license. They > didn't give tests in the early years. > >> I have no idea how he got a driver's license if he couldn't read. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when > they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
