Georgia Drops Driving Test Requirement for License Due to Pandemic

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Under a new executive order given by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, teenagers within the Peach State will no longer need to pass a formal driving test in order to secure a driver's license. Instead they'll just have to get the 'A-okay' from their parents. 

Like roughly 80 percent of news these days, this development is related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

All other driving requirements will still have to be met by young Georgians, but the final road test conducted by an instructor (who sweats like crazy, cranks up the A/C, and points all the fans at himself...at least when I took it) will be chopped. 

This new/easier process will be in place as the Department of Driver Services carries out social distancing policies during the pandemic. Those policies make the road tests that require a shared vehicle unworkable, so the state's decided to just drop them altogether. 

"During these unprecedented times, the Department of Driver Services is trying to make it as easy as a process for people to get their license and to lessen the burden on people right now," said Stormi Kenney, who owns a driving school within the state, to Fox 5 Atlanta. 
 

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[Morphine Prince 109,654]

Another idiotic decision by Georgia officials. What else is new? 

[Cookie Tookie 10,546]

Extremely stupid

[Mister G 10,512]

Is Governor Kemp trying to get everyone in that state killed? Now all these reckless teenage drivers on the road omg. 

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

So anyone can get a license wether they can drive or not?   is that not... crazy?

[Bt1 5,213]

Corona will literally hit some people. 

[Adammmm 980]

3 minutes ago, xoxo Craig said:

So anyone can get a license wether they can drive or not?   is that not... crazy?

Being from GA, people already can't drive so this is only gonna make it worse. Omfg I ALWAYS lose 😫

[KatieJudasGaga4 67,907]

Um what 

[gumzy3000 7,898]

God, I love America sometimes - the shitick that happens there is truly something else 

[pink sushi 4,351]

YIKES