Try and try until you succeed

**artpogi** · April 18th, 2005 12:39 PM

You Probably Don't Want to Drive Behind This Guy

Sun Apr 17,11:08 AM ET

SEOUL (Reuters) - The motto for one would-be South Korean driver likely is "if at first you don't succeed, then try, try again another 271 times."

Seo Sang-moon passed the academic part of his driver's license examination on his 272nd attempt earlier this week.

The repairman, from a small town in the southeastern part of the county who will soon turn 70, said he was illiterate and used the test process to teach himself the rules of the road because he could not read them in a manual.

Since the oral exam was launched, Seo took the test as often as he could, paying about $1,000 in fees along the way. Each failure taught him a little more, and after 271 attempts, he was able to get the minimum score needed to pass the academic test.

Test officials were thrilled to see Seo pass.

"He has been coming here for more than five years and we regard him almost as being one of the family," an official from the exam office said by telephone.

Seo said he was preparing for his road test, and was discussing with his wife what kind of car to buy once he get his license. "Driving seems a bit hard. But after trying 271 times to pass the oral exam, what do I have to be afraid of?," Seo said.

**IceColdBeer** · April 18th, 2005 12:51 PM

Hehehe hanep sa figthing pilit ah :bwahaha:

**the_wildthing** · April 18th, 2005 01:23 PM

Yikes... Di ba dapat after three tries remedial course? Hehe

**empy** · April 18th, 2005 06:09 PM

bwahaha...by the time he passes they'll take his license away because he's too old to drive :bwahaha:

**ILuvDetailing** · April 18th, 2005 06:16 PM

I guess he mastered the art of driving...

**odell** · April 18th, 2005 06:23 PM

grabe naman yan.. pero siguro strict maxado ang rules and reguations dun

**falken** · April 18th, 2005 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by odell

grabe naman yan.. pero siguro strict maxado ang rules and reguations dun

Yan ang kailangan dito sa atin para mabawasan ang mga gagong driver.

**5Speed** · April 18th, 2005 07:05 PM

harharharharharhar

never give up eh??

**bonch2484** · April 18th, 2005 08:25 PM

a truly inspiring story...hehehhe

**ranod55** · April 18th, 2005 08:51 PM

kung ako sa kanya mas-mabuti pang mag-commute,wala kang problema at di pa dyahe na muntik kanang malagay sa book of record-pero iam admired on him,talagang he never he give-up-for him i salute and big applause...