![]() “It’s a very modified and abridged test,” said Ronit Tehrani, founder and co-owner of Driven2Drive. ![]() Examiners have no way of evaluating driver behavior in real traffic conditions. Because the examiner isn’t in the car with the driver, the test itself must be confined to a limited space such as a parking lot. The new test consists of PennDOT examiners remaining outside of the vehicle for the entire test, evaluating drivers from a distance with both parties wearing protective masks, Sandino said. » READ MORE: PennDot will resume giving driving tests, canceled by the coronavirus, on Tuesday “We did that to maintain the integrity of the test, but also ensure safety of both our customers and our staff,” said Diego Sandino, a community relations coordinator for PennDOT. The changes she faced during her test came after a June 2 announcement from PennDOT that driver’s skills tests would resume with modifications after the department had canceled more than 28,000 tests scheduled from mid-March to May in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was way easier overall.”Ĭanady took her test through Driven2Drive, a driving school and PennDOT-certified third-party licensing center with six locations across Southeastern Pennsylvania. “With them being outside of the car, I was able to control my nerves and actually focus,” she said. What’s more, the test would take place entirely in the parking lot. When the 26-year-old from Collingdale, in Delaware County, arrived at the test center, she found out the examiner wouldn’t be sitting in the car with her. ![]() Kaliesha Canady was surprised by her driving test in late June. ![]()
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