Anchorage First Driving Test Memories
The question was... did I pass?
The photo above is of 1950s Anchorage
If you were an Anchorage teen, you probably went through the exciting, but scary process of getting your Alaska driver’s license.
Or perhaps you were an adult when you got your first Alaska Driver’s License.
Anchorage streets are challenging. In the winter, you have to drive on ice and snow. Remember, “Pump your brakes and turn into a skid.” In the spring, there is muddy water everywhere, and roads are filled with potholes as big as moon craters.
What are your memories?
Did you start with a Learner’s Permit?
To enjoy first driver’s license test stories from fellow Alaskans, take a look at First Anchorage Driving Test Stories and remember.
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What are your memories of taking your Alaska Driver’s Test, or even taking the written Driver’s Test as an adult in Alaska?
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Mike and Mary Jane
The Anchorage, Alaska Memories Club
In 1953, I got a driver's license. The license numbers were the next in line. My license number was 53467, so the next person would be 53468, regardless of where they were in Alaska. I was in line in the 1970s to renew when everyone was checking their numbers to see how low their numbers were. When I showed them mine. They all gasped, I was the winner by quite a margin.
When it came time for me to get my driver's license, Dad decided I should go to a driving school. The instructor was a fellow by the name of Cox. He was also a music teacher. So the day came for the driving test, and I told the examiner that I was taught by Cox. The examiner told me to drive around the block. Once around the block and that was it. I don't think he ever looked up from his paperwork.