Driven (round the bend?) to Succeed

In Italy, an international driver's license (basically a translation of your driver's license and nothing else) expires after one year, and one must obtain an Italian license. As it happens, an American license is worth nothing; this means that I must act as though I'm a new driver -- I get to be 18 all over again!

The process is relatively expensive, as one must do it through the driving school. It requires a test of theory to be passed (in Perugia), after which time you can start driving with an instructor. You must have 12 sessions of instructional driving before you're allowed to be tested in order to get the final license!

About a month ago, I approached the driving school, and they predicted no problems with obtaining my license in short order. Of course, they hadn't reckoned on a trip to Germany and the summer season in the meantime. When I went by this morning, the instructor told me that they're currently making appointments for testing, and the first available is August 27. Argh! That means no toodling in my sweet baby for nearly a month!

I have been studying like gangbusters, using the online testing protocol (including explanations) and have come to the conclusion that the test writers have no grounding in basic logic. For your reading pleasure, I have included some examples of the questions and the (supposed) explanations. They left me scratching my head...

Love,

Alexandra

1. To the question "The panel shown invites you to keep a minimum distance of 20 m from the snow plow", you answered false, but it's true because:
The additional panel depicted (SNOWPLOWS IN ACTION) under the signal OTHER DANGERS invites you to decrease the speed in the presence, of snow removing machines in operation. Remember also to keep a distance of at least 20 m from the snow machines in operation. Note: you are supposed to know to keep a distance of 20 m, but it is not shown on the panel -- in my view, "false" would be correct. Additional note: apparently, in Italian, "invite" is like when your mom asks if you'd "like" to do something -- the correct answer is "absolutely!"

2. To the question "If a casualty of the road is hemorrhaging you should not give him water to drink," you answered true, but it's false because:

It is necessary to stop the bleeding, put the wounded person in a sitting or lying down position and call for help. Can anyone tell me how this supports the "You should give the person water to drink" statement?

3. To the question "The signal shown is the distance between the signal and the beginning of the road in a bad state," you answered true, however it is false because:

The additional panel depicted (EXTENDED) integrates the signal overlying as it indicates in meters (type A) or kilometers (type B) the length of the road section in which the dangerous condition applies. The signal shown is the distance between the signal and the beginning of the road in poor condition. Huh?

4. To the question "Criminal liability related to the traffic accident is excluded when the accident is not considered a crime," you answer false (by mistake, but I loved the explanation and wanted to share it), and instead it's true because:

Even if you have provided relief you may be responsible for the accident