After a brief consideration, Xiao Yang decided to use the commemorative combination of "117-431AM" as the license plate number of his first car, of which 117 represents January 17, 431AM represents 4:31 a.m., the combination together is the exact time of the Los Angeles earthquake, the "California" state name and license plate issuance and expiration time at the top of the license plate belong to a fixed format, which cannot be changed at will, and the personalized text at the lower end is selected" Better-Call-Hsiao" is a slogan that has become famous. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After getting the freshly baked license plate, fixed at the front and rear of the car according to California regulations, the whole registration process is completed, and at the same time, it is lunchtime, and I found a fast food restaurant nearby, Lin Jiayong gave Xiao Yang a detailed introduction to his experience of taking the official driver's license last year, and then took him around the streets near the DMV a few times to familiarize himself with the road conditions, and the next thing to do is to use the Learner's Permit (learner's license) prepared in advance, proof of address, Bank statement to apply for an assessment form, then drive the car to the designated place and wait patiently for the road examiner's notification.

According to California's regulations, you can apply to take the road test after two months of learning a driver's license, although as a country on wheels, the road traffic regulations in the United States are far more complex and perfect than in China, but the content of the road test is relatively simple, as long as you choose a route near the DMV, drive for more than ten or twenty minutes according to the instructions of the road examiner, and there is no storage, transfer and other items, according to Xiao Yang's malicious speculation, this is probably due to the fact that the Yankees are more afraid of death, and the driving skills are not easy to drive on the road.

For Xiao Yang, an old driver with nearly 10 years of driving experience, driving skills are not a problem, the difficulty lies in figuring out the difference between local traffic regulations and the country, from the cousin's mouth, the first thing to pay attention to in the road test is the common parking signs at various intersections, once encountered, must stop for more than 3 seconds, and carefully observe the situation at the left and right intersections, otherwise there is no negotiation directly on the subject.

The second is to turn left at the intersection, there is a special left turn signal light needless to say, in the case of only a straight green light, it is necessary to stop at the position of the crosswalk, wait for the opposite straight and left turn vehicles to go first, if there are too many vehicles on the opposite side, it is necessary to grab the road in advance when the green light turns yellow, and take advantage of the opportunity to stop at the yellow light on the opposite side of the straight vehicle to speed up the left turn, which is allowed by the law and even advocated legitimate behavior, if you do not do so, you may be put on a traffic jam hat by the examiner or patrol officer, and the situation in China is just the opposite.

Another point to pay attention to is to control the speed, according to California regulations, the general speed limit on highways is 65 miles (65 miles per hour), 40 miles on the main roads in urban areas, schools and residential communities and most curves are around 25 miles, neither exceed the maximum speed limit, nor drive too slowly, especially when going straight at the crossing, in the case of green lights and no stop signs, you must not slow down, but accelerate through, otherwise it may lead to rear-end collisions, the same is true for the test, Occasional offenses can be forgiven, but three consecutive offenses will be disqualified from this road test.

Xiao Yang felt particularly incomprehensible about this, with the habit he developed when driving in China, when he encountered an intersection or T-junction, even if there were no vehicles or pedestrians on the left and right, he would subconsciously step on the brakes, how could it be all reversed?

Thinking like this, he casually asked: "When you see a green light, you have to speed up and go straight, what if you encounter pedestrians running red lights on both sides?" ”

Lin Jiayong's reaction was even stranger than him, "Why do you want to run the red light, don't they want to die?" Even if there is, they are the first to violate the rules, and the owner has zero responsibility, what are you afraid of? ”

Xiao Yang was speechless for a while.

Passing the road test without any danger, Xiao Yang paid a cost of 2.5 US dollars, and received a paper temporary driver's license that can be used in place of an official driver's license, and the original driver's license will be sent to his registered address within a week, that is, his uncle Lin Yuanhang's home, and carefully calculated, from the beginning of the test to getting the driver's license, the cost of spending adds up to less than 10 US dollars, and even if the driver's license is lost, it doesn't matter, you can go to the DMV to reissue a new one at any time.

At this point, Xiao Yang can finally experience the charm of this high-performance sports coupe, but unfortunately for the first time in his life, his performance can only be described as trembling, walking on thin ice, no matter how sarcastic Lin Zhiyong is, he will not take a step beyond Lei Chi - despite this, he is inevitably targeted by the patrol police.

Parking the car on the side of the road with the turn signal, Xiao Yang took out the paper driver's license with full legal effect, watched the white patrol officer get out of the motorcycle police car from the rearview mirror, and asked Lin Jiayong strangely: "Did I make something wrong just now?" ”

"The devil knows!" Lin Jiayong shook his head, took out the vehicle registration certificate and insurance policy from the glove box and handed them to him, "Put your hands on the steering wheel, don't move, be careful of causing misunderstandings." ”

Walking to the driver's door, the patrolman wearing sunglasses reached out and knocked on the window, "Driver's license, vehicle registration information and insurance, thank you." ”

Xiao Yang handed out the various documents out of the window, held the steering wheel with both hands and waited for a while, and the other party returned the documents to him, "You can go, sir, pay attention to safety." ”

Xiao Yang spread out his hands and looked at his cousin, "That's it?" ”

Lin Jiayong shrugged his shoulders and did not answer.

Back to "Davis-; Lin "Law Firm, when he told Lin Yuanhang about this little episode, he shook his head with a wry smile, "Just get used to it." ”

After watching TV in Lin Yuanhang's office, paying attention to the current rescue situation in the disaster area, and waiting until 4 p.m., NBC's Adrias Schneider called and asked Xiaoyang to meet with NBC TV ace host Tom Brokaw in Burbank one hour later to communicate the content of tonight's interview in advance.

Burbank is located west of Pasadena, less than 20 minutes by car, but Xiao Yang had to go back to Monterey Park to change back into the "kidnapper suit", so he came out of the law firm in advance, drove his cousin home to change clothes, Lin Jiayong asked his girlfriend to watch a movie at night, and Lin Yuanhang wanted to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game at home, so he had to drive to Burbank City, which is located 12 miles north of Los Angeles.

Known as the "Media-Capital-of-the-World", it is home to the headquarters of the media giant Disney Company, and the world-renowned media and entertainment companies such as Warner-Bros, NBC, Viacom, and PBS also have branches here.