Renewing my driver's license was a pain this year.

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7. The questions that really get me are the ones like ... (and a kudo to DMV)

The questions that really get me are the ones like, "The penalty for doing xyz stupid shit is 1 year, 5 years, or 7 years." What you really need to know is "Don't do stupid xyz shit."

I will give the DMV credit for significant improvement in recent years. I've had to take the written test twice now (I'm 76), and the most recent time the process was like night-and-day difference for the better. The first time, several years ago, no appointments were available for months in advance so I had to go in and just wait without an appointment. After waiting there all day, I finally got seen just before they closed. The most recent time, even with the additional complications of everyone getting RealID, I did written and vision tests, got my RealID docs verified, got a new picture, and was in and out in an hour.

On edit: This is California DMV I'm talking about.