Sierra Leone Uses Board Game as Part of Driver's License Test
Sierra Leone Uses Board Game as Part of Driver's License Test
Sierra Leone Uses Board Game as Part of Driver's License Test
By Samantha Grossman
October 21, 2020
Summary
In the good old days, all you had to do to get a driver's license was, you know, prove that you could drive.
At least in Sierra Leone, you have to play a board game before you can even take the licensing test.
The game is called "The Drivers' Way" and requires players to roll stoplight-themed dice and move models of classic cars around a board, Reuters reports.
They must also answer questions about the country's road laws, traffic signs and so on.
The game costs 60,000 Leones, or about $14. Wannabe-drivers have to pay for it themselves, and then play it at least once before they can come in for their test.
"Most crashes here are a result of ignorance of the highway code," the game's creator, Morie Lenghor, told Reuters.
"And most drivers don't even understand half the road signs."
She added that since most young people hate reading, she thought she'd try putting the important traffic laws into a format more "Attractive" to them.
Reference
Grossman, S. (2013, October 21). You Have to Play a Board Game Before You Can Get a Driver's License in Sierra Leone. Retrieved November 06, 2020, from https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/21/you-have-to-play-a-board-game-before-you-can-get-a-drivers-license-in-sierra-leone/