June 1, 2005
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It would seem to me that with a burgeoning metropolitan population such
as Tarrant county has, it would behoove the state to open more DPS
(Department of Public Safety) offices. Instead there are only the
same ones there have always been, meaning the lines are long and
everything’s a nuisance.Been trying to get Charles his driver’s license, and after having
escorted four other children through the process, I feel qualified to
say the situation has deteriorated alarmingly. Before, I would
drive the child to the DPS office in Lake Worth, whereupon we’d wait in
line, get him or her settled to take the written test, then wait till
someone was free to give the road test.Now one shows up, waits through a long line, gets out of line to fill
out a form, stand to one side feeling sheepish because it looks like
you’re trying to cut in but you’re not, waiting for the clerk to wave
you to the front, take the form and go stand in line in another room so
as to be able to take the written test.Once that’s done, one has to come back at a dreadfully early hour of
the morning to try to snag an appointment for the road test. The
office opens at 7:30 a.m., so Charles and I got there about fifteen
minutes before that time, to find a long line already waiting. He
got in line while I went to get some (comparatively) cheap gas, then
went back and inside, to sit with my book and wait.He was quite a ways back in the road test line.
After a while the only time open was 2:00 which he couldn’t make,
because tonight’s a Cow Sponge ska concert at the Ridglea theatre, and
he’s supposed to meet the band at 3:00. So we left.Tomorrow we’ll rise even earlier so we can leave the house even earlier
so he can get in line even earlier, hoping to be able to score a road
test appointment.Sheesh!
Comments (3)
Oh what a pain!! I didn’t realize there were so few, we lived in Arlington when I got my licence and it wasn’t far to drive since there is one there & it’s across from a park so my husband went over there with the little ones.
I know the one in Arlington, and there’s one in Hurst, along with the one in Lake Worth.
Those are the three with which I’m familiar. Waitaminute…seems like there was one way out on Alta Mesa in SW Fort Worth.
Those of us toward the middle of the city are stuck driving a long way to get to an office, unfortunately.
They need to put one in the middle of the city then ! We are off altamesa. ahh yeah I think I know where the one you are talking about is at actually. Now I want taco bell.