We've had occasion to write before about Turkmenistan's increasingly bizarre President Niyazov and his budget cult of personality; now it seems, would-be drivers in his central Asian country will have to take a written test that includes not only the usual stuff about braking distances and blind spots, but also questions on the great Turkmenbashi's philosophical ideas. Which does suggest a new departure for what is normally a pretty drab adolescent rite of passage. How about dabbling in a bit more logical positivism down at the DMV?
If a traffic light changes when there's no-one around, does it turn green?
What is the sound of one indicator blinking?
Must you take extra care at junctions?
What is the sign for a dual-carriageway ahead? What is the sign for a level-crossing ahead? What is the sign for a good life ahead?
Posted by Alan Allport at August 2, 2004 02:54 PM