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Page 2 2003 Kochi Driving Survey (cont.)
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Question 15 : How far from Ino (testing center) do / did you live?
More Than 91 km : 4 (22.22%)
61 to 75 km         :  4 (22.22%)
46 to 60 km         : 3 (16.67%)
31 to 45 km         : 3 (16.67%)
16 to 30 km         : 2 (11.11%)
Within 15 km       : 2 (11.11%)
Question 16 : Were you exempt from taking the practical driving exam (in getting a Japanese license)?
No : 11  (55.00%)
Yes : 9  (45.00%)
Question 17 : Please indicate your total investment in money (include all fees, travel expenses, lost wages etc.):
1. about 60,000
2. 10,000 or so
3. 50,000
4. 60,000
5. 10,000
6. 10,000
7. n/a
8. haven't taken yet
9. 30,000
10. about 40,000
11. between 4 and 5 man
12. 120,000 yen driving school, no lost wages!
13. N/A
14. 20,000
15. cannot remember fees; no lost wages
16. around 20,000
Average cost : \35,416.6
Question 18 : Please indicate how much of an investment in time the entire process took you (include any driving practice):
1. about 7 days
2. one full day over two separate visits, inculding travel time
3. 3 days (1 failed test / 1 practice test / 1 passed test)
4. 4 months
5. 8 hours
6. 2 days
7. n/a
8. 5 1/2 days
9. about 26 hours of commuting and 8 hours testing
10. 8 full days
11. 3 weeks
12. n/a
13. 2 days
14. 3 weeks of paperwork and phonecalls (Australia and Japan) two separate visits to Ino, one taking all morning and  the other the whole day.
15. travel time to/from JAF and license center only - app 8-10 hours
Average time : 20.9 hours
Question 19 : The next bit is for people who took the  practical driving exam: 
Argh! I took the test. I must continue      : 8 (54.14%)
I was exempt. I will skip to question # 27  : 6 (42.86%)
Question 20 : Did you take any practice driving sessions before your first test?
Yes : 4 (50.00%)
No  : 4 (50.00%)
Question 21 : If so, how many sessions?
1. 1
2. it was after my first test, but 2 in one day
3. 1
4. 2
5. 2 weeks
Average : 1.75 sessions
Question 22 : If so, where did you practice?
1. Nakamura
2. An old driving school course in Kochi, and then at the license centre.
3. Tokushima
4. the practice center near Edagawa
5. Ino driving school
Question 23 : How much did the lessons cost (yen/session)?
1. 5000 yen , 50 minutes
2. The guy watched me and a Japanese girl drive once and said he'd teach us both until we passed for one payment of 10,000 yen each
3. 5000
4. 5000 yen each
5. 110, 000
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