The third time just isn’t at all times a charm. For Cha Sa-soon, it continued 960 trying – and hundreds of dollars – to get a driver’s license.
Nevertheless, the South Korean is now traveling after finally passing her written driving test, as described in a viral video recently shared by Asian culture unlocked on YouTube.
Sa-soon, who lives alone in Sinchon Village, finally passed the exam on the 961st attempt.
Her remarkable success story began greater than a decade ago – but has recently made a comeback Reddit and inspires people around the world.
When she finally passed the exam in 2010, she was 69 years old.
She has also turn out to be something of a neighborhood celebrity in South Korea as her story has inspired many individuals who’ve struggled to get their very own license, according to widely shared footage.
Now in her 80s, Sa-soon didn’t let anything stop her and she was determined to take the written test five days every week for 3 consecutive years. Latest York Times.
It didn’t end there. Next: two driving tests and road tests.
Nevertheless, she failed each of them 4 times in a row, but persevered through it all, eventually earning her driver’s license.
In any case, Sa-soon spent over 5 million won – or about $4,200 – trying to pass these tests, according to NBC News. (Other stores estimate the amount paid closer to $13,500).
Grandma learned to drive at Jeonbunk driving school, and when she finally passed her exam, all the patient teachers helped her have fun.
“When she finally got her license, all of us got here out cheering and hugging her, giving her flowers,” Park Su-yeon, a driving school instructor, told the Times.
“It felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off our backs. We did not have the courage to tell her to go away because she kept showing up.”
Her story even caught the attention of the Hyundai automotive empire, which rewarded Sa-soon with their very own automotive, which cost $16,800. She too starred in a preferred business for an automotive company.
“I didn’t mind,” Sa-soon said then. “For me, the every day commute to the exam was like going to school. I’ve at all times missed school.”
Sa-soon makes a living selling homemade vegetables and wanted to learn to drive to keep her business going.
She also told the Times that she wished she could take her grandchildren to the zoo.