[Raymond]

That photo - heartwarming!

[tooseevee]

A good news update.
Dad passed his M test today at the DMV on the 1st try.
Evaluator said 88 might be an age record???

           Curious - What IS the M test?

[Karl Childers]

           Curious - What IS the M test?

     Mental, I've failed it several times now. 

[Yinzer]

Curious - What IS the M test?

In Pennsylvania we get a little "M" on our license to indicate we passed the last requirement which is the practical test.
The permit is the large piece of paper that now becomes unnecessary to carry.

With a full license you can ride after dark (we don't usually do that)
You can go without a helmet after a year (we both use helmets)
You can carry a pillion (Neither of us do that either)

[ddavidv]

PA makes it pretty easy to get the 'M' endorsement if you take one of their free classes, which is how I did it. Though it teaches pretty basic stuff, I did come away from it having learned a few things.