The California DMV has shifted into a new gear by posted a number of training videos on YouTube. There are over 100 videos on YouTube that cover “Rules of the Road,” “Top Ten Reasons for Failing the Driving Test,” and specific questions from the test. When I first heard about this, I was skeptical that the videos could both inform and entertain today’s crop of drivers-in-training. The YouTube channel is doing just that. According to the New York Times,

“Since the department’s effort at youtube.com/californiadmv began last month, some of the clips have been viewed nearly 5,000 times.”

With those numbers you can certainly consider this experiment a success, especially since YouTube is a free service. Conversely, the DMV’s MySpace page is less popular. It currently boasts fewer than 40 friends, despite having a Q&A section called “Ask George.”