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Well I took my practical driving assessment this morning, and perhaps unsurprisingly I like most others failed my first attempt. The good news though is that the instructor thought I was actually pretty decent bar a few unfortunate mishaps and that I can retake the test next week.
The Errors I Apparently Made
1. Failing to stop fully for a stop sign - Honestly, I am adamant that I did stop for the damn sign. Unfortunately the rule is that you're supposed to stop for around 3-5 seconds and I evidently count much faster than my examiner did.
2. Indicating too late to exit a roundabout - I do think that I could probably improve in this area and I will gladly take her advice into consideration in an effort to pass next week.
3. Taking too long to slow in a school zone - Shame on the future teacher here because I really screwed this one up. I thought that it was after 9:00am but as it turns out it was still 8:55am and that means the school zone was still active. I took too long to realise this and it cost me.
4. Crossing hands on the steering wheel - This one really irks me, I have much better control of the car if I can move my hands freely on the wheel than if I have to use the "push/pull" method and keep them in relatively the same spot on the sides.
5. Almost killing us at an intersection - I'm pretty accepting of my fail - except for this which was the major reason for her failing me. We almost crashed at the intersection but it was in no way my fault and I copped the blame. The other guy - an idiot - sped into the intersection, indicated after he had already turned and cut me off when I had right of way. If I find that guy I will superglue him to the middle of that intersection.
Overall I don't think I did too bad for a first go and I'm looking forward to trying again next week. I've learned a lot of useful tips from my examiner; who, despite failing me for something that someone else did, is actually a very nice and very friendly lady. Better luck next time I guess.
Feel free to share some of your own crazy experiences from your days learning to drive or from idiots on the road.
-Gimmepie
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The Wheels on the Car - Murphy's Law
Well I took my practical driving assessment this morning, and perhaps unsurprisingly I like most others failed my first attempt. The good news though is that the instructor thought I was actually pretty decent bar a few unfortunate mishaps and that I can retake the test next week.
The Errors I Apparently Made
1. Failing to stop fully for a stop sign - Honestly, I am adamant that I did stop for the damn sign. Unfortunately the rule is that you're supposed to stop for around 3-5 seconds and I evidently count much faster than my examiner did.
2. Indicating too late to exit a roundabout - I do think that I could probably improve in this area and I will gladly take her advice into consideration in an effort to pass next week.
3. Taking too long to slow in a school zone - Shame on the future teacher here because I really screwed this one up. I thought that it was after 9:00am but as it turns out it was still 8:55am and that means the school zone was still active. I took too long to realise this and it cost me.
4. Crossing hands on the steering wheel - This one really irks me, I have much better control of the car if I can move my hands freely on the wheel than if I have to use the "push/pull" method and keep them in relatively the same spot on the sides.
5. Almost killing us at an intersection - I'm pretty accepting of my fail - except for this which was the major reason for her failing me. We almost crashed at the intersection but it was in no way my fault and I copped the blame. The other guy - an idiot - sped into the intersection, indicated after he had already turned and cut me off when I had right of way. If I find that guy I will superglue him to the middle of that intersection.
Overall I don't think I did too bad for a first go and I'm looking forward to trying again next week. I've learned a lot of useful tips from my examiner; who, despite failing me for something that someone else did, is actually a very nice and very friendly lady. Better luck next time I guess.
Feel free to share some of your own crazy experiences from your days learning to drive or from idiots on the road.
-Gimmepie
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