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I had a mean driving tester. He would exclusively mumble or yell. I also made a rather sharp turn at one point and he went on about it for 10 minutes.
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When I tested, I failed the first time and passed the second (Parallel parking in a full-sized Detroit Chrome Mountain is quite challenging). The second time I was veeerrrryyy caaaarrrreeeefffffuuuulll (and slow) and passed. The instructor's comment?
"You only have to signal a turn within 100 feet, not 100 yards."
When my dad got his first driver's license (state of Arkansas, 1940, no picture), his dad gave it to him as a 16th birthday present. No test, no exam, no nothing. My grandfather went to town, bought a license for his son, and handed it to him.
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Ah, parallel parking...thank goodness that I never had to do that on my driving test. There's a funny story that comes with my driving test. In California, more specific in the Southern Cali area, parallel parking is an option. Also, I didn't pay for my driving test. Anyway to the story,I didn't have to do the damn thing, since my DMV guy was in a good mood. I passed 98% and was glad that it was over with. When I was taking my driver's picture, I finally found out the last name of the guy. It turns out that he's the father of someone I dated two days before my driving test. He said to me after I found out who he was, "So, I hear that your taking my sport to the movies on Saturday and to a Backstreet Boys concert at October...now at least you can drive your BMW without an adult in the car." Then that became a very akward moment.
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[This message has been edited by Michael_T (edited August 13, 1999).]
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I have to admit that I had to take my test three times. I kinda hada real bad temper and I kinda blew a red light with impatience when someone I was trying to catch up to and yell at went by me that was the first time, second time it was for speed and parking. third time I passed
Orion Syndicate
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I passed my test fourth time round.
The first time, the guy failed me for something trivial like slowing down a little early on left and right turns. At the end of the test, he told me to go to this other test centre at South Yardley the next time. It turned out that he was usually testing at South Yardley, but was only at my test centre that day because someone else was ill. The sonofabitch was trying to create more business for himself at the other test centre. I complained, nothing was done.
The second time round, I failed on the emergency stop, yes, I know "How could you fail on the emergency stop"? I was waiting for him to say the word, when he did, I hit the brakes, the car skidded but I didn't release and reapply the brakes - that as they say was that.
The third time round, I failed in the first few seconds because when I was about to pull away, I stalled the car. This created quite a big row of cars behind me and I was failed on that and two other serious errors later on.
AND NOW! Yes, the fourth time. The first three were at home, but this test was when I was at university. The test centre was easy and the examiner was really good. I passed, despite trying to pull away at the start with the car in neutral. He said I made five minor errors and no major or dangerous, so I finally had my licence.
It took me over 50 lessons and four tests, but I got there.
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*Shudders at all of your horror stories* Oy! *still has his Learner's Licence, has had it since March '99* *The earliest he can take his road test is September '99, and his licence expires in March '00* I think I'm goona stick with the learner's forever.....I'll keep renewing it every year.
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Well I'm sorry to hear that. However, I failed on my first test as you well know. You should go to Michigan, I made the same mistakes as on my CT test, but they let me pass there.
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Well, I CAN parrallel park..... But I couldn't back into a space PERFECTLY, so she had a coniption about that. Then she had a problem because i opened the door to check the line. I put the car in park, it wasn't going anywhere! ....
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