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I need driving tips!
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Escape Goat
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That sucks man. I failed my first time too because I was going 5o ver in a school zone and it was on a hill so I was coasting!
That sucks man. I failed my first time too because I was going 5o ver in a school zone and it was on a hill so I was coasting!
Spike Spiegel
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How much experience do you have behind the wheel? Practice helps a lot, I know.
aparisi2274
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picture the instructor in his/her underwear. Take deep breaths, wear your seatbelt, look out of all mirrors before pulling away from the curb. Also, it is better to be futher away from the curb during a parallel park then to hit the curb. Also, you want to be at least 6" away from the curb, and another trick is to use the side of your car with the reflection of the sidewalk in the mirror. If the Car and the sidewalk are perfectly parallel to each other, you are fine.
I had to take my road test on Halloween, 14 years ago. I passed on the first try, and I had to have my windows open to use hand signals. I was more worried about the kids with the shaving creme and eggs, then I was about the instructor.
I had to take my road test on Halloween, 14 years ago. I passed on the first try, and I had to have my windows open to use hand signals. I was more worried about the kids with the shaving creme and eggs, then I was about the instructor.
Best advice so far. And to add to what was said, it takes even more time to know how to drive and to know how to drive instinctively (and well). My dad wouldn't let me drive with anyone in my car for about eight months after i got my license. He simply said that friends could be a distraction, and in an accident having passengers would make things worse. For a week or so, it seemed really stupid, although i knew he what he was doing. Then it sank in. Small things like driving with semis and drunk drivers are barely covered in the driver's handbook or not at all. Reading the other drivers' intent is also important. If you're at a stop sign and have the right of way, you can't simply drive through. You have to gauge the other driver. If they decide to take off anyways while you're doing the same, you could have an accident. i always tell myself that assholes have the right of way.nitewulf said:
In terms of actually taking the test, just stay calm. You'll probably be nervous regardless which is normal. Just make sure you know the material and take things slow. You can always take it again if you fail.
My first instructor was a complete bitch and yelled at me half the time. She told me to "turn here" and i turned into an empty parkling lot instead of a street that was a few yards away and she yelled at me for it. My dad was in the car and had to hold himself back from completely telling her off. Second time at another school, i calmly turned right through too many stop signs, only slowing down to check traffic. A simple beginner mistake, and the instructor told me he knew i knew how to drive. Next time taking it there, i passed easily.
heh, i had a similar experience the first time around. the dude was totally jittery and yelling at me...a car was making a U turn half a block away, i slowed down but advanced cautiously (i should have just stopped), so all of a sudden he screams at me,
"STOOOOP!!! STOOOP!!"...and im like "wtf?!"
he kept hassling me at every point, "your turning is too wide", "you are not stopping at the stop sign" etc and finally by the time i was pulling over to drop him off...i just rolled the steering wheel with one hand, and he was like,
"driving with one hand, you're a regular cowboy aint you?"
thing is, i knew i failed by that time so i didnt even care. fact is i did make those beginner mistakes like rolling stops through the stop signs (in real life, thats what everyone does...no one actually comes to a complete stop before the stop sign unless there are cars coming).
i wasnt really raised that way, my parents barely ever yelled at me...so i usually get very turned off and dont know how to act when people yell at me. its just not civilized behavior IMO.
so next time i was driving extra carefully, slow and the dude fails me because i was driving too slow...go figure. he was like you are using the mirrors to much, you must look back, you're driving too slow etc.
"STOOOOP!!! STOOOP!!"...and im like "wtf?!"
he kept hassling me at every point, "your turning is too wide", "you are not stopping at the stop sign" etc and finally by the time i was pulling over to drop him off...i just rolled the steering wheel with one hand, and he was like,
"driving with one hand, you're a regular cowboy aint you?"
thing is, i knew i failed by that time so i didnt even care. fact is i did make those beginner mistakes like rolling stops through the stop signs (in real life, thats what everyone does...no one actually comes to a complete stop before the stop sign unless there are cars coming).
i wasnt really raised that way, my parents barely ever yelled at me...so i usually get very turned off and dont know how to act when people yell at me. its just not civilized behavior IMO.
so next time i was driving extra carefully, slow and the dude fails me because i was driving too slow...go figure. he was like you are using the mirrors to much, you must look back, you're driving too slow etc.
Luscious LeftFoot
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Yeah, it seems silly but just keep driving tell everything feels natural.
Still remember my test:
*See guy ignoring "no right on red" sign -automatic fail*
Me: haha, sucker!
Instructor: Uhh... do you know you ran a stop sign back there?
Me: What?! fuck!
Me: So there's no point continuing this test right?
Instructor: Nope...
Me:FUUUCk!!!
Still remember my test:
*See guy ignoring "no right on red" sign -automatic fail*
Me: haha, sucker!
Instructor: Uhh... do you know you ran a stop sign back there?
Me: What?! fuck!
Me: So there's no point continuing this test right?
Instructor: Nope...
Me:FUUUCk!!!
SlickWilly223
Time ta STEP IT UP
I still have to take my driving test... It doesn't help that the car I'm practicing in at home (1995 Pathfinder) has the worst handling ever, and I'm serious. The car feels so blocky and wobbly at times, I refuse to go on any main road with it... I just turn so horribly with it.
But I can drive my brother's Maxima... that sucker turns with ease and stops on a dime.
But I can drive my brother's Maxima... that sucker turns with ease and stops on a dime.
KilledByBill
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As someone else mentioned, are there any other places nearby where you can take the test? Sometimes the course makes all the difference. My first time taking the driving test my parents took me out to this dump in the bondocks where my sister passed her test and it was a very difficult course. Lots of hills, blind turns, and very narrow gravel roads. It also didn't help that I had some grumpy old man barking comments at me the whole time like "You don't know how to drive do you?" "Comeback when you know how to drive!"
The next time I went to the course closest to home and it was a completely enclosed professional course. I passed with ease that time, my only mistake was not coming to a complete stop at the stop sign.
The next time I went to the course closest to home and it was a completely enclosed professional course. I passed with ease that time, my only mistake was not coming to a complete stop at the stop sign.
Dyne said:
Seriously? Because I passed so damn easily, driving through absolutely nothing difficult, and screwing up my parking badly but still survived because I did nothing else wrong. Thus, I now have my license...and am at University without a car.
If I have any piece of advice, drive around where you actually take the test. Get used to doing things in that area. Being familiar with location is key.
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