My learners test experiance
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For the first time I took driving test for learners permit. After literal 20 hours learning, over two months span, I took the test and failed horribly. I will break down how I screwed up(not that anybody cares) -> First I failed to sleep at night. I woke up at 7 am on Monday, and start the car at 9:30 am Tuesday. Reason for failure : mental pressure of the test. -> In the car, I forgot to lock the door -> I forgot to pull down the hand break, instructor informed me after two failed attempt -> I drove my car to start point, then I realized my left foot is not behaving as it was supposed to. I failed to adjust my left fit on the clutch, and started shaking violently. So violent the car started to sake synchronizing my feet. I had to hold down my heel to stop shaking, hence loosing points. -> I went into slope, then instructor asked me to stop completely and start. This slop is also S-type road with white line in the middle. I decided I will use hand break. I completely lost control of my damn left foot, again, and slip few inches. I attempt one more time and again my left foot start shaking violently and slip again. This time inspector got annoyed and reminded me that I am not doing well. Third attempt, car moved, finished the S-slope without error. -> since then I failed every single safety check. In other word, if I were in the road, I would have killed several hundred people. Inspector ended the course, two more test were left, one was crossing train line and other was S-crank. I am going to take the damn test on next 26th. I am just praying to mother nature, to give me the power of controlling `my left foot` :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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For the first time I took driving test for learners permit. After literal 20 hours learning, over two months span, I took the test and failed horribly. I will break down how I screwed up(not that anybody cares) -> First I failed to sleep at night. I woke up at 7 am on Monday, and start the car at 9:30 am Tuesday. Reason for failure : mental pressure of the test. -> In the car, I forgot to lock the door -> I forgot to pull down the hand break, instructor informed me after two failed attempt -> I drove my car to start point, then I realized my left foot is not behaving as it was supposed to. I failed to adjust my left fit on the clutch, and started shaking violently. So violent the car started to sake synchronizing my feet. I had to hold down my heel to stop shaking, hence loosing points. -> I went into slope, then instructor asked me to stop completely and start. This slop is also S-type road with white line in the middle. I decided I will use hand break. I completely lost control of my damn left foot, again, and slip few inches. I attempt one more time and again my left foot start shaking violently and slip again. This time inspector got annoyed and reminded me that I am not doing well. Third attempt, car moved, finished the S-slope without error. -> since then I failed every single safety check. In other word, if I were in the road, I would have killed several hundred people. Inspector ended the course, two more test were left, one was crossing train line and other was S-crank. I am going to take the damn test on next 26th. I am just praying to mother nature, to give me the power of controlling `my left foot` :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
So practice, learn, and don't repeat your mistakes. You've got a month, so use that time. Get a good night's sleep before the test - use Calms or Nytol if you have to - and go into the test with a positive mental attitude and the knowledge that if you fail again it's not the end of the world. You'll be fine.
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For the first time I took driving test for learners permit. After literal 20 hours learning, over two months span, I took the test and failed horribly. I will break down how I screwed up(not that anybody cares) -> First I failed to sleep at night. I woke up at 7 am on Monday, and start the car at 9:30 am Tuesday. Reason for failure : mental pressure of the test. -> In the car, I forgot to lock the door -> I forgot to pull down the hand break, instructor informed me after two failed attempt -> I drove my car to start point, then I realized my left foot is not behaving as it was supposed to. I failed to adjust my left fit on the clutch, and started shaking violently. So violent the car started to sake synchronizing my feet. I had to hold down my heel to stop shaking, hence loosing points. -> I went into slope, then instructor asked me to stop completely and start. This slop is also S-type road with white line in the middle. I decided I will use hand break. I completely lost control of my damn left foot, again, and slip few inches. I attempt one more time and again my left foot start shaking violently and slip again. This time inspector got annoyed and reminded me that I am not doing well. Third attempt, car moved, finished the S-slope without error. -> since then I failed every single safety check. In other word, if I were in the road, I would have killed several hundred people. Inspector ended the course, two more test were left, one was crossing train line and other was S-crank. I am going to take the damn test on next 26th. I am just praying to mother nature, to give me the power of controlling `my left foot` :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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So practice, learn, and don't repeat your mistakes. You've got a month, so use that time. Get a good night's sleep before the test - use Calms or Nytol if you have to - and go into the test with a positive mental attitude and the knowledge that if you fail again it's not the end of the world. You'll be fine.
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Thanks a lot. I appreciate that
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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Will get a license for general vehicle and then buy an automatic, otherwise my "girlfriend" will fry me
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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Because in some places you can't get/hire an automatic (or at least you couldn't on the Chanel Islands some years ago. It should not be possible to get a licence on an automatic - I agree with his gf.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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For the first time I took driving test for learners permit. After literal 20 hours learning, over two months span, I took the test and failed horribly. I will break down how I screwed up(not that anybody cares) -> First I failed to sleep at night. I woke up at 7 am on Monday, and start the car at 9:30 am Tuesday. Reason for failure : mental pressure of the test. -> In the car, I forgot to lock the door -> I forgot to pull down the hand break, instructor informed me after two failed attempt -> I drove my car to start point, then I realized my left foot is not behaving as it was supposed to. I failed to adjust my left fit on the clutch, and started shaking violently. So violent the car started to sake synchronizing my feet. I had to hold down my heel to stop shaking, hence loosing points. -> I went into slope, then instructor asked me to stop completely and start. This slop is also S-type road with white line in the middle. I decided I will use hand break. I completely lost control of my damn left foot, again, and slip few inches. I attempt one more time and again my left foot start shaking violently and slip again. This time inspector got annoyed and reminded me that I am not doing well. Third attempt, car moved, finished the S-slope without error. -> since then I failed every single safety check. In other word, if I were in the road, I would have killed several hundred people. Inspector ended the course, two more test were left, one was crossing train line and other was S-crank. I am going to take the damn test on next 26th. I am just praying to mother nature, to give me the power of controlling `my left foot` :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
Why do you need to lock the door [assuming you didn't mean close becaus ethat would be ridiculous]?
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Why do you need to lock the door [assuming you didn't mean close becaus ethat would be ridiculous]?
I was wondering about this one too. It falls in the 'Not a bad idea, so why not?' category for me. But marking off on a driving test for not doing it seems silly to me. In my 14+ years and 175k+ miles of driving, I've never once had a door magically spring open while driving... /edit: driving years. Forgot how old I was... :laugh:
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Why do you need to lock the door [assuming you didn't mean close becaus ethat would be ridiculous]?
Japanese driving rule says, passanger safty is a responsibility of the driver. Hence locking the door is a safety measure.
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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Why do you need to lock the door [assuming you didn't mean close becaus ethat would be ridiculous]?
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For the first time I took driving test for learners permit. After literal 20 hours learning, over two months span, I took the test and failed horribly. I will break down how I screwed up(not that anybody cares) -> First I failed to sleep at night. I woke up at 7 am on Monday, and start the car at 9:30 am Tuesday. Reason for failure : mental pressure of the test. -> In the car, I forgot to lock the door -> I forgot to pull down the hand break, instructor informed me after two failed attempt -> I drove my car to start point, then I realized my left foot is not behaving as it was supposed to. I failed to adjust my left fit on the clutch, and started shaking violently. So violent the car started to sake synchronizing my feet. I had to hold down my heel to stop shaking, hence loosing points. -> I went into slope, then instructor asked me to stop completely and start. This slop is also S-type road with white line in the middle. I decided I will use hand break. I completely lost control of my damn left foot, again, and slip few inches. I attempt one more time and again my left foot start shaking violently and slip again. This time inspector got annoyed and reminded me that I am not doing well. Third attempt, car moved, finished the S-slope without error. -> since then I failed every single safety check. In other word, if I were in the road, I would have killed several hundred people. Inspector ended the course, two more test were left, one was crossing train line and other was S-crank. I am going to take the damn test on next 26th. I am just praying to mother nature, to give me the power of controlling `my left foot` :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
I hope you mean 26th October. With what you described, I don't think you are ready. Meanwhile play some simulation games to develop driving as a nature (No it does not "fully" prepare you for actual driving). Make sure you drive everyday. Early mornings are rather good time are there is little to no traffic. Put some cones/stones/objects on an empty (preferably private) road and try things. Like parallel parking, reversing, 3 point turns and others. If your car has parking assist or camera try to avoid using that. If you rely heavily on them, you would be facing trouble in a rental which may or may not have one. Assume yourself in various situations and drive accordingly. Also, absolutely never forget: - Driving is a privilege; not a right. - Be patient. No matter how you drive, there isn't much difference in time taken to reach destination. So why take risk. - Right leg for accelerator and brake; left only for clutch. - When in trouble, don't panic. Shift to lower gears and use "engine braking" along with normal brakes. - Never ever drive on slope with disengaged clutch (I have seen many people who do that) - You and everyone else driving/riding has blind spots. Make sure you are not in one and assume someone is in yours.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]
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I hope you mean 26th October. With what you described, I don't think you are ready. Meanwhile play some simulation games to develop driving as a nature (No it does not "fully" prepare you for actual driving). Make sure you drive everyday. Early mornings are rather good time are there is little to no traffic. Put some cones/stones/objects on an empty (preferably private) road and try things. Like parallel parking, reversing, 3 point turns and others. If your car has parking assist or camera try to avoid using that. If you rely heavily on them, you would be facing trouble in a rental which may or may not have one. Assume yourself in various situations and drive accordingly. Also, absolutely never forget: - Driving is a privilege; not a right. - Be patient. No matter how you drive, there isn't much difference in time taken to reach destination. So why take risk. - Right leg for accelerator and brake; left only for clutch. - When in trouble, don't panic. Shift to lower gears and use "engine braking" along with normal brakes. - Never ever drive on slope with disengaged clutch (I have seen many people who do that) - You and everyone else driving/riding has blind spots. Make sure you are not in one and assume someone is in yours.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]
Thanks a lot, these are reasonable
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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Fair enough, it's never been something that has ever cropped up in the UK. I'm not even convinced it is safer, I mean if you're in an accident would it not be safer if the car can be opened from outside in case they need to get you out? I guess this is why a lot of modern cars have locks that automatically engage when the vehicle is moving.
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Fair enough, it's never been something that has ever cropped up in the UK. I'm not even convinced it is safer, I mean if you're in an accident would it not be safer if the car can be opened from outside in case they need to get you out? I guess this is why a lot of modern cars have locks that automatically engage when the vehicle is moving.
Safety is about being reasonably prepared for worst. Having worked in petroleum plants I am, well, paranoid, if you will. It is just an additional safety mechanism. Like putting a lock on a door.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]
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Fair enough, it's never been something that has ever cropped up in the UK. I'm not even convinced it is safer, I mean if you're in an accident would it not be safer if the car can be opened from outside in case they need to get you out? I guess this is why a lot of modern cars have locks that automatically engage when the vehicle is moving.
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Because in some places you can't get/hire an automatic (or at least you couldn't on the Chanel Islands some years ago. It should not be possible to get a licence on an automatic - I agree with his gf.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
It should not be possible to get a licence on an automatic
Why? Should one also be required to learn how to hitch and run a run of horses in case one needs to pull the manual transmission car out of a ditch? A state issued license should reflect a minimum bit of competency in the context of what the general audience for the license will be doing with the skill. The average driver, of which at least 80% of the licensed public will be, should be licensed for the vehicle that most of the public will be driving. And in quite a few places where one normally drives a vehicle that that will be an automatic. An automatic, for the average driver is going to be better than a manual one taking into account the average weather conditions both with colder and much warmer and wetter climates. Excluding the average drivers, the worst drivers are probably going to be bad either way but might be marginally better with an automatic. The best drivers might do better with manual but the probability of them actually being better is becoming very small. And especially in average driving there is almost no chance that they can perform better in a modern car. This is even true with unusual vehicles like 18 wheelers, dump trucks, etc. Those types of vehicles took time to catch up in the automatic space but they are much better now. Now if one intends to spend a great deal of time in third world nations (or remote regions) that rely on old vehicles then one should at least learn how to use a manual. But I suspect as well that safety there is going to depend on far more factors that ones own ability to expertly use a manual vehicle.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote:
It should not be possible to get a licence on an automatic
Why? Should one also be required to learn how to hitch and run a run of horses in case one needs to pull the manual transmission car out of a ditch? A state issued license should reflect a minimum bit of competency in the context of what the general audience for the license will be doing with the skill. The average driver, of which at least 80% of the licensed public will be, should be licensed for the vehicle that most of the public will be driving. And in quite a few places where one normally drives a vehicle that that will be an automatic. An automatic, for the average driver is going to be better than a manual one taking into account the average weather conditions both with colder and much warmer and wetter climates. Excluding the average drivers, the worst drivers are probably going to be bad either way but might be marginally better with an automatic. The best drivers might do better with manual but the probability of them actually being better is becoming very small. And especially in average driving there is almost no chance that they can perform better in a modern car. This is even true with unusual vehicles like 18 wheelers, dump trucks, etc. Those types of vehicles took time to catch up in the automatic space but they are much better now. Now if one intends to spend a great deal of time in third world nations (or remote regions) that rely on old vehicles then one should at least learn how to use a manual. But I suspect as well that safety there is going to depend on far more factors that ones own ability to expertly use a manual vehicle.
jschell wrote:
Should one also be required to learn how to hitch and run a run of horses in case one needs to pull the manual transmission car out of a ditch
Absolutely, or maybe know how a winch works. I drew no correlation between manual driving skills and driving competency. Just like you should have a grounding in basic computer knowledge to be a developer, you should have basic skills to be a driver. I know it does not happen and I lament it's passing. There are so many, what I consider, basic skills that are no longer relevant it is distressing but then I'm an old fart who is losing relevancy as well :rolleyes: .
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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I hope you mean 26th October. With what you described, I don't think you are ready. Meanwhile play some simulation games to develop driving as a nature (No it does not "fully" prepare you for actual driving). Make sure you drive everyday. Early mornings are rather good time are there is little to no traffic. Put some cones/stones/objects on an empty (preferably private) road and try things. Like parallel parking, reversing, 3 point turns and others. If your car has parking assist or camera try to avoid using that. If you rely heavily on them, you would be facing trouble in a rental which may or may not have one. Assume yourself in various situations and drive accordingly. Also, absolutely never forget: - Driving is a privilege; not a right. - Be patient. No matter how you drive, there isn't much difference in time taken to reach destination. So why take risk. - Right leg for accelerator and brake; left only for clutch. - When in trouble, don't panic. Shift to lower gears and use "engine braking" along with normal brakes. - Never ever drive on slope with disengaged clutch (I have seen many people who do that) - You and everyone else driving/riding has blind spots. Make sure you are not in one and assume someone is in yours.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]
lw@zi wrote:
Driving is a privilege; not a right.
I would like to see a court case about that in the US. Of course that is not declared as an explicit right in the US Constitution, but explicit rights are not the only rights that the Constitution allows. And multiple court cases have added to and defined what is reasonable as well. Such as the 'right' to privacy. And given the continued dependence on cars in the US seems like it is open to the possibility that it could be declared a right.
