Failed my driving test! Am I the stupidest one here?

I passed easy.

I had an easy test though. No parallel parking required.

I'm not comforted so far.

Oh sorry... I have a short attention span and didn't make it to the comfort you part.

Keep your head up.
When you get thrown off the horse the only thing to do is get right back on.
You'll do better next time... you were just nervous.


Is that helping any?

Neat, thanks! Woooo! I feel ready for anything now!

Didn't ANYONE kill somebody or somethin'?

This is the first time I've heard of someone failing their driving test.

AAAAAAARGHHHHHH!

Yea, you have to be pretty dumb to fail your driver's test.

Kidding. Actually, one of my friends failed...he ran a red light.

How did you fail? Maybe you need more practice before you're unleashed to the public behind a 3000lb weapon.

I'll rescue you, cyphercat.

I had no idea it was a four way stop. Seriously! When did they put those signs up, anyway?

Nearly plowed right into a US Mail truck. The test guy made me park, get out and give him control of the car immediately.


But, I passed with flying colors the second time, even the parallel parking.

You will, too!

Yeah, no kidding. I don't want to be unleashed on the public at all! I just need to get my license, but never fear, I won't use it...

I failed because I pulled out in front of someone and the instructor thought I was gonna kill us or somethin'. Psssh, whatever, dude, like lighten up ya know?

I still don't think the car was all that close.

I didn't see you there, Squinney! (Rather like that car earlier today, a ha ha haa.)

Anyway, thank you, that's what I wanna hear. What I'm really dreading is getting the same guy when I go back to take the test again... I think I'd do better the next time except I'll be so embarrassed to see him again...

In Chicago you have to do that to pass.

You also have to flip someone off while making a left turn if I remember correctly.

If there's a car coming, and you're pulling out into traffic, think, "will this car have to slow down(at least drastically) if I pull out?"

Well, it had to slow down after the instrustor told me to stop, but I swear I had plenty of time if he hadn't butted in...

Ahem. Back a year or two ago when I was having eye tharn, I worried that I would have to take both written and driving. I have a nice history, knock on wood, but was a tad fragile personally around that time. I could see f'ing up from sheer tension. Luckily I passed the eye thing.

But before that I got the book.

Eeeeeeeek. The book has multiplied. It has much more imbedded data. All sorts of things to memorize, and perhaps chart before memorizing. Geez louise. Lots of handy how to but then, data stuck in there. Nailing down how many hundred feet to do what before what when.... I suppose they teach this in driver's ed now but I can only go by common sense. There is no chart in the book, you have to read the whole thick thing.

I know all this stuff instinctually and would likely pass. But have you looked at the California booklet lately?

Yah, the book is quite the tome now. But I had no problem with the written exam. I just screw things up when someone is watching me and writing things down on their damn little clipboard.

And I wasn't worried about the test but all the different numbers of feet when to act before this and that happening, re the written. Well, I've never failed a written, but there's always a first time. Never failed a driving either, but have only had to do that once, with parallel parking on busy street, etc. That was a big gulp then.

I'd flunk now, as I don't have seat belts for all seats. I only replaced the two front ones when Pacco ate them.

Oh, and chances of my emergency brake actually holding are small. I am tired of paying to fix it and not have it work.

I failed my first driver's ed 'behind the wheel' test

It was so disappointing...