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First, I have been lurking here for a little while --so big thanks to all who share their stories, I love reading them.
Here's me:
I am driving stick shift for the first time in my life, I had my full licence for an automatic back in America, but now I am here and only got my first car last week. I am on my third provisional, and to my great shame, have only been driving less than a month, lol. I just never got around to sticking with lessons and kinda forgot about the driving as I had been living in Dublin and just riding my bicycle, taking the train, etc.....until I got the letter telling me I HAD to book the test or else no 3rd provisional for moi.....
So...I didn't really practice much at all is my point, but in the last week, I practised NON STOP----friends and family really went out of their way to help me..... I think I drove about 10 hours a day every day, plus I had about 6 lessons from a good instructor.
But--today I failed.
The weather was BEAUTIFUL.....and the instructor was beyond nice. He was a gentleman, he was kind, and he even let me try to fix my mistakes---I was in shock as I expected an awful experience, and it wasn't. But the fact he was so nice made it even worse for me, as I felt like such a loser when I still did the following: stalled 3 times--even once during my always perfect turnabout (this is where I got mega-flustered, it all went downhill from here), screwed up the reverse around the corner (!!!!!----I still can't believe it, I went on the sidewalk----TWICE---NEVER did that before , even in practice---it was a NITEMARE)))). I felt like he really wanted to pass me, and I made it impossible for him
So....I know I am really a very new driver and that I need loads and loads more practice, but I still cried afterwards as I came so close to passing (believe it or not, I only got 10 blues (3 clutch, 3 gears,1 handbrake, 1 observation, 1 right turn, 1 left turn) and of course, the ONE BIG HUGE red for the sidewalk experience, lol).
So, that's me: 3rd provisional and now I have to practice , practice, practice before I go through that again. My worse fear now is that I won't ever get an examinar that nice again
He was a doll, really. I almost wish he had been as horrible as the ones I hear about on here cuz then I could blame him (just kiddin).
I feel like crap and am having a good cry, poor meeeeeeeeee:o
Ah well......such is life.:p0 -
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Failed again today 2nd attempt :mad:
In my first test I had 10 blue flags(grade 2),your allowed 9. I felt I was a little in unlucky with the conductor I got and that some of them were a bit dubious in my opinion,however if i answered the pre test question right i would of passed,so chalked it down as experience.
You can imagine how pleased i was when I arrived to sit my test and had the same conductor :rolleyes: I thought sod him anyway im gonna do this.
Everything whent well answered all my question on rules correctly,the ride whent smooth observation ,singnalling etc,smooth gear changes everything whent perfect I felt.Finished in the parking lot,big smiles on my face I was Chuffed
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Sat at the desk,Sorry youve failed,couldnt beleive it :eek:
Got 6 Blue flags(grade 2).:mad:
1. For positioning when stopping,which was fair enough i did overshoot the line at one of the lights(in my defence it turned orange) but fair enough.
1. For competancy on the 3 point turn,cant figure out why.I assume because i was doing it on a road that hadnt got a footpath on one side of the road,thier was a walled bush. I might have gotten too close to the bush,I never touched it though, AM I TOO ASSUME THEIRS A FOOTHPATH THIER !
heres thie bit that peed me off,4 for braking,WHAT THE Fcuk?
I asked about this he said go over it with your instructor!,ridiculous.he then goes on to say overuse of the brakes and harsh braking.
apart from the time i stoped at the orange light,their were no sudden stops and you wernt being jolted forward with whiplash evertime i stoped the car.
To say im unhappy would be an understatement0 -
EASYbeingCHEESY wrote: »Failed again today 2nd attempt :mad:
In my first test I had 10 blue flags,your allowed 9. I felt I was a little in unlucky with the conductor I got and that some of them were a bit dubious in my opinion,however if i answered the pre test question right i would of passed,so chalked it down as experience.
You can imagine how pleased i was when I arrived to sit my test and had the same conductor :rolleyes: I thought sod him anyway im gonna do this.
Everything whent well answered all my question on rules correctly,the ride whent smooth observation ,singnalling etc,smooth gear changes everything whent perfect I felt.Finished in the parking lot,big smiles on my face I was Chuffed!
Sat at the desk,Sorry youve failed,couldnt beleive it :eek:
Got 6 Blue flags.:mad:
1. For positioning when stopping,which was fair enough i did overshoot the line at one of the lights(in my defence it turned orange) but fair enough.
1. For competancy on the 3 point turn,cant figure out why.I assume because i was doing it on a road that hadnt got a footpath on one side of the road,thier was a walled bush. I might have gotten too close to the bush,I never touched it though, AM I TOO ASSUME THEIRS A FOOTHPATH THIER !
heres thie bit that peed me off,4 for braking,WHAT THE Fcuk?
I asked about this he said go over it with your instructor!,ridiculous.he then goes on to say overuse of the brakes and harsh braking.
apart from the time i stoped at the orange light,their were no sudden stops and you wernt being jolted forward with whiplash evertime i stoped the car.
The say im unhappy would be an understatement
Competency in turnabout is usually if you do it in five points rather than three, or if you take too long.
What exactly do you mean by six blue flags?0 -
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