Driving Nerves!

Disney's picture

I have my driving test for my drive-alone license tomorrow! I feel a bit nervous, I'm worried about having to back in from the left side of a parking space! Or aaaah, if I try to parallel park and clip a car, or have to try going between TWO cars (I can do it, but who would want to?!)! And then slowing down/abiding by the speed limit... I do it perfectly well, I just slow down well in advance of a red light to avoid overusing gas (yay for the earth) and would be concerned if they docked points for doing it *too* early. It's not as though I majorly slow down, but I do coast it out a good bit in advance if it's red, then start braking... but icky handbooks imply that braking should be going on, not coasting.

I know that lots of people fail, but unfunness feeling me up right now! And music doesn't work so well, I think overall I can drive just fine, I tend to drive more like a casual driver than anything though... i.e. I'll have to really deliberately swivel my head tomorrow to check my blind spot, which I normally rely on the rearview mirror for, only actually quickly checking if I know there's something behind me for sure.

Hmm, mild irony pops into my mind - I definitely DON'T seem to check my blind spot at night if I know there's nothing behind me, because mentally I think: no lights flashing behind me, no lights visible behind me from a car in my rearview mirror... why risk anything getting knocked down ahead of me by swiveling my head?!

Going to try to get to sleep earlier today, my test is early tomorrow; really hoping that means the roads are mostly deserted, haha. Or, they could be crowded with POed people trying to get to work.

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montesqueer's picture

Oooh I'm terribad at

Oooh I'm terribad at driving. I float around in my lane like a drunk and never take sides as I'm afraid of those ridiculous kids who walk off the curb. I've also an weird phobia of bicycle seats tearing my vaginal bits when I go too quickly or down mountains. Eternal pedestrian, so doomed! Anyway, good luck with your test! *crosses fingers*

Disney's picture

Ugh,

I failed! I waited too long to turn left when a long truck was there indicating to turn right, realistically I could've gone, but I'd been told to just WAIT if you're unsure. The light turned green, I waited 1 sec to go (yay for driving school prep...) and then got honked, then the examiner writes down fun words, I proceed and finish parked and unfortunately am failed for impeding traffic by delaying my turn, which = I don't know my own right of way. Yay. And lucky me, no road tests available for two months! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I think I'll try driving courses with a different driving school, I did everything else fine, but the examiner said afterward (when I asked) that knowing right of way is really high up there on things to know, and should be taught right away... which is why you can be failed for not doing it properly, but if you f*ck up your parking, three point turn, or lane changes, you won't be failed unless you rack up the problems.

It might be better that I don't go out and risk causing an accident, but it would've been wonderful to just be able to drive myself, especially when I'm without my parents to cart me off anywhere. And taxis are tedium most of the time. :(

You're Amazing.

Jerry's picture

Ooh! I take my permit test

Ooh! I take my permit test thing soon! Well, not for like 2 more months actually.

Sigh.

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