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I failed the first time I took it, too. One of the reasons was because I wasn't looking at both sides when driving through an intersection. That still seems so unnatural to me to do that while you're driving through one. Whatevers.
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Here in Massachusetts, you can pretty much get a driver's license by simply breathing. It's a depressing state of affairs - no wonder no major insurance companies will sell their policies here. When I got my license, I had no actual, legal "training." I had never been to a drivers ed class, I had never had an instructor. The best I got was some lessons on my mother's stick shift Volvo when I was 14 in a giant parking lot. And of course, we have a state trooper who sits in the car with you and a parent or whatever. THAT makes one a little nervous. The best advice I got was "be sure to check all your mirrors, know your hand signals, and buckle up." I did all of the above (as I often do anyways) and passed with flying colors. In all honesty though, all the trooper made me do was drive around the block, do a 3-point turn, and pass through downtown Worcester traffic. I've NEVER heard of someone having difficulty passing the test up here. But we're kind of, you know, horrible. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Cones? Disqualification because of the horn? When I took my test, the lady didn't even care that I had trouble finding the headlight switch. The hardest part of the test was backing out of the parking lot, and she didn't even care if I used my mirrors as long as I didn't hit anyone. I took four left turns around the block, and didn't even have to park the vehicle afterwards. I mean, wow. Do they actually fund the DMVs in Florida? Here they barely have time to give tests at all, since the understaffed DMVs are usually swamped with renewing the licenses of DUI offenders and handing out IDs to illegal immigrants. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Anyways, take your time, make every action obvious, and relax. I think that most instructors will generally be nice about things. I was speaking idiomatically. |
I had to take the test three damn times thanks to the hardass I got on my first try. Everything went perfectly except for turning back into the station. There was an SUV taking up both the incoming and outgoing lanes, yet the guy demanded I turn in anyway, so I had to go off to the side a bit. Then the bastard congratulated me for doing so well, and proceeded to tell me that he never passes anyone on their first time because he wanted people to get a feel for it.
The second time I was extremely nervous, because apparently these cops just fail people for no reason at all. The test still went well, except I was so rattled that I got in the right turning lane instead of the left at one point, and a truck came up behind me and blocked it before I could get back into the left lane. Instant failure, and he also added in a lecture about how kids who do well in school always seem to be the worst drivers. What? On the third try I got the same guy as my first time. He passed me and told me how much I'd improved even though I swear that was my worst time yet. That pissed me off about as much as if he'd just failed me again for a hat trick. I saw the check sheets after each test, and there weren't any mistakes other than those. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I guess I can't really relate to you though. In my DMV, about the only thing you can do to fail is drive on the wrong side of the road. FELIPE NO FGSFDS!!! |
I took my Driver's Test a little over a month ago (after delaying it for 3 learner's permits and almost 6 years ). It was a fun one since it was raining hella hard plus hail as well. I think I only lost a point or two because the tester didn't think I looked both ways at one of the stop signs. Whatever whatever.
However, my windows got mad fogged up and I forgot to start the defog before my test, so by the time it was time for me to parallel park, I couldn't see everything! I still got by it though, just a little more difficult than it had to be. I parallel park almost every day anyway, so I'm used to it. ^^ What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Well i failed again, yay go me!
Cept wasn't on parking this time, it was on backing up in a straight lane. It was a small-ass little residential area and i ended up going on the wrong side of the lane because the car's wheel i was using is too sensitive and i lost which direction i was going, and since i went too far on the wrong lane, i automatically failed. As i was already on the wrong lane, i just said to myself "screw it" cause I already kinda knew i was fucked. Also lost points cause i didn't answer the "Parking on a Hill" question successfully. Only part i really missed saying was facing your wheels away from the curb. Another thing was I was totally late. I set my alarm on my computer but my speakers weren't turned up. So when i got there I was still tired as hell and my eyes weren't even adjusted to the light yet. I feel so retarded... There's nowhere I can't reach.
Last edited by Zigan; May 16, 2007 at 10:53 AM.
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Ok, the DMV's in other states must suck. In Iowa, there's basically a 40-point checklist, and you can only miss 10 points and pass. For instance, way back when I was getting my license, I took a right turn really close and clipped the curb with my rear tire. That was -4 points. If I didn't check "left, right, left" before making a turn? -2 points.
I ended up only missing something like 6 points on my test, and the lady was very nice and let me know everything I missed -- and I don't feel like she was unfair or unconcerned. Most amazing jew boots
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