Then you've got nothing to worry about : )_j5689_ wrote:
Well, on your first try, you can take it the day after but every day but Wednesday they're usually booked almost full and the free times don't fit into my schedule anyway because I have school every day except Wednesday. So yeah every Wednesday I can take it until I pass.
It just feels like a big waste of time in between tests though, my weeks are long, hard and shitty and I have very little to look forward to in them at all. Being able to finally drive by myself(without my parents nagging me about bullshit that will "be on the test" and having to be with me everywhere I would go so I could drive back) would be really fucking nice for a change, then I could go do other things to distract my mind from shit and I'd be more in charge of where me and my friends go and be more free, and I'd finally have made some progress in my life in some way that didn't involve school or girls. Right now I just feel like a 13 year old in college that can legally buy cigarettes.Dauntless wrote:
Then you've got nothing to worry about : )_j5689_ wrote:
Well, on your first try, you can take it the day after but every day but Wednesday they're usually booked almost full and the free times don't fit into my schedule anyway because I have school every day except Wednesday. So yeah every Wednesday I can take it until I pass.
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I live in the suburbs though, all my other friends have cars and can drive and half or more of them don't even have jobs so there must be something handy about it.dayarath wrote:
well that wont be solved with a driving license
just get your own place and use public transport, problem solved. Can't move around in the city with a car anyway (least, not here - or barely).
I failed twice (shit happens), going to take it again in the summer when I've got my college break.
it doesKimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
i bet the public transportation sucks in your suburban town.
fix'tKimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
if only we had a badass railway like parts of europe
I honestly don't see the problem with this. You'll be driving on public roads, not on some secluded track for the rest of your life. The practical test over here is entirely in traffic. While you're driving, the examiner will randomly ask you to parallel park behind a car he designates. Sure, it might be nerve-racking to execute proper parallel parking in a busy street, but that way they can check whether you can actually operate a vehicle in a real-life situation. Better to be strict during driving tests, than have (even more) people who really can't drive on the roads._j5689_ wrote:
Not to mention they're implementing road tests now, to make you shit your pants in front of somebody you don't know while waiting for traffic to let you in. Not that I even made it that far.
No wonder you feel pressured, you've psyched yourself out before you've started.It just feels like a big waste of time in between tests though, my weeks are long, hard and shitty and I have very little to look forward to in them at all. Being able to finally drive by myself(without my parents nagging me about bullshit that will "be on the test" and having to be with me everywhere I would go so I could drive back) would be really fucking nice for a change, then I could go do other things to distract my mind from shit and I'd be more in charge of where me and my friends go and be more free, and I'd finally have made some progress in my life in some way that didn't involve school or girls. Right now I just feel like a 13 year old in college that can legally buy cigarettes.
What did you used to have to do? Drive around am empty parking lot?_j5689_ wrote:
Not to mention they're implementing road tests now, to make you shit your pants in front of somebody you don't know while waiting for traffic to let you in. Not that I even made it that far.
That's a nice way of putting it, I was telling myself that I made the mistake of looking forward to passing.Dilbert_X wrote:
No wonder you feel pressured, you've psyched yourself out before you've started.It just feels like a big waste of time in between tests though, my weeks are long, hard and shitty and I have very little to look forward to in them at all. Being able to finally drive by myself(without my parents nagging me about bullshit that will "be on the test" and having to be with me everywhere I would go so I could drive back) would be really fucking nice for a change, then I could go do other things to distract my mind from shit and I'd be more in charge of where me and my friends go and be more free, and I'd finally have made some progress in my life in some way that didn't involve school or girls. Right now I just feel like a 13 year old in college that can legally buy cigarettes.
You'll pass eventually.
Doesn't matter to me, I know what I'm capable of doing in a real practical situation. But if I have someone grading me on driving using every rule to the letter in addition to having to wait for traffic and let all the pressure build up even more, then it's too much pressure for me to deal with and I can't function. Just gotta keep doing it until it doesn't matter anymore, no matter how long that takes.DrunkFace wrote:
What did you used to have to do? Drive around am empty parking lot?_j5689_ wrote:
Not to mention they're implementing road tests now, to make you shit your pants in front of somebody you don't know while waiting for traffic to let you in. Not that I even made it that far.
A 5 year old could do that.
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I had to drive around on public roads to get my license (in NY, USA), so it's pretty reasonable.FlemishHCmaniac wrote:
I honestly don't see the problem with this. You'll be driving on public roads, not on some secluded track for the rest of your life. The practical test over here is entirely in traffic. While you're driving, the examiner will randomly ask you to parallel park behind a car he designates. Sure, it might be nerve-racking to execute proper parallel parking in a busy street, but that way they can check whether you can actually operate a vehicle in a real-life situation. Better to be strict during driving tests, than have (even more) people who really can't drive on the roads._j5689_ wrote:
Not to mention they're implementing road tests now, to make you shit your pants in front of somebody you don't know while waiting for traffic to let you in. Not that I even made it that far.
that or just some deep breathing.jord wrote:
Honestly you do sound like you could do with the joint and vodka, you need to calm down a bit and be more confident.
jord wrote:
Honestly you do sound like you could do with the joint and vodka, you need to calm down a bit and be more confident.
Here's an excellent instruction video that might help you!loubot wrote:
As one of the few people at my work, I am licensed to drive a fork lift and must admit I am pretty bad at it. I barely pass the mandatory OSHA certification....many orange cones have tasted my fork lift blades
I was thinking about getting some Hydracodone(Vicadin) from this girl in my class to help me do my speech for speech class in two weeks. Might just do it for this too.Shadow893 wrote:
jord wrote:
Honestly you do sound like you could do with the joint and vodka, you need to calm down a bit and be more confident.
It's not the skills required to pass it, it's holding myself together so I can think properly. The worrying prevents me from being able to think effectively about what I'm doing, and then it also gives me this "Fuck it, I'm not passing" mentality as well. I just can't do anything under pressurepresidentsheep wrote:
If you need some form of chemicals to help you pass your driving test then why are you even bothering? Shit's simple, just practice.
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