Ty wrote:
Dude if you don't know the shit you mentioned and you're taking the test you will fail. Learn to drive before sitting the test, I find that helps.
Psh, you learn by experience. Pushing all the buttons really helps the learning experience!
On a more serious note, find a friend who knows how to drive. Find an empty parking lot, and have them buy a box of your favorite bite-size candy/dessert. Now have them tell you to do certain things (U-turn, parallel park, etc.). If you do good, you get fed; if you do bad, you don't.
Simple Pavlovian psychology (or maybe it's someone else. It's 3 o'clock and I don't want to use Wikipedia). My brother did it for my sister, and it worked out juuuust fine.