Things I Learned at My Driving Test - Page 2

munchmunch

Canada789 Posts

April 13 2011 00:41 GMT

#21

On April 13 2011 07:41 phant wrote:
5) they pay people to act as pedestrians and try to flunk you.

On my driving test several years ago, there was one person on a sidewalk standing there. I waited a good 5 seconds and he still stood there, so I turned and immediately when I started moving he stepped off the sidewalk. Instant fail, had to take the test again.

That would be a fun hobby. I wonder if there is a testing place near where I live

danl9rm

United States3111 Posts

April 13 2011 01:03 GMT

#22

Who's the chump that gave this kid a 1 star rating?

I found it quite hilarious, and actually very similar to the experience I had so long ago, haha.

Daestrro

United States21 Posts

April 13 2011 01:26 GMT

#23

I love looking back at my test whenever people bring up their horror stories. Car pulls up, I get in and sit down. The Tester was an older man, and I can barely remember what he looks like, leading me to believe that this whole thing was some kind of secret matrix-style glitch. Tester looks me in the eyes and asks me if I like "chink food".

I wasn't really sure how to respond to this, but I mumbled out some kind of affirmative. The rest of test he was rambling on with something about evangelists, I don't remember the specifics, but it was pretty damn funny. I remember genuinely wanting the test to go on longer, because the guy was hilarious.. overall the whole experience took maybe 4 minutes before he passed me, skipping most of the actual content and just checking off all of the things on his clipboard.

Supposedly the story with the place I went was that it was an upstart facility trying to pass people really easily in mass numbers for some kind of government funding bonus. I have to wonder what that guy is up to right now..

Stratos.FEAR

Canada706 Posts

April 13 2011 01:55 GMT

#24

31) if you decide to take a test in north vancouver avoid 'matt' at all costs, this guy = auto-fail

maartendq

Belgium3115 Posts

April 13 2011 10:08 GMT

#25

On April 13 2011 09:17 Gak2 wrote:
I learned to drive standard transmission immediately when I got my G1 (learner's permit). On my road test I learned that when stopping, you're apparently not supposed to press down the clutch until your car is just about to stop moving. I still passed though (barely). To this day, I haven't found a sufficient reason for this ("more control over the car" is bullshit, having the clutch down gets you ready to downshift if you're already too slow for a high gear)

Not pressing down the clutch considerably reduces the breaking distance of the car. A car will also have zero gas usage if you're breaking from say 50mph to 0 while in second gear. So basically it saves gas AND is more safe.

Here in Belgium you fail if you don't break on the engine. Simple as that. Automatic transmission is barely used here, and if you do you exam with a car with automatic transmission and pass it, you're only allowed to drive with a car with automatic transmission. On the other hand, people who've gotten their licence with a car with manual transmission can drive both types.

FFTiDe

28 Posts

April 13 2011 10:53 GMT

#26

Driving test can be a bitch if you have a shitty examiner, it was same with me. Failed at first even though i was driving perfectly on training hours. Made it in a 2nd run with zero mistakes :>

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