Yeah, I was thinking y’all should have taken the test where I did…I backed out of the parking space, turned right onto the road, turned right again, came to a stop at the stop sign, one more right turn, then they made me (gasp) back into the parking spot. It was a slow day, so I pulled into the one across from it and backed in from there.
And I wonder why I think drivers in that town are such bad drivers…
I didn’t fail but I probably should have. I misheard the tester say “turn left” when she really said “turn right.” After got that cleared up, she said to go straight. So I went straight, which was a one-way street, in the opposite direction! When she said “straight” she ment “left.” Then she said to take the next right, which I did, and ended up on some s-curves. I must have been speeding because I made the tires squeal a bit. At the end, I almost parked in an area reserved for postal service vehicles. I think the only reason I passed is that she was afraid she’d have to ride with me the next time. My tester was a petite women, probably about five feet tall and weighed 100 pounds. I’m six-feet-two and at the time weighed 240.
Normally, my test would have been pretty much the same as Lsura’s.
I had the coolest tester on record. He wasn’t actually a normal driving tester but there weren’t any in the office since it was exactly 8:00:01 in the morning on my 16th birthday when I showed up. He just had me drive down the street to the post office so he could throw some bills in. I didn’t even get to parallel park(he just told me pull into driveway for a moment.)
His only criticism was that I had stopped for a yellow light, and that is so unexpected that it’s dangerous to the drivers behind you.
First time I took the test, I failed the parallel park. That is at the beginning of the test, and it’s an automatic fail, so I didn’t take the test.
Second time, the horn on the car would not work, so I didn’t take the test.
Third time, we were set to use my friend’s car. She’s perpetually late, and we made it to the examiner’s office two minutes late, so I didn’t take the test.
Last time, I took the test. I passed with no demerits at all.
Later on, I accidentally allowed my license to lapse (it was probationary, since it was my first one, only good for two years rather than five). I looked at it one day about a year after it expired and realized that I had no valid license :eek: ! I had to re-take the test. Would you believe, I failed for letting a kid finish crossing the road? Interrupting the flow of traffic - I would have hit the pedestrian had I continued. I took it again in a few days, and passed with no points off.
I’m pretty careful about my license renewal, now.
The place where I took my driving test had a pretty easy test. All it consisted of was no actual driving on the road. This was all contained in their driving course. The only problem I had was I was nervous and floored the big ass V8 in my pap’s 70 LTD (never take a sports car like the Camaro Z28 I bought for your test) but slowed it down enough to stop at the STOP sign. I went through the cones using the engine’s torque, parked along a curb in their little course, and finally drove back out. Probably took about 10-15 minutes tops from the time the tester came out and then gave me my license.
The only downside for that day was I had to wait until the next day to fire up and drive the Z28. It was considered bad luck by my folks to drive the day you get your license unless it was life or death then call 911.
I just got my license today YIPPIE! lol. The sad thing is I failed my first time out.
The guy I had was a real jerk. We started the test (closed course) and I did the whole 100 yard back up thing, and then went into the 3-point turn. The guy was so incredibly picky, he wanted me to be perfectly straight before I left the area. Then came parallel parking ughhh… I could not get past hitting the curb, and at the time had no idea how I was supposed to fix myself. I pulled in and out of the space 4 times before he said thats enough. And to make it even better, I was driving my stick shift, which enjoyed stalling out during the time I was trying to park.
Needless to say, I practiced parking A LOT. Today when I went out for my license, I got a much nicer guy who didn’t seem to care much how I did what he asked, as long as it was done. I once again bumped the curb during the parallel parking, but this time I figured out how to adjust it.
I passed the test, needless to say, and was so thrilled that I didn’t have to come back to that place again that I didn’t even bother to see how many points were taken off. 
This didn’t happen to me but…
A guy I met a long time ago was going for his licence for the umpteenth time - he kept failing for stupid reasons. Anyway, on this day he was determined he was going to get his licence. He was oh-so careful during the whole test and while he lost a couple of points, when he got back and pulled up, the examiner said “Well, Mr …, you passed!” “Oh, thank Goodness!” he said. “I can’t wait to tell my frie… oh look! I forgot to put my seatbelt on!”
He’d done the whole test without his seatbelt on, and the examiner hadn’t noticed. If he’d kept his mouth shut, he would have walked away with his licence that day.
I screwed up the first time by not pulling over to the curb when a screaming fire truck was making a left at the intersection. I was on the opposite side making a turn and the truck and I were not in each other’s way–I wasn’t slowing it down–but that didn’t help.
I did very well the next time.
I passed the driver test but in all honesty I don’t believe I had any business with a driver’s license when I was 16. I was actually a driving phobic. I didn’t trust my own judgement and would imagine all kinds of accident scenarios. Now I’m a decent driver but I am truly extremely lucky I didn’t cause a huge accident as a teenager. I was so reluctant to drive I’d let just about anyone drive my parent’s car including my 13 year old brother.
It’s especially amazing that I passed considering the woman who tested me was quite intimidating. I don’t know about now, but in Illinois when I took the test I was asked a series of rediculous questions before I took the driving test such as “Do you ever drive under the influence?” (Like anyone would admit to that if he or she did). Another question was “Have you ever had a driver’s license suspended or revoked?” I replied that I never had a license before. Well, this woman slapped down her pencil, glared at me and said “Just answer the question yes or no” This was one of my first experienced dealing with government beurocrats and I was quite taken aback, so when she was the one who took me on the driving test I was quite worried and too this day I don’t know how I got through it.
I’m curious to find out what state (or country) allows you to get a driver’s license without having to go out in traffic. I lived in New Jersey for a couple years and I believe they gave the test in parking lots but that seems ludicrous.
I didn’t fail (only because not being able to parallel park wasn’t an automatic fail. I still can’t.) but I did have a very nervous moment.
When she asked me to turn the radio on. Until that point I neevr listen to music in my car. Ever. So instead of a reflex action I had to take several quick glances at the radio to figure out how it worked and then turn it on. Luckily, it just made her laugh that she had found a teenager who didn’t blast the radio out of habit.
I did the parrallel parking perfectly(I always do). Then he said ok, you can go. I took off without looking for oncoming cars, the area where we were, there weren’t any but I guess he didn’t understand that. I saw him write something down, I knew I had flunked. Later on I was speeding so I think that didn’t help. Going about 32 in a 25.
You people live in states where a 70 is passing? No wonder there are such bad drivers out there! Sheesh!
I barely passed the first time with an 81. Let me explain, though. The road that the DMV opened up to was a fairly large highway (Route 7 in VT.) The thing about this road is, it is occaisonaly one lane, sometimes two. Well, it was one lane when I came into the DMV, so it must still be one lane. Nope. It shifted to two lanes right where the DMV road intersected it. So I was straddling the two lanes for about 30 yards before I realized it and quickly went to one lane. But I chose the wrong lane (the left one) because I had to make a right turn. OK, so I’m suppossed to be able to read the instructor’s mind, now? How in the Hell was I suppossed to know he wanted me to go right? I felt like hitting that guy. Other than those two instances, and a point off for a bad turnabout, it was perfect.
I failed my first test because I didn’t look over my shoulder when doing a 3-point turn.
I failed my second test because I went 5 feet over the WAIT HERE line at an intersection.
I passed my third test with a 100.
Who doesn’t learn from their mistakes? 
I failed it once, with one hell of a stupid mistake…
my ex hubby took me for my test when I was 20. I had to drive his huge Mecury Monarch…for those of you who don’t know what they are…they are old and big…lol
I pulled around to the exam area, it’s a closed course. Did everything right, at first. The came the turn-about or 3 point turn what ever you call it. In Maryland it’s a box. Has curbs on 3 sides. Well Upon entry of the box I ran the curb. You should of seen the testers head, it kinda looked like those bobble head things…LOL Well she says to me…“would you please get out of the car” I looked at her like she was on drugs, and my knee jerk reaction was…“For What?”
You know she made me get out and she drove me back…I wasn’t 100 yards from the building, there are NO other cars on the course…what the hell did she have to drive me back for…I had a learner’s permit, and she was clearly over 21, so all of MVA’s guidelines for driving on a learners permit were met. Oh I felt so stupid. My ex laughed at me for days…then I went back and did it again, but this time I passed and got a PERFECT score…lol Hell I can even parrel park like a champ…have no use for that skill, but I can still do it.
My dad’s VW van failed me. In the middle of the test, the Master Cylinder for the brakes failed. I tried to complete the test with the hand brake…
I failed.
1st time: I took driver’s ed in Florida, but didn’t take my road test until Massachusetts. I got in the car, he asked me to show him the hand signals. They didn’t teach that as a necessity in Florida. I thought back to like kindergarden, when they teach you bike safety, and remembered left and right, and slow down. “What are the others?” I couldn’t think of anything lse, and he asked if I positive. I said no. He told me to get out of the car, and come back after I’d read the manual. I went home and read it, and I was right the whole time.
2nd time: I actually made it out of the parking lot. Was really nervous,made a lot of stupid little mistakes. The guy was ready to fail me, decided to give me one last shot. Parallel parking. I hit a tree.
3rd time: My appointment was made at the last minute, so I didn’t have a chance to get the blue application. I figured we’d just get to the DMV early and fill it out there. Got the hand signals guy again. My appointment was at 7 am, the DMV didn’t open until 8. Without an application, I couldn’t take the test.
4th time:I went to a different DMV. Despite the fact that my tire scaped against the curb while I was turning a corner,and I switched from reverse to park without stopping first, he passed me. I think he took pity on me…
Two words: vision test. I needed glasses and didn’t know it. Strangely enough, I went back and passed without my glasses.
Didn’t fail mine, and the test seemed absurdly simple to me. Nothing difficult or every slightly tricky. Of course, I was a bit blase about the whole thing since the thought of failure didn’t bother me.
I even managed to pass my written test, considering I had no idea I would have to take one to get a learner’s permit. But it was multiple choice, so no problem.
Hell, they even renewed my learner’s permit even though I lied to their face. They asked for proof of age. I showed them my expired permit. They refused to accept it unless it was on the list taped to the window. I looked on it and learner’s permit wasn’t listed. So I told them it was there and got the renewal.
Totally spazzed the 3-point turn. More like a 33-point turn. Passed it the 2d time. Test was on a range - no road test required.
Didn’t matter much since my dad had a company car he never let me drive - not even to practice in or take the test. So my total driving experience was a couple of sessions in a cemetaries and parking lots with my brother-in-law drawing me pictures of “boxy turns.” Man, 25 years ago and I can still remember that!
Well…
I have a really good reason…really I do…
I had moved to Texas, and had gone to take a written test in order to get my Texas license. Unlike others on the board, I don’t remember all of the details. [sub] I have a habit of repressing things that I don’t want to remember.[/sub] I just remember that I missed one too many questions…and the one that did it for me had to do with “accidents”. What do you do when you have been involved in an accident?
[ul][li]Leave your car exactly where it is until the police arrive to access who was responsible.[/li][li]Move your car off to the side of the road.[/li][li] Swap information and drive on home…fill out a report later.[/ul][/li]
(Of course I don’t remember the verbage, but you get the general idea.)
The answer was not the FIRST one…which is what I chose because that IS the rule in the state I was from.