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I got one mark off on my advanced road test for putting my car into neutral at the light instead of holding the clutch in. who does that?
I got two marks off on my motorcycle test. One was for merging onto an 80km/h road at 60km/h (the road was empty, so I merged early), the other was for not shoulder checking far enough back.
I got one mark off on my advanced road test for putting my car into neutral at the light instead of holding the clutch in. who does that?
I got two marks off on my motorcycle test. One was for merging onto an 80km/h road at 60km/h (the road was empty, so I merged early), the other was for not shoulder checking far enough back.
You're NOT supposed to hold the clutch in. It's bad for the release bearing.
I failed my fist time but it was bullshit. He failed me for not stopping for a pedestrian who was NOT at a crosswalk, and had seen me and was waiting for me to drive by. The second time I passed with flying carpets. I used my mom's Hyundai Accent, so parallel parking was the easiest shit ever.
caucasian_chadYou're NOT supposed to hold the clutch in. It's bad for the release bearing.
I know this. The testing lady was clearly not a mechanic. Her rationale was that it would prevent me from moving in an emergency. I lost points for it though. On the test, you have to drive like they want you to.
First time the instructor busted me for going around a parked car on the side of the road which was coming out onto the street very slightly without putting on my blinkers and looking over me shoulder even though it wasn't a lane change... That made me very mad.
Second time there were duel railroads right next to each other. literally 10 feet from each other. Looked both ways for the first one, and didn't for the second even though by the time i fished looking, I was already on top of the second one. Made me even more pissed.
in my home town there are two drivers test people. one is a lady who fails people the other is a dude that passes people. got the lady the first time and failed because I was nine inches away from the curb instead of the 8 I'm supposed to be.
I got one mark off on my advanced road test for putting my car into neutral at the light instead of holding the clutch in. who does that?
I got two marks off on my motorcycle test. One was for merging onto an 80km/h road at 60km/h (the road was empty, so I merged early), the other was for not shoulder checking far enough back.
Road test are seriously so easy. I half ran a stop sign and still passed.
As long as you know how to do drive you should be totally fine. Also if you do fail you can just retake it a week later
Failed for running a red light on my first try (kinda was a hotshot driver and thought I could make the yellow) and the lady hated me since I took the test in a brand new Lexus GS
...but just over exagerate everything and use blinkers for every turn possible even on K turns.
Honestly the easiest part of the whole licensing process. Just be sure to avoid curbs. Even if you make a wide right turn, a 2 point deduction is better than the immediate failure if you were to roll over it.
Tingain my home town there are two drivers test people. one is a lady who fails people the other is a dude that passes people. got the lady the first time and failed because I was nine inches away from the curb instead of the 8 I'm supposed to be.
caucasian_chadYou're NOT supposed to hold the clutch in. It's bad for the release bearing.
i mean, great, and im not necessarily agreeing with the lady but i can see where they're coming from. if youre sitting there in neutral it will take you a little longer to get in gear and move the car if need be, say someone is about to t bone you
same reason it bothers me when my stupid ass friend shifts too soon and is crawling through the intersection in 3rd gear. if someone was about to line us up we'd be dead in the water. fuckin dan..
DeebieSkeebiesdriving isn't a right, its a privilege and should be treated like one.
this is too true, I commute by bike a lot and I've seen some drivers that are terrible, most drivers are just fine but it's the ones that are in a "hurry" that piss me off the most. aggressive driving hardly makes any gains on time, it's all placebo. i'd like to run their fingers through my gears and drive chain.
the only people worse than aggressive drivers are texters- vocally I show no mercy. it's much worse than drunk driving and puts everyone in danger. if you text and drive you deserve to crash into a tree at 40mph.
My road test sucked. I passed but it was shitty. The morning of my test my dad couldn't find the insurance card and you need it in New York. So I had to take my brothers car, which I had never driven before. I definitely shouldn't have passed because I hit the curb parallel parking which is usually an automatic fail. The guy didn't take any points off tho. It was cool, but yeah definitely shouldn't have passed.
The actual driving part isn't bad tho. Literally as long as you go like 2-3 under the speed limit, over exaggerate EVERYTHING, keep 2 hands on the wheel( if you have an auto tranny) at all times, and brake smoothly you'll be good. Also, practice in the car you'll be taking.
MinggMy road test sucked. I passed but it was shitty. The morning of my test my dad couldn't find the insurance card and you need it in New York. So I had to take my brothers car, which I had never driven before. I definitely shouldn't have passed because I hit the curb parallel parking which is usually an automatic fail. The guy didn't take any points off tho. It was cool, but yeah definitely shouldn't have passed.
The actual driving part isn't bad tho. Literally as long as you go like 2-3 under the speed limit, over exaggerate EVERYTHING, keep 2 hands on the wheel( if you have an auto tranny) at all times, and brake smoothly you'll be good. Also, practice in the car you'll be taking.
You can hit the curb but you cant go over it at all.
.Steezy-McGee.I've got a road test comin up in a couple weeks. Kinda scared I wont pass but based on this thread it seems pretty easy.
You'll be fine. Nothing to stress about, believe me. Just be relaxed and pay attention to the road. Also when it comes to parallel parking, you just have to show how you would go about it and not even fully park...atleast that's how mine went. Goodluck!
caucasian_chadYou're NOT supposed to hold the clutch in. It's bad for the release bearing.
With the sketchy short lights in Amsterdam I always hold the clutch in, the wear on the pressure plate is insignificant. It's simply not even worth considering. The same goes for wear on the release bearing. In the real world, it's not worth thinking about.
We are taught to only go in neutral when you know it will last a while but then you are a whimp with poor leg muscles.
caucasian_chadYou're NOT supposed to hold the clutch in. It's bad for the release bearing.
As long as the clutch is fully disengaged or fully engaged the damage is going to be extremely insignificant. It's when you have it half assed that shit can get fucked up. I always just stay in neutral until a couple seconds before I expect the light to change or something. This is more of a personal preference kind of thing once you pass your road test. So fuck it.
I failed my first time because I took it in an area I wasn't really familiar with and on a one way street the guy told me to go left and I stayed on the right side of the road. Automatic fail I guess because it is considered "driving on the wrong side of the road." It's not like I was driving against oncoming traffic I just didn't recognize the one way street sign. Second time I passed.
JD.I failed my first time because I took it in an area I wasn't really familiar with and on a one way street the guy told me to go left and I stayed on the right side of the road. Automatic fail I guess because it is considered "driving on the wrong side of the road." It's not like I was driving against oncoming traffic I just didn't recognize the one way street sign. Second time I passed.
That's such a dirty way of failing someone. I know around here the testers won't put their seat belt on and they'll say to start whenever you're ready. Then they fail you because it's your responsibility to make sure everyone has a seat belt on. So dirty.
