Today, while on my driving test, the guy told me to pull over and do a U-turn. A few minutes later, he asked me to do another one. After the test, he said I'd failed because the second U-turn was illegal, and I should have refused to comply. I didn't know they're even allowed do that. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got pulled over during my driving test. FML
Today, I took my driving test. I had pulled out of my three point turn in a neighborhood and started driving again, thinking something wasn't quite right. The lady testing me looked over at me and said, "Sweetie, you're driving on the wrong side of the road." FML
Today, I took my driving test. As I was about to turn at a green light, a car sped toward us from the other direction, running a red light. My instructor failed me because I stopped to avoid getting rammed. Apparently I should have kept going, because it was my right of way. FML
Today, I took my driver's test. I did everything flawlessly, but my examiner kept all but pissing his pants throughout. He yelled, "ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US KILLED?!" when I drove past a traffic light just as it was about to turn red. The road was almost empty. He failed me on the spot. FML
Today, I failed my driving test. The examiner insisted I that didn't check a junction before pulling out. I did, he just didn't notice because he was too busy staring at my chest. FML
Today, I was taking my driving test and everything was going perfectly. As I pulled back into the testing center, I smiled because I knew I'd passed. Then I got out of the car without pulling the handbrake. The examiner had to jump back in and hit the brakes before it rolled into an actual parked car. FML
Today, I took my driving test. I was nervous, but I thought I followed the rules of the road pretty well. My tester ended up failing me for "backing out too slowly". FML
Today, I drove 45 minutes to take my full driver's test. At the end of the test, the instructor told me I'd done everything perfectly, but had failed before I left the parking lot. I didn't see the "one way" sign at the entrance. FML
Today, I was pulled over by a cop and was fined $210 for making an illegal u-turn. When the cop finished writing my ticket and hopped in his car, he made the same u-turn. FML
Today, I had my first driving test. The instructor turned out to be the kind of twit who made me do the full 60-minute test, only to tell me afterwards that he was failing me for the only mistake I made less than 2 minutes after the test started. Time wasting tit. FML
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FrostHeart 36
Why would he let you take an illegal turn, or even suggest it in the first place? Sounds to me like someone has to reread their job description
thericewizard 11
What an asshat
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oy21vey 11
On my first driving test I failed because I didn't slow down in a school zone even though no children were present. When my brother took his a few years later he got points taken off for slowing down in a school zone when no kids are present. It's a really stupid system. Good news is you can take it again. Sorry that that guy sucked. :(
Dynosaur_dollie 38
I'm not sure where you are, but in Canada you always slow down in play ground zones during set times kids or not, and school zones during school hours on school days only. Some schools are year around so you need to watch the sign, and for the schools flag. Neither of those change if children are / are not present.
bnutzinger 11
Yep, same here in Germany. Unless of course the sign explicitly states something different (like only between 08:00 - 14:00)
RobinGoodfellow 47
So, I've done a bit of Google searching. It's been less than five minutes and I've already found four results that say the examiner is not there to trick you or make you do anything illegal. One explicitly says that an examiner /cannot/ do this. Only one has said that they may attempt to trick you. Take from that what you will.
Shade1982 21
Do you have any knowledge on where the op lives? Because I know numerous European countries where they are allowed to do this.
JohnTheDonJuan 11
What did you search? Because you can influence the results you'll find based on how you asked the question. Personally I think they should be trying to trick you. It's about applying the knowledge you gained to real life scenarios, and if they ask you to do something illegal, you should speak up and voice your concerns about the legality of said action. Don't be a sheep and blindly do whatever someone says without using some critical thinking.
Demon_of_Light 27
156, normally I would agree with you, but I was told that I would fail the test automatically if I disobey the instructor at any point. I can't know specifically about OP, but I believe that is the case in many places. It would be unfair to expect you to disobey if you were under the impression that it would cause you to fail.
Eivana 37
My father told me that some places almost always automatically fail people as some sort of formality or something... That's what crossed my mind when I read this.
DrHeadshot 5
They are not aloud to do that ._. good luck on your next test
Zebediabolical 45
And that's why they do it silently!
1dvos_grl3 21
Actually they are. The instructor is supposed to TEST them.
gueritalyfe 8
I failed my first test because I "Failed to accelerate fast enough through a green light." It was total bullsh*t..
lovedbynoone 22
They can do that where I'm from. It happened to me, only they asked me to make an illegal left turn. Fortunately, I saw the sign and didn't turn.
HeWillBeLoved105 22
And that's why I hate the DMV. I thought it was only illegal though if there was a no U-turn sign.
lochnessmonsterv 5
He's actually not even allowed to do that wtf
isaysmile 10
DUH it's a trick to see if you've read the book
condor216 15
While they shouldn't do that they do it to see how well you know the stuff you were supposed to learn about driving. They need to keep you on your toes.