Transportation: Today, I took my driving test. I was nervous, but I thought I...

By f.m. - 23/07/2018 16:00

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

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By sopissed - 13/06/2012 18:13 - United States - Laurel

Today, I went to take my driver's test, and I did almost everything perfectly. The last thing was to back into a driveway. As I went to put my hand on the passenger seat to look over my shoulder, I got so nervous that I hit my instructor in the face. FML

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By unlicensed - 01/08/2012 16:20 - United States - Charlotte

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

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By Anonymous - 23/02/2013 01:47 - Australia

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

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Abort test! Abort test!

By Lindsey - 24/05/2014 15:22 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 23/08/2015 17:34

Today, I passed my driver's test. My instructor took the learner signs off his car and let me drive back to my place. I guess he didn't bet on me crashing the car just a few blocks from the test center. FML

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Great start

By MattClifford - 15/11/2020 17:01 - Australia

Today, I passed my driver's test. As I was driving home, I was rear-ended. Rear-ended by the examiner that'd passed me. FML

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By Username - 12/01/2010 04:03 - France

Today, I was nervous as hell for my driving test. The instructor told me to drive a straight line in reverse. I forgot to put the car in reverse from drive and drove straight into a parked vehicle. Which happened to be owned by the instructor. FML

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Accept this gift

By for shite's sake - 17/01/2015 22:24 - United Kingdom - Mirfield

Today, I took my driving test. I was really nervous, but I thought I did pretty well in the end. That is until I parked the car and looked to the examiner. He was visibly shaken. He said I'd passed, quickly filled in the paperwork and left. On the downside, my car still smells of his shart. FML

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By burrito kid - 17/12/2016 06:56 - United States - Mount Pleasant

Today, as I was taking the driver's test to get my license, I backed into a car. It belonged to the instructor sitting in my passenger seat. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/08/2013 19:28 - United States - Winston Salem

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

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RichardPencil 30

Monday 23 July 2018 17:20

**** driving! Just get a bike and set up an Uber/Lyft account. Owning a car is overrated and soon enough, robots will do all the driving.

bluhbluhbluh 14

Monday 23 July 2018 17:57

Get a broomstick. They sell crotch-freindly ones now as well.

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RichardPencil 30

Monday 23 July 2018 17:20

**** driving! Just get a bike and set up an Uber/Lyft account. Owning a car is overrated and soon enough, robots will do all the driving.

bluhbluhbluh 14

Monday 23 July 2018 17:57

Get a broomstick. They sell crotch-freindly ones now as well.

Earl_KarmasBitch 34

Monday 23 July 2018 19:01

Undue hesitation is a valid reason to fail someone.

CalB22 6

Wednesday 25 July 2018 1:05

Hesitation to back out of a parking space is not a reason to fail, especially if it’s a driving test.

Davros 12

Monday 23 July 2018 19:19

Cop: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FAST YOU WERE DRIVING?! Driver: 65? Cop: 5, YOU WERE GOING 5 MILES AN HOUR!

thehaystackerine 20

Monday 23 July 2018 19:22

I took my driver's test in 2001. Almost failed because when backing along a curb, I was looking back and forth in my mirrors instead of out the back window... I was driving a full size van, all you could see over the seats was the sky.

julfunky 29

Monday 23 July 2018 19:31

Same here.

Luke16eirb7deneuwn1 20

Monday 23 July 2018 19:58

As someone who had to take the practical driving exam five tomes befote getting the license I feel you bro

real life problems 26

Monday 23 July 2018 22:18

you shouldn't be allowed to drive

Luke16eirb7deneuwn1 20

Tuesday 24 July 2018 9:39

Why not? I did manage. Also the Psychologist whos only job it is to determine wether someone is mentally capable of driving said that I can...

Chazzster 28

Monday 23 July 2018 22:06

OP, a lot of us flunked our first driving test, but it does not mean you will the next time. Get some more practice or lessons and then try again. If I gave up every time I failed at something, I would never have amounted to anything. You learn more from your failures than from your success - But only if you keep trying.