Today, during a driving lesson, I stopped behind a taxi, and got more and more annoyed when the traffic wouldn't move. A few minutes later, my instructor couldn't hold his laughter any more and pointed out I'd somehow zoned out and entered a taxi rank. 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 was having a driving lesson. I ended up driving so badly that my instructor asked me to stop the car. Not so he could explain my mistakes to me, but so he could get out and vomit. FML
Today, I hit a parked car. It happened to be my driving instructor's car. While he was instructing me, sitting in the passenger seat. I don't think I'll pass. FML
Today, I was rear-ended while at a stop sign, by my driving instructor. FML
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
Today, I fell asleep in a taxi. So did the taxi driver. FML
Today, while I was driving, I saw my driving instructor from high school walking on the sidewalk. As I waved to him, I rear-ended the car in front of me. Guess I really showed him how much I learned from him. FML
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
Today, I rode in the cab on the way back to my dorm from the airport. The taxi driver was on the phone and not really paying attention. I paid him and got out of the cab, but he drove away before I could get my luggage out of the trunk. FML
Today, on my first driving lesson, I crashed my instructor's car. I didn't even make it out of the parking lot. FML
Today, I took my driving test. It was all going well until out of habit from driving with my boyfriend, I reached over and held my instructor's hand. FML
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Top comments
cnewton84 28
Thus the reason you are in driving school
giantsfan2010 23
Always gotta be focused Op! Sounds like the instructor taught you the hard way
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Comments (54)
cnewton84 28
Thus the reason you are in driving school
sunnyskys 25
Quick question for a person who does not often see taxies. what is a taxi rank?
sunnyskys 25
oh wait is that like a lane, say like they have at airports where people get picked up?
qdawg06 23
Clearly you were not paying attention. YDI
alygalaxy90 7
Thank you, Captain Obvious.
Rkikkas9713 25
There really isn't any need to be rude, #7.
Stazza11 27
Don't know why #2 is getting down voted? She is 100% correct. Better this while they were not paying attention than a crash. So OP certainly does deserve it!
srhearrell 21
That's half-right. The whole point of driving school is to learn from your mistakes. Yes, the instructor should have told OP after a few seconds, but as harsh as this may seem, it was OP's mistake, not the instructor's. Still sucks, though.
MrConcise 35
#23 - Because she didn't expand from what the FML already made very clear. Man, I need to write a book on FML comment etiquette.
alygalaxy90 7
I wrote "thank you, Captain Obvious. " because obviously the driver wasn't paying attention if they ended up behind cabs where they stop. it was the instructors job to correct said driver in the event they made a mistake... So it wasn't even the drivers fault. If they got into a crash or got a fine it would have been the instructor's responsibility to pay for damages and or fines, at least in California. I thought it was pretty rude to point out what was already said in the original post, why would a new driver want to hear negativity about something that wasn't even their fault to begin with. so I stand with my original comment. I wasn't being rude I was being silly, if I was being rude I would have gone with "No shit, Sherlock. "
tiggerdoc 14
#38: not the drivers fault??? Who was driving? It is the instructors job to teach. I am almost positive the instructor didn't say " pull in behind the taxi" While the instructor IS ultimately RESPONSIBLE for what happens it is not their fault.
giantsfan2010 23
Always gotta be focused Op! Sounds like the instructor taught you the hard way
trver 4
That would drive me mad
Phazoid 17
Haha, how'd you manage that one? At least the instructor got a kick out of it.
CB_LAZ3 11
You'll get better with experience OP. Just keep working at it.
blostrich_ 19
Oh goodness. That must be embarrassing. Sorry OP, I hope you passed your driving lesson.
drunk_crow 12
It was a lesson so there probably wasn't any passing/failing
SirMichael 13
It was a lesson not a test, so there probably wasn't any passing/failing.
MrConcise 35
He failed in spirit.
CaptainRR 20
That must have driven you mad!
pjsr 33
You probably drive better than many of the taxi drivers - stay in line!
Luluthus 41
Since OP didn't even notice he was in the taxi lane, I doubt he's that good a driver at this point. Pay attention to your surroundings OP.
TheBelt 19
Keep your head up O.P you'll learn eventually.
worldclassrager 41
Are you saying OP will do this more than once?