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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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I took my driving test for the first time. The instructor stopped it after less than ten minutes, and insisted she drive back to the test centre "in the interest of public safety." 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 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, my driving instructor failed me on my test, because I forgot to turn the air conditioning off after parking. FML
Today, my instructor turned up late to get me for my driving test. I soon realized something was seriously wrong. Turned out his wife left him last night, and he'd been drinking the pain away all morning. He ended up rear-ending another car, and now I have to reschedule my test. 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 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
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
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 took my driver's test. The woman administering it wouldn't even look at me, so trying to be friendly I said the first thing I could think of, "It must be scary getting in the car with someone you don't know!" She failed me for "excessive chatting." FML
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shyam513 13
Actually, I've had this happen too, while doing my test. I believe they're meant to make you do the whole test for the sake of experience with the different sections, like independent driving, so you're more prepared next time.
FueledByFate 24
Second time's the charm!
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poisonedpeanuts 22
In the US (at least in Michigan), they are required to have you complete your test because they have had problems with people becoming physical and injuring the instructors. My instructor pretty much fell asleep the whole time and this same thing happened to by best friend, so don't feel bad.
JJTurnip 4
Same thing happened to me first time I took mine, I know how frustrating some of them can be and I feel for ya
PegLegRacing 34
It also helps because they make sure you don't make other make other mistakes throughout. How would you like to retake the test 10 times cuz you failed 2 min in, then 10min, then 15, etc I'm a helicopter pilot... When we get a fail on a maneuver on a check ride, they basically say "well, you failed, do you want to continue?" Granted, everything we pass thereafter counts and we only have to retest what we fail on. We are also paying $250-800/hr for the aircraft to take the test... So if you aren't on your game, it pays to quit.
Im_Always_Hungry 7
Someone gimme a noun, quick!
InnocenceBlue 38
I can sympathise, I did my test four times. The first two was by another "time wasting tit" who also failed me for things you cannot be failed for. When I moved to a different area to do my test I almost passed the third time but buggered up my parallel park and the fourth time managed to nail it and passed with flying colours. When I was allowed to have a conversation with the instructors after the test and explained what my "time wasting tit" failed me for they shook their heads and told me there was no reason to fail me. Chin up, you will pass eventually :)
LavenderSessions 14
not all **** are a waste of time ?
sounder2000 7
I failed mine because my car A) isn't Street legal (no drivers side rearview mirror) and B) because the glovebox door won't shut. apparently an open glovebox door is "distracting and detrimental to safety". I drove fine, but failed because of the vehicle. if you dont think that's ****** I don't know what to tell you.
purple_duck88 6
# 60 I can't tell if you're joking. You got failed for driving illegally? Crazy....
JackFaire 27
Good for him. Sure you made a mistake that was going to fail you but think of it like this which would waste more time fixing that mistake coming back and trying again only to fail on something else and doing this over and over again until you made it through a whole test or just giving you the whole test so if you failed on anything else you would know what to fix and only have to come back once?
BadBoyTobi 6
ahem... this is the normal situation. I also failed within the first 10 minutes of my first test, but he made me do the entire test.
sharond23 10
you sound like a cocky twit yourself. maybe he didn't like your attitude.