Driving

[simpsin]

I had my driving test today and last night I drempt I failed and I failed today too. 16th birthday yesturday .... very depressing.

[Clairity]

This is different.. wishing someone a happy birthday and offering sympathy in the same post.. Was dreaming that you failed a premonition.. maybe.. but then again, sometimes a dream is just a dream. I'm sorry that you failed your driver's test simpsin... but you will take it again and you'll pass it (that's my premonition)!

[Yume]

Maybe it shows that you should study harder. I'm not giving you critique or anything, but I think that your dream was trying to tell you if you didn't study before the test and look things over you would fail it. Dreams have the power to do that.

[simpsin]

I would agree but I failed so stupidly. You have to pull up to the side of a sidewalk and reverse in a straight line for a while. I did it 5 times perfectly right before my test and then I randomly hit the curb with the instructor. But maybe you're right ... i have another 2 weeks to practice so I will.

[YULAW]

Well don't sweat it simpsin You'll ace it the next time out buddy. I know that its cool and easy when you're parcticing around family but when you get infront of the instructor the nervousness can kick in and thats always bad. Next time just try and relax and know in your mind that you've already passed and you will be fine..

[ravenqueen]

More fail then pass first time. Me and my hubbie are the only ones I know who past the first time. In my area they are super strict. Let me say SUPER SUPER STRICT!!! Look at Maryland laws for driving. They are no joke! You have to go through drivers ed no matter how old you are for two weeks at least. You have to have a provisional licence for 18 months no matter how old you are before you get a real licence. Plus more then I included, like 40 hours of supervisized driving and more. It takes like 2 or more years to get a real drivers licence in Maryland.

[FoolofJoy]

Happy Birthday I would bet the price of the CD's that if you listen to The Art of Mindful Living CD's by Thich Nhat Hanh you will be happier. Oh, and you may pass the driving test afterwards as well. It's easier to drive when you're more mindfully, happily living Cheers, Elkie

[Merck]

I didn't have a problem with my driving test but I haven't gotten a motorcycle endorsement yet. It might be a little different from a car but its not that bad really I suppose. Good luck on your next try.

[tryured]

I fisrt went for my Provisional drivers licence 18 months ago and failed then went for it again 16 months ago and failed. Now i'm going for it again in 4 weeks.

[AirRick101]

I live in California, how is it not strict there? I passed the first time. If u don't, don't sweat it. I've always been good at racing videogames, though I dunno if that helped. Everyone has a different learning curve to physiological tasks. I used like 30 percent of what I've learned in driver's ed. Driving is so common sense, their curriculum is a lot of fluff.

[mitch]

Originally posted by AirRick101 *I've always been good at racing videogames, though I dunno if that helped. *Everyone has a different learning curve to physiological tasks. . You gotta be kidding me? Racing games are nothing like driving an actual car, for starters your using a control pad for a steering wheel and if your using a game steering wheel the physics are in no way similar even if the game says "real driving physics" and in raciong games you dont have to be completely aware of other cars and not care about crashing!!