So I took my Driving Test Again....

[msbrunnettemickey]

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My mom almost did that to a guy in one of those old people scooters.

Exactly what my dad did... But it was a woman.

[RamzaV2]

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dunlop's right, dude. You need to ALWAYS look both ways, behind you, and everywhere you can just to make sure that there's not some idiot running the red light or doing something stupid.

Let's put it this way: if you were at a stop sign and the cross street was one way going right, would you just look to the left and then, were there no cars coming, just go? If so, you'd be just like a guy in Waco who killed a kid who was crossing the street by running him over.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

I look when I am stopping at stop signs, but not at intersections with traffic lights. When it's green, I go. It's probably more dangerous to take your eyes off of what is in front of you. What the person in front of you slammed on his brakes really fast to turn into a plaza and you are busy lookin both ways to make sure that it's safe to go? I know it's improbable, but yeah.

[GuidoHunter]

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I look when I am stopping at stop signs, but not at intersections with traffic lights. When it's green, I go. It's probably more dangerous to take your eyes off of what is in front of you. What the person in front of you slammed on his brakes really fast to turn into a plaza and you are busy lookin both ways to make sure that it's safe to go? I know it's improbable, but yeah.

Uh, if you're looking both ways to see if it's safe to go then you're not going, and thus in no danger of being hit. Also, responsible driving teaches you to give yourself plenty of room between you and the person in front of you. Since checking both your left and your right takes about a half of one second, you should be safe.

But, not to nitpick, you could make that argument for ever taking your eyes off the road in front of you, and you'd thus be arguing for TERRIBLE driving safety practices.

It's suggested that you check your mirrors every five or so seconds. Why? Because, as you're taught in Driver's Ed, you are responsible for knowing what's going on in the entire environment around you, not just directly in front of you. In front is no more important than in back or on your sides.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

[RamzaV2]

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I'm sort of a crazy driver, so I really shouldn't be arguing, since I'm probably wrong, heh. And I mean when the light is green and you are already going 50 mph, not when you are stopped at the light and it just turns green.

[Afrobean]

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I'm sort of a crazy driver, so I really shouldn't be arguing, since I'm probably wrong, heh. And I mean when the light is green and you are already going 50 mph, not when you are stopped at the light and it just turns green.

YOU ARE A TERRIBLE DRIVER

[SethSquall]

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What's wrong with not looking? The light is green, why should I have to look? The only time I do go out of my way to look is at night when it is passed 1 o'clock.

One of the reasons you have to look around is for emergency services. They have the right to pass red lights in an emergency, so you should look out for them. If your the reason somebody or more people die because you couldn't be assed to look then you'll get your just deserts. Yea they have sirens so you can hear them but you sound like the sort of person that would have Aqua blazing so loud in the car you wont hear them. Another reason is because THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE YOU that pay no attention. One day you get quite close and personal with a person you have something in common with, in a car crash.

Wear you seatbelts kids.

oh and by the way:
Gas and tires are a joke expenses-wise. I don't know what the hell a MOT is. I'm more worried about insurance, which for some stupid-ass reason is required to drive in MI.

Ohh sorry I forget about the UK-US difference. Right, MOT stands for Ministry Of Transport. Every couple of months you have to get your car checked to see if everything's ok and the car is fit for the road. I forgot about insurance as well. Insurance companies loooorrrve new drivers. Tyres are not really expensive. Its when you add it all up when you realise how expensive driving is. So lets think this through. MOT, insurance and tax (you HAVE to have these three in the UK, otherwise your driving illegally and can get fined). Then there's gas and the little giblets in-between like tyres and stuff like that. It all adds up, not to a small sum either.

[sleeplessdragn]

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Haha, tyers.

One of the main reason that I've always pushed for having the Cali convene near my area is because my parents haven't purchased insurance for me. And since it's also illegal to drive in CA without insurance, they don't allow me to drive alone, and thus it becomes quite difficult to explain that I'm meeting with people over the internet, and that I have to get dropped off 100 miles away.

[Cenright]

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I believe I had one error, but I was talking to the lady afterward, and she said that I would have had bonus points in the way I handled when someone cut me off.

[emptiness]

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lol...0 errors for me...

[chickendude]

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My driving instructor at driver's ed was crazy about getting the big picture

he was like
"You should always know all about your environment, not only in front, but to the back and both sides and above"

"To me, it has always been common sense not to be under an airplane. If an airplane is above me, I always adjust my speed to stay out of potential danger"

He then proceeded to advise us against airplanes, icicles, stalagtites, etc.

and then he told us a story about warren buffet's 30 billion dollar donation to the bill gates foundation.
And somehow related that to driving.

[lightdarkness]

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Driving is retarded.

I remember thinking it was all this awesome power, and awesomeness... it's not, it's boring.

Whoopdiedooooo

[XRitaX]

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That's good to hear. Congrats.

[cougar0]

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...Kudos

What'd you do wrong the first time?

Thanks Everyone! Yeah anyways the first time I was in the middle of the DMV parking lot and this old man ran a stop sign and I had to stop suddenly. The instructor then put his hand on the horn and said i HAD to do it to prevent an accident. He failed me on the spot and made me pissed. (critical error)

[GuidoHunter]

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I believe I had one error, but I was talking to the lady afterward, and she said that I would have had bonus points in the way I handled when someone cut me off.

Haha, I totally do that. If I see an Austin Driving School car I tailgate them, swerve as if I were angry, pass them at unreasonable speeds while laying on my horn, and then cut them off.

This is good for them for two reasons: it shows the new drivers how not to act, and it shows them that they always need to watch out for the assholes on the road and to not freak out if anything out of the ordinary happens (driving crises, anyone?).

I am, of course, a graduate of Austin Driving School, too. =)

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

[esupin]

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My driving instructor at driver's ed was crazy about getting the big picture

he was like
"You should always know all about your environment, not only in front, but to the back and both sides and above"

"To me, it has always been common sense not to be under an airplane. If an airplane is above me, I always adjust my speed to stay out of potential danger"

He then proceeded to advise us against airplanes, icicles, stalagtites, etc.

and then he told us a story about warren buffet's 30 billion dollar donation to the bill gates foundation.
And somehow related that to driving.

Which auto school is this? Is it Chelsmford?