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  • Trevytrev11
    MVP
    • Nov 2006
    • 3259

    #31
    Re: Just failed my driving test...

    Originally posted by HiJumpr111
    DMV Examiner: I really don't care what you do, son -- it's your test!
    Classic.

    My driving tester put a cup of coffee on the dashboard and told me that if it spilled I failed...I did perfect until the very end when things got a little crazy and all of a sudden the cup fell, only to my suprise it was empty and because I didn't technically spill any cofee, he let me pass...then a crazy adventure ensued with this hot chich named Mercedes, who looked a lot like Heather Graham and I remember there was Billy Ocean playing on the radio "Get out of my dreams and get in to my car"...oh wait that wasn't me that was Corey Feldman.

    I needed a 70 to pass and got a 72. I probably didn't deserve to pass, but I'll take it.

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    • SqueakyD
      MVP
      • May 2003
      • 2015

      #32
      Re: Just failed my driving test...

      Originally posted by Trevytrev11
      Classic.

      My driving tester put a cup of coffee on the dashboard and told me that if it spilled I failed...I did perfect until the very end when things got a little crazy and all of a sudden the cup fell, only to my suprise it was empty and because I didn't technically spill any cofee, he let me pass..
      You know I've always heard of that challenge but I've never met anyone who actually had it done to them. That's pretty cool that you passed, though!

      My road test went pretty well up until the highway portion... I went about 50 on a 25 mph exit ramp... I guess I saw the sign but for some reason I was so nervous that I didn't think to hit the brakes... So you could imagine the G-forces on that one!

      I think that was my only deduction so I passed on my first try.

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      • p_rushing
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        • Feb 2004
        • 14514

        #33
        Re: Just failed my driving test...

        Originally posted by Trevytrev11
        Classic.

        My driving tester put a cup of coffee on the dashboard and told me that if it spilled I failed...I did perfect until the very end when things got a little crazy and all of a sudden the cup fell, only to my suprise it was empty and because I didn't technically spill any cofee, he let me pass...then a crazy adventure ensued with this hot chich named Mercedes, who looked a lot like Heather Graham and I remember there was Billy Ocean playing on the radio "Get out of my dreams and get in to my car"...oh wait that wasn't me that was Corey Feldman.

        I needed a 70 to pass and got a 72. I probably didn't deserve to pass, but I'll take it.
        I would have said get out of my car and finish your drink. I would want coffee spilled in my car.

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        • mgoblue
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          • Jul 2002
          • 25477

          #34
          Re: Just failed my driving test...

          When I had to go through driving school it was different. I had to pay to take a class once I turned 15, and when I passed I got my learner's permit (I could drive with my parents in the car). The class had both classroom tests and driving in the car with the instructor. Then once I turned 16 I could go take the written test and get my license.

          That was pretty cool, cause it'd be tough to fail his class.
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          • Trevytrev11
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            • Nov 2006
            • 3259

            #35
            Re: Just failed my driving test...

            I guess I didn't make that clear enough...that wasn't what happened to me...it was Corey Feldmen in License to Drive.

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            • ASB37
              MVP
              • Feb 2003
              • 2624

              #36
              Re: Just failed my driving test...

              Originally posted by matt8204
              Not really, except that the person I took the road test with was a complete biotch. Didn't say a freakin' word to me the entire time, which made me even more nervous than I already was. Then when I got into the office to get the paperwork completed, the first thing the lady at the desk says to me is, "Show-offs and speeders wrap themselves around telephone polls, so watch your !@# out there." Ohh-kay. Thanks for that vote of confidence.
              we might have taken our tests at the same DMV...Lodi? My guy wore a safari hat, the course and parallel parking were pretty easy. They give you a ton of room in between the cones. I passed on my first try,
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              • TIm
                MVP
                • Jun 2003
                • 2214

                #37
                Re: Just failed my driving test...

                I took drivers Ed. We had to go to class 2 nights a week and have classroom time. At the end of class the instructor would call us by name and we would make 2 appointments a week M-F after 3pm or Sat/Sun timeslots were between 9am-3pm...After a few weeks we took the written exam to get our Permit. Once we turned 16 we had to submit some paperwork to the local DMV and take a road course.. It wasn't hard by any means but we had to parallel park, Make uphill stops, Downhill stops, 4 way, Railroad tracks....We even had to pull into a local shopping center and park if you found a spot. When i was in drivers Ed, one of the instructors was my baseball teamates father...We actually had fun in our driving times. Listened to the radio and shot the breeze. Very relaxing...He would tell me if I would do something wrong. So it was a great experience.

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                • Gotmadskillzson
                  Live your life
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 23432

                  #38
                  Re: Just failed my driving test...

                  Indiana has the easiet road test in the nation. Just drive around 4 blocks, that's it. Don't have to parallel park or nothing. Test took 5 minutes.

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                  • DocHolliday
                    Farewell and 'ado
                    • Oct 2002
                    • 4697

                    #39
                    Re: Just failed my driving test...

                    You have to feel pretty lame after failing that test, they make it super easy on purpose to drive in money, and so people that have never seen an american car and dont speak or read english can fly right through it.
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                    • superjames1992
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                      • Jun 2007
                      • 31362

                      #40
                      Re: Just failed my driving test...

                      In North Carolina, you have to take Driver's Ed and you have to have three days of instructional time in the car with an instructor in order to get your permit. Once you get your permit after passing a 25 question multiple choice test (very easy), you can only drive with your parents. You have to have your permit for one full year before you can get your license. To get your license, you have to take the sign test and then you go out to the car. The driver's test is very easy, though. All we did was go out on the road a little bit and make some turns. The hardest part was making a three-point turn on a neighborhood road, but that wasn't hard at all. You have 9 PM restrictions until you're 16 1/2 years old and you have no cell phone restrictions until you're 18 (though no one seems to abide by that rule except me, LOL).
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                      • Gotmadskillzson
                        Live your life
                        • Apr 2008
                        • 23432

                        #41
                        Re: Just failed my driving test...

                        Damn so glad I didn't grow up in NC. One full year ??????? That's BS.

                        In Chicago, there was no wait. You could get your permit and take the road test on the same day.

                        In Indiana it was 2 months with a permit, but no drivers ed required.

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                        • av7
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 11408

                          #42
                          Re: Just failed my driving test...

                          Originally posted by superjames1992
                          In North Carolina, you have to take Driver's Ed and you have to have three days of instructional time in the car with an instructor in order to get your permit. Once you get your permit after passing a 25 question multiple choice test (very easy), you can only drive with your parents. You have to have your permit for one full year before you can get your license. To get your license, you have to take the sign test and then you go out to the car. The driver's test is very easy, though. All we did was go out on the road a little bit and make some turns. The hardest part was making a three-point turn on a neighborhood road, but that wasn't hard at all. You have 9 PM restrictions until you're 16 1/2 years old and you have no cell phone restrictions until you're 18 (though no one seems to abide by that rule except me, LOL).
                          Thats what California's is like as well, atleast when I was 15. The curfew I thought was a bit later for us, I think it was midnight?
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                          • Money99
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Sep 2002
                            • 12695

                            #43
                            Re: Just failed my driving test...

                            Originally posted by Cane_Mutiny
                            Well, this sucks. I just failed my driving test. Hit the stupid cone. Now I have to go all the way back out to the DMV and take it again...

                            Anybody have any good DMV stories?
                            That sucks man. Sorry to hear that.

                            I took a "Young Drivers" course when I was 16. You have to do a boatload of hours in a car with an instructor and a few more hours in a classroom. It sucks, but it cuts down on your insurance and when you take the exam, the tester is far easier on you.
                            My entire driving exam probably took less than 5 minutes. I basically went around a block.
                            Some buddies of mine, who never took Young Drivers, had exams as long as 30 minutes, had to parallel park and do all sorts of crazy stuff.

                            It was well worth it taking the course.

                            Good luck next time. I'm sure you'll get it. The best thing to do is relax - which I know can be tough. But do your best.

                            It won't be too long before you wish you never had to drive anywhere. I have a 2-hour commute everyday and on every drive into work, I wish I was rich enough to retire or hire a driver. I hate driving.

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                            • terrapinman
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                              • Nov 2004
                              • 391

                              #44
                              Re: Just failed my driving test...

                              thats def gonna cut into ur boo time!
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                              • Cane_Mutiny
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                                • Jan 2009
                                • 644

                                #45
                                Re: Just failed my driving test...

                                Originally posted by Money99
                                The best thing to do is relax - which I know can be tough. But do your best.
                                Thanks for the advice - but I actually think that was my main problem I'm generally a pretty relaxed guy, and I think I went into it with way too much confidence, and just made a stupid error. So yeah, it goes both ways, I guess...
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