So I'll be taking my license in two weeks so I thought I'd start getting advice now. My friends have all said it's easy but hey, I'm a worrisome chap so yeah.. I'm looking for advice in general, even simple things that most people may forget and such and such.. even simple stuff like setting the parking brake upon finishing (because I almost never do it, yet I hear they mark you down for not doing so). Yeah, I'm in California but.. how different can it be?
come to a complete stop at stop signs, dont roll through them.....uhhh other than that just take it slow on the manuverability and you will do fine.
i sure in the hell don't. when i took my first driving test here in tx, they didn't do it. when i lost my license, moved to atl, and had to take the drivers test over... they didn't do it either. they did mark off for not stopping or something (said "or something" because it had to do something with either stopping or not looking ... or something) before driving over a fake railroad track printout on the pavement in the parking lot.
Get up early on the day of the test. Roll a fattie and suck it down when you're in the bathroom. Get real high. Eat some powdered donuts with milk. On the way to school take some yellow belly acid. Just a tab or two, nothing crazy. Hit on your second period teacher. If it is a female just kinda wink at her. If it a male then write him a note that says, 'Will you go with me...Circle yes, no, or maybe.' During fourth period sneak off to the boys room and smoke a marlboro red. No, smoke two Marlboro Lights instead. Cut the rest of your classes and go to 'The Road' or wherever you guys hang out now. Drink four wine coolers (Bartles and James Premium Red) and a warm can of the Beast. Hitchhike somewhere cool. Once you get there jog to wherever you have your test. Good Luck!
It's not really. You have to stick to the rules. I know. I flunked my first driving test in 1970 because I drove like an experienced driver. I didn't hit anything or kill anyone. I was too casual-- rolling stops et al. The instructor flunked me and I had to wait two weeks to re-take the test. Go by the book.
definitely remember to use your signal, no rolling stops of course, check your mirrors. it shouldn't be hard.
If you can, try to pick some fly-by-night place. The old established places often have tricked up courses that make it easy to make mistakes. For example, on my test they had me turn left onto a one-way street that didn't have marked lanes. Naturally, I kinda turned into the middle of the street, since it just looked like a residential street. I needed to turn into the leftmost "lane". You also need to watch out for pedestrians at crosswalks (heaven knows drivers in Houston don't). Make sure you glance to your right and left when going through intersections that you have the right of way, but the other people are only stopped by stop signs. I also got busted for going the wrong way in an almost deserted parking lot because we don't have slanted parking in parking lots where I'm from in Canada.
The driving test is not a test that is timed - so take your time. Come to complete stops (no rolling "stops"), watch your speed, use your turn signal, etc. Take your time.
Practice makes perfect, I guess. Try a few runs in the "driving-test" mode. Make a list of things to keep in mind (especially Chance's suggestions ) and then run through them mentally before and during the run-throughs. The night before, do another mental run-through, get a good night's sleep and then stop thinking about it. You will, of course, do fine.
I failed the written test in California back in 1993. I didn't study figuring I had just passed it in Texas six months earlier. There were like 5 questions on bike lanes and I missed everyone.
Yeah, make sure you study the handbook extremely well. I nearly failed the written portion of my test because I didn't know what the legal blood alcohol limit was, didn't know all the seatbelt rules, and other minutia like that. Pay attention to details... The actually driving portion of the test is cake...
Take the computer version of the written test. It is sweet when they ask a question and have a picture of the answer on the monitor.
I've got a great piece of advice: Don't fail! I ran a yellow/red light on my driving test and I still got an A on the thing. Don't act like a moron and you'll be fine.
